Make Stop interrupt blocking steps promptly

console.read_until polls a should_stop callback in 0.2s chunks across
all protocols. py_func/lua_func override stop() to tear down the worker
and wake the parent RPC wait. json_rpc adapters honor should_stop too.
Engaged leaf steps now report FAILURE on stop (sleep no-dialog was
silently SUCCESS).

src/testium/api/console.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import threading
 from telnetlib3 import Telnet, DO, WILL, WONT, TTYPE, IAC, SB, SE, theNULL
 
 TIMEOUT_NULL = 0.000001
+STOP_POLL_INTERVAL = 0.2
 
 
 class BytesStore(object):
@@ -123,12 +124,14 @@ A {classname}.close() is missing somewhere in your code !'.format(classname=type
         #    c = ''
         return c
 
-    def read_until(self, match, timeout=None, return_data=False, mute=False):
+    def read_until(self, match, timeout=None, return_data=False, mute=False, should_stop=None):
         """
         read until the string 'match is found
             If timeout is not set (None), this function runs indefinitely
             If timeout is set to zero, this function returns immediately
             If mute is set to True the characters read from the console will not be displayed
+            If should_stop is a callable, it is polled between reads (every STOP_POLL_INTERVAL
+            at most) and the loop exits early — like a timeout — when it returns True.
 
             If function fails (because of a timeout) it will return a 'status' integer set to -1
             otherwise it will return 0.
@@ -139,13 +142,6 @@ A {classname}.close() is missing somewhere in your code !'.format(classname=type
         status = -1
         if not match:
             raise ValueError('match parameter can not be empty')
-        # replace all '\r' by '\n' as any '\r' read will undergo the same replacement
-        # match = match.replace('\r\n', '\n')
-        # match = match.replace('\r', '')
-
-        # update the console timeout in conformity with what is required.
-
-        self.set_read_timeout(timeout)
 
         if timeout is None:
             timeout = 1000000
@@ -159,6 +155,7 @@ A {classname}.close() is missing somewhere in your code !'.format(classname=type
         # buffer is empty
         # Otherwise we are waiting for the timeout to rise
         if timeout < TIMEOUT_NULL:
+            self.set_read_timeout(0)
             data = self.readchar(0)
 
             while (status < 0) and ((data is not None) and (data != b'')):
@@ -191,39 +188,45 @@ A {classname}.close() is missing somewhere in your code !'.format(classname=type
 
         # Timeout different than zero
         else:
+            # Poll in short chunks so a stop request is honored within
+            # STOP_POLL_INTERVAL, regardless of the per-protocol blocking
+            # behavior of readchar().
+            self.set_read_timeout(STOP_POLL_INTERVAL)
 
             time_is_out = threading.Event()
             timer = threading.Timer(timeout, lambda: time_is_out.set())
             timer.start()
 
-            # We are waiting for the timeout to rise
+            try:
+                while (status < 0) and (not time_is_out.is_set()):
+                    if should_stop is not None and should_stop():
+                        break
 
-            while (status < 0) and (not time_is_out.isSet()):
+                    data = self.readchar(STOP_POLL_INTERVAL)
-
+                    if data is not None:
-                data = self.readchar(timeout)
+                        data = self._compute_char(data)
-                if data is not None:
+                        if data != '':
-                    data = self._compute_char(data)
-                    if data != '':
-                        if not mute:
-                            self.string_buffer += data
-                        read_data += data
-
-                        search_deque.append(data)
-                        if search_deque == match_deque:
-                            timer.cancel()
-                            status = 0
-                            if (not mute) and (data != '\n'):
-                                self.string_buffer += '\n'
-
-                        if data == '\n' or (status >= 0):
-                            # the datas are written line by line for display optimisation in GUI mode
                             if not mute:
-                                self.string_buffer = self.string_buffer.replace('\r\n', '\n')
+                                self.string_buffer += data
-                                self.string_buffer = self.string_buffer.replace('\r', '')
+                            read_data += data
-                                self.stream.write(self.string_buffer)
 
