Support AppHost startup timeout env var#16686
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Reuse the wait timeout option for start and run so slow AppHost builds or startups can wait longer than the default and show actionable timeout guidance. Cover start, run, detached startup, invalid timeout validation, and canceled process cleanup with CLI tests. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Replace the custom advancing time provider with Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing.FakeTimeProvider configured with AutoAdvanceAmount. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR extends the Aspire CLI startup experience by adding configurable startup timeouts to aspire run and aspire start, aligning them with existing aspire wait --timeout semantics and improving timeout guidance. It also refactors detached launching to be testable and updates process-wait cancellation behavior to reduce the risk of orphaned processes.
Changes:
- Add
--timeoutsupport (and validation) toaspire runandaspire start, and propagate the configured timeout into detached AppHost launch waiting logic. - Introduce an
IDetachedProcessLauncherabstraction to make detached launching testable and injectable. - Improve timeout messaging (including localization resources) and add process cancellation coverage to ensure spawned processes are terminated when waits are canceled.
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 26 out of 26 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.
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| tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Utils/CliTestHelper.cs | Registers the default detached process launcher in the test DI container. |
| tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestDetachedProcessLauncher.cs | Adds a test double for detached process launching plus a test TimeProvider. |
| tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/DotNet/ProcessExecutionTests.cs | Adds a regression test ensuring cancellation kills the spawned process. |
| tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/StartCommandTests.cs | Adds coverage for start --timeout parsing/validation and timeout behavior in detached launch. |
| tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Commands/RunCommandTests.cs | Adds coverage for run --timeout parsing/validation and detached timeout behavior. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.zh-Hant.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.zh-Hans.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.tr.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.ru.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.pt-BR.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.pl.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.ko.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.ja.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.it.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.fr.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.es.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.de.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/xlf/RunCommandStrings.cs.xlf | Updates localized resource entry for the new formatted timeout guidance string. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Resources/RunCommandStrings.resx | Updates the timeout message to include the configured seconds and guidance to retry with higher --timeout. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Program.cs | Registers IDetachedProcessLauncher in the CLI host DI container. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Processes/IDetachedProcessLauncher.cs | Introduces the detached process launcher/process abstractions and a default implementation. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/DotNet/ProcessExecution.cs | Ensures cancellation of WaitForExitAsync kills the process tree. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/WaitCommand.cs | Centralizes timeout option creation and timeout validation for reuse. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/StartCommand.cs | Adds --timeout support to start and forwards it to detached launch waiting. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/RunCommand.cs | Adds --timeout support to run, applies it to build/backchannel waits, and threads it through detached launch. |
| src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/AppHostLauncher.cs | Adds optional --timeout to shared launch options and uses it for detached backchannel wait; uses injectable detached launcher. |
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src/Aspire.Cli/Commands/AppHostLauncher.cs:350
- On timeout, this kills only the detached child CLI process. Since the child may have already spawned the AppHost (grandchild), killing just the parent process can leave the AppHost running. Consider ensuring the kill operation terminates the entire process tree (consistent with other CLI process shutdown paths) so a timed-out
start/detachedrundoesn’t orphan an AppHost/build process.
if (!result.ChildProcess.HasExited)
{
try
{
result.ChildProcess.Kill();
Use a single timeout budget for run startup, observe pending AppHost runs during timeout cleanup, and make detached process termination explicit about process-tree cleanup. Keep cancellation propagation reliable when process-tree termination fails. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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This should be an env variable not an argument. |
Replace the run/start timeout options with ASPIRE_CLI_START_TIMEOUT_SECONDS while keeping aspire wait --timeout unchanged. Update timeout guidance and validation to point users at the environment variable. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Use ASPIRE_CLI_START_TIMEOUT to match existing Aspire timeout environment variable naming. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Changed to using an ENV as it makes more sense |
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Description
AppHost builds or startups can take longer than the CLI's default wait, causing
aspire startandaspire runto fail without a clear escape hatch for slow machines or CI environments. This adds theASPIRE_CLI_START_TIMEOUTenvironment variable foraspire startandaspire run, including detached launches, while keepingaspire wait --timeoutas the explicit wait-command option.The timeout guidance now tells users to set
ASPIRE_CLI_START_TIMEOUTto a higher value, and invalid values produce a clear error. This also keeps the process cleanup fixes from the earlier review feedback so a timed-outaspire rundoes not leave a build or AppHost process running after the CLI exits.Fixes # (issue)
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