Don't wait for ever

2019-09-03 20:10:50 +01:00 · 2019-09-03 20:10:50 +01:00 · a6e78fbd7b
parent 536731f256
commit a6e78fbd7b
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@ -430,8 +430,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
        """
        if self.server.outboxThread:
            print('Waiting for previous outbox thread to end')
-            while self.server.outboxThread.isAlive():
+            waitCtr=0
+            while self.server.outboxThread.isAlive() and waitCtr<5:
                time.sleep(1)
+                waitCtr+=1
+            if waitCtr>=5:
+                self.server.outboxThread.kill()

        print('Creating outbox thread')
        self.server.outboxThread= \