-                            date_str = str(datetime.now()).split('.')[0].split(' ')[1]
+                            search_deque.append(data)
-                            self.string_buffer = '[{} {}]'.format(date_str, self.name)
+                            if search_deque == match_deque:
+                                status = 0
+                                if (not mute) and (data != '\n'):
+                                    self.string_buffer += '\n'
+
+                            if data == '\n' or (status >= 0):
+                                # the datas are written line by line for display optimisation in GUI mode
+                                if not mute:
+                                    self.string_buffer = self.string_buffer.replace('\r\n', '\n')
+                                    self.string_buffer = self.string_buffer.replace('\r', '')
+                                    self.stream.write(self.string_buffer)
+
+                                date_str = str(datetime.now()).split('.')[0].split(' ')[1]
+                                self.string_buffer = '[{} {}]'.format(date_str, self.name)
+            finally:
+                timer.cancel()
 
         if return_data:
             return status, read_data

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_console.py

@@ -307,11 +307,17 @@ class TestItemConsoleReadUntil(TestItemConsoleAction):
 
         try:
             status, data = cons.read_until(
-                ru, timeout=read_timeout, return_data=True, mute=mute
+                ru, timeout=read_timeout, return_data=True, mute=mute,
+                should_stop=self.isStopped,
             )
             if status == 0:
                 self.result.set(TestValue.SUCCESS)
                 self.result.value = data
+            elif self.isStopped():
+                self.result.set(
+                    result=TestValue.FAILURE,
+                    message="Console read aborted on stop request",
+                )
             else:
                 self.result.set(result=TestValue.FAILURE, message="No matching text")
             if mute:

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_json_rpc/__init__.py

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class TestItemJSRPCActionQuery(TestItemAction):
             jrpc_id = randint(1, (2**32) - 1)
         send_only = self._prms.expanse(self._send_only)
         timeout = self._prms.expanse(self._timeout)
+        self.token.set_should_stop(self.isStopped)
         try:
             success, result = self.token.query(
                 meth, obj, jrpc_id, send_only, timeout=timeout
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ class TestItemJSRPCActionReceive(TestItemAction):
     def execute(self):
         timeout = self._prms.expanse(self._timeout)
         jrpc_id = self._prms.expanse(self._jrpc_id)
+        self.token.set_should_stop(self.isStopped)
 
         try:
             success, result = self.token.receive(jrpc_id, timeout)

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_json_rpc/jsonrpc_adapters.py

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import json
 import socket
 import re
 import struct
+import time
 
 from runtime.tum_except import ETUMRuntimeError
 import api.testium as tm
-from api.console import Console
+from api.console import Console, STOP_POLL_INTERVAL
 
 
 def is_ip_address(address):
@@ -45,9 +46,16 @@ class JrpcAdapter:
         self._jrpc_version = version
         self._mute = mute
         self._timeout = timeout
+        # Optional callable polled by _receive() implementations to abort
+        # waits early when the test is being stopped. Set by the test item
+        # action before each query/receive call.
+        self._should_stop = None
         if not (version == "1.0" or version == "2.0"):
             raise ETUMRuntimeError("Invalid JSONRPC version passed.")
 
+    def set_should_stop(self, cb):
+        self._should_stop = cb
+
     @property
     def timeout(self):
         return self._timeout
@@ -249,32 +257,38 @@ class JrpcUdpAdapter(JrpcAdapter):
             print(f"  | sent to @{self._server}:{self._snd_port}")
 
     def _receive(self, timeout: float) -> str:
+        # Poll in short chunks so a stop request is honored within
+        # STOP_POLL_INTERVAL.
+        self.sock.settimeout(STOP_POLL_INTERVAL)
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + float(timeout)
+        data = None
+        addr = None
+        while True:
+            if self._should_stop is not None and self._should_stop():
+                raise ETUMRuntimeError("JSONRPC udp receive aborted on stop request.")
+            try:
+                data, addr = self.sock.recvfrom(self._bufsize)
+                break
+            except socket.timeout:
+                if time.monotonic() >= deadline:
+                    raise ETUMRuntimeError(
+                        "JSONRPC udp answer took too long. Try to increase the timeout."
+                    )
 
