Thread Timeout

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

def sleep_for_5
  puts 'gonna sleep for 5'
  sleep(5)
  puts 'yawn!'
end

def sleep_for_15
  puts 'gonna sleep for 15'
  sleep(15)
  puts 'yawn!'
end


t = Thread.new do
  # toggle for one that succeeds:
  # sleep_for_5
  # And one that fails:
  sleep_for_15
end

start = Time.now

loop do
  if !t.status # if the thread is done
    t.join
    break
  else
    if Time.now - start > 10
      puts 'timeout!'
      t.kill
      t.join
      break
    end
  end
  sleep(0.25)
end
puts 'Done'