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Summary

Add command-level timeout support to prevent commands from hanging indefinitely in task pipelines.

Closes #1569

Usage

version: '3'

tasks:
  deploy:
    cmds:
      - cmd: npm run build
        timeout: 5m

      - cmd: ./deploy.sh
        timeout: 30m

Commands exceeding their timeout are terminated:

task: Failed to run task "deploy": task: [deploy] command timeout exceeded (5m): context deadline exceeded

Implementation Details

  • Timeout applies per command, not per task
  • Works with both shell commands and task calls
  • Deferred commands use separate context and run even if parent times out
  • ignore_error flag does not suppress timeout errors
  • Zero/unspecified timeout maintains current behavior (no timeout)

lox added 2 commits October 24, 2025 10:59
@lox
feat: add command-level timeout support
03a2d91 
Add timeout field to Cmd struct to terminate commands that exceed
specified duration. Addresses use case from go-task#1569 where commands can
hang indefinitely in pipelines.

Usage:
  cmds:
    - cmd: ./script.sh
      timeout: 5m
@lox
docs: add timeout property to command schema and reference
ca2e90d 
Document the new timeout field for commands in both JSON schema
and reference documentation with examples.
@lox lox changed the title Feat/command timeout feat: Command timeouts Oct 24, 2025
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