-        # configures the reception timeout
+        # In case of buffer overload we chose to complain
-        self.sock.settimeout(timeout)
+        if len(data) >= self._bufsize:
-
-        # Receives the answer from the server
-        try:
-            data, addr = self.sock.recvfrom(self._bufsize)
-
-            # In case of buffer overload we chose to complain
-            if len(data) >= self._bufsize:
-                raise ETUMRuntimeError(
-                    "JSONRPC udp answer size overflow. Try to increase the bufsize"
-                )
-
-            # Converts binary to string
-            res = data.decode()
-
-            # Don't log if mute
-            if not self._mute:
-                print(f"  | UDP answer: '{res}'")
-                print(f"  | received from @{addr[0]}:{addr[1]}")
-
-        except socket.timeout:
             raise ETUMRuntimeError(
-                "JSONRPC udp answer took too long. Try to increase the timeout."
+                "JSONRPC udp answer size overflow. Try to increase the bufsize"
             )
+
+        # Converts binary to string
+        res = data.decode()
+
+        # Don't log if mute
+        if not self._mute:
+            print(f"  | UDP answer: '{res}'")
+            print(f"  | received from @{addr[0]}:{addr[1]}")
+
         return res
 
     def _build_query(self, method: str, obj, jrpc_id: int):
@@ -339,11 +353,16 @@ class JrpcConsoleAdapter(JrpcAdapter):
 
     def _receive(self, timeout: float) -> str:
         status, data = self._cons.read_until(
-            self._endswith, timeout, return_data=True, mute=self._mute
+            self._endswith, timeout, return_data=True, mute=self._mute,
+            should_stop=self._should_stop,
         )
 
         # if we did not receive anything, we complain
         if not status == 0:
+            if self._should_stop is not None and self._should_stop():
+                raise ETUMRuntimeError(
+                    f"JSONRPC console receive aborted on stop request."
+                )
             raise ETUMRuntimeError(
                 f"The '{self._cons.name}' console did not answer in the requested time."
             )

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_lua_func.py

@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ class TestItemLuaFunc(TestItem):
             tm.setgd(_LUA_FUNC_CONTEXTS_KEY, contexts)
         return contexts[ctx_id], True
 
+    def stop(self):
+        super().stop()
+        # Tear down the worker so any in-flight func_call returns promptly.
+        # join() clears _rpc/_process so a subsequent item reusing the same
+        # context_id can restart the engine cleanly.
+        try:
+            engine, _ = self._get_engine()
+            engine.stop()
+            engine.join()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
     @test_run
     def execute(self):
         self.result.set(
@@ -96,9 +108,15 @@ Is the lua environnment well defined in the "LUA_PATH" and "LUA_CPATH" variables
 
             return
 
+        except ConnectionAbortedError:
+            self.result.set(TestValue.FAILURE, "lua_func aborted on stop request")
+            print("lua_func aborted on stop request.")
         except:
             traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())
-            self.result.set(
+            if self.isStopped():
-                TestValue.FAILURE,
+                self.result.set(TestValue.FAILURE, "lua_func aborted on stop request")
-                'Unrecoverable "lua_func" item error from {}'.format(self.func_name),
+            else:
-            )
+                self.result.set(
+                    TestValue.FAILURE,
+                    'Unrecoverable "lua_func" item error from {}'.format(self.func_name),
+                )

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_py_func.py

@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ class TestItemPyFunc(TestItem):
             tm.setgd(_PY_FUNC_CONTEXTS_KEY, contexts)
         return contexts[ctx_id], True
 
