Execute an expression with a timeout
Usage
withTimeout(expr, timeout = 2)
Arguments
- expr
The expression to execute
- timeout
The timeout in seconds. Default is 2.
Value
The result of the expression
Examples
withTimeout(
cat("This works\n"),
timeout = 0.2
)
#> This works
try(silent = TRUE, withTimeout(
expr = {Sys.sleep(0.2); cat("This fails\n")},
timeout = 0.1
))
#> This fails