WithTimeout

Both total and time limited evaluation of expressions

Usage

iex> fn -> 42 end |> WithTimeout.evaluate(within_milliseconds: 100)
{:ok, 42}

iex> fn -> Process.sleep(200); 42 end |> WithTimeout.evaluate(within_milliseconds: 100)
{:error, :timeout}

iex> fn -> raise "42" end |> WithTimeout.evaluate(within_milliseconds: 100)
{:error, {:exception, %RuntimeError{message: "42"}, [...]}}

More advanced usages can be found in tests

Installation

The package can be installed by adding with_timeout to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:with_timeout, "~> 0.1.0"}
  ]
end

Documentation can be found at https://hexdocs.pm/with_timeout