+    def stop(self):
+        super().stop()
+        # Tear down the worker so any in-flight func_call returns promptly.
+        # join() clears _rpc/_process so a subsequent item reusing the same
+        # context_id can restart the engine cleanly.
+        try:
+            engine, _ = self._get_engine()
+            engine.stop()
+            engine.join()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
     @test_run
     def execute(self):
         self.result.set(
@@ -94,9 +106,15 @@ python_bin = {tm.gd("python_bin", "no python path defined")}"""
 
             return
 
+        except ConnectionAbortedError:
+            self.result.set(TestValue.FAILURE, "py_func aborted on stop request")
+            print("py_func aborted on stop request.")
         except:
             traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())
-            self.result.set(
+            if self.isStopped():
-                TestValue.FAILURE,
+                self.result.set(TestValue.FAILURE, "py_func aborted on stop request")
-                'Unrecoverable "py_func" item error from {}'.format(self.func_name),
+            else:
-            )
+                self.result.set(
+                    TestValue.FAILURE,
+                    'Unrecoverable "py_func" item error from {}'.format(self.func_name),
+                )

src/testium/interpreter/test_items/test_item_sleep.py

@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ class TestItemSleep(TestItem):
             end_time = _time.time() + float(timeout)
             while _time.time() < end_time and not self._is_stopped:
                 sleep(min(0.05, end_time - _time.time()))
-            self.result.set(TestValue.SUCCESS, 'Sleep %s sec' % (str(timeout)))
+            if self._is_stopped:
+                self.result.set(TestValue.FAILURE, 'Sleep aborted on stop request')
+            else:
+                self.result.set(TestValue.SUCCESS, 'Sleep %s sec' % (str(timeout)))

src/testium/interpreter/utils/lua_process.py

@@ -146,4 +146,12 @@ class LuaProcessBase:
         """
         if self._rpc is not None:
             self._rpc.stop()
+        # Force-kill the worker if it's still running. Needed when user code
+        # in the worker is stuck and won't notice the parent closing the RPC
+        # socket on its own.
+        if self._process is not None and self._process.poll() is None:
+            try:
+                self._process.terminate()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 

src/testium/interpreter/utils/py_process.py

@@ -123,3 +123,11 @@ class PyProcessBase:
     def stop(self):
         if self._rpc is not None:
             self._rpc.stop()
+        # Force-kill the worker if it's still running. Needed when user code
+        # in the worker is stuck (e.g. sleep, blocking I/O) and won't notice
+        # the parent closing the RPC socket on its own.
+        if self._process is not None and self._process.poll() is None:
+            try:
+                self._process.terminate()
+            except Exception:
+                pass

src/testium/runtime/jrpc.py

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class JsonRpcConnection:
 
         Raises:
             TimeoutError: If no response is received within `timeout`.
+            ConnectionAbortedError: If stop() was called while waiting.
         """
 
         req_id = next(self.id_gen)
@@ -214,7 +215,12 @@ class JsonRpcConnection:
             self.pending.pop(req_id, None)
             raise TimeoutError("Timeout JSON-RPC")
 
-        return self.pending.pop(req_id)["response"]
+        entry = self.pending.pop(req_id)
+        if entry["response"] is None:
+            # Woken by stop() (or by a malformed dispatch) rather than by a
+            # real response — abort the call so callers don't block further.
+            raise ConnectionAbortedError("JSON-RPC client stopped")
+        return entry["response"]
 
     def print_info(self, msg):
         if self.dbg_out is not None:
@@ -223,6 +229,10 @@ class JsonRpcConnection:
     def stop(self):
         if self.running:
             self.running = False
+        # Wake any in-flight call() so it doesn't sit on its (default 1h)
+        # timeout. The response stays None and call() raises ConnectionAbortedError.
+        for entry in list(self.pending.values()):
+            entry["event"].set()
 
     def join(self):
         self.recv_thread.join()