Add 2s fetch timeout to getWebSearchStatus() - #2305
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Wrap the /healthz fetch in AbortSignal.timeout(2000) so a hung SearXNG health check aborts after 2s instead of blocking the /status handler indefinitely. Add a test covering the hang-and-timeout path. Fixes #2287
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Closes #2287
Root cause
getWebSearchStatus()inserver/webSearchService.tscalledfetch("http://127.0.0.1:8888/healthz")with no timeout. If SearXNG accepts the TCP connection but never responds, the fetch blocks indefinitely and the/statushandler never returns.What changed
server/webSearchService.ts/healthzfetch inAbortSignal.timeout(2000)so the health check aborts after 2sserver/webSearchService.test.tsgetWebSearchStatus()returnsfalseonce the abort firesHow it was verified
npx vitest run server/webSearchService.test.ts→ 3 files, 37 tests passed (includes the new hang-and-timeout test)