Started basic rescue script

openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_timeout.py

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+import multiprocessing
+import logging
+import time
+
+# bar
+def test_long_fn():
+    for _ in range(100):
+        print("Tick")
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
+def launch_timeout_test_process(target, args=(), kwargs=None, timeout=10):
+    if not kwargs:
+        kwargs = {}
+
+    # Start target as a process
+    p = multiprocessing.Process(target=target, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+    p.start()
+
+    # Wait for 10 seconds or until process finishes
+    p.join(timeout)
+
+    # If thread is still active
+    if p.is_alive():
+        logging.error(
+            f"Function {target} reached timeout after {timeout} seconds. Terminating."
+        )
+
+        # Terminate
+        p.terminate()
+        p.join()
+
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    launch_timeout_test_process(test_long_fn, timeout=5)