Merge panda subtree

panda/tests/automated/timeout.py

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+import time
+from multiprocessing import Process
+
+# Note: this does not return any return values of the function, just the exit status
+INTERVAL = 0.1
+def run_with_timeout(timeout, fn, *kwargs):
+  def runner(fn, kwargs):
+    try:
+      fn(*kwargs)
+    except Exception as e:
+      print(e)
+      raise e
+  
+  process = Process(target=runner, args=(fn, kwargs))
+  process.start()
+
+  counter = 0
+  while process.is_alive():
+    time.sleep(INTERVAL)
+    counter+=1
+    if (counter * INTERVAL) > timeout:
+      process.terminate()
+      raise TimeoutError("Function timed out!")
+  if process.exitcode != 0:
+    raise RuntimeError("Test failed with exit code: ", str(process.exitcode))