FEAT: Adding timeout attribute (#191)

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Author: jahnvi480

mssql_python/connection.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Connection:
  ProgrammingError = ProgrammingError
  NotSupportedError = NotSupportedError
 
- def __init__(self, connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_before: dict = None, **kwargs) -> None:
+ def __init__(self, connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_before: dict = None, timeout: int = 0, **kwargs) -> None:
  """
  Initialize the connection object with the specified connection string and parameters.
 
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ def __init__(self, connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_bef
  self._attrs_before.update(connection_result[1])
 
  self._closed = False
+ self._timeout = timeout
 
  # Using WeakSet which automatically removes cursors when they are no longer in use
  # It is a set that holds weak references to its elements.
@@ -236,6 +237,39 @@ def _construct_connection_string(self, connection_str: str = "", **kwargs) -> st
 
  return conn_str
 
+ @property
+ def timeout(self) -> int:
+ """
+ Get the current query timeout setting in seconds.
+ 
+ Returns:
+ int: The timeout value in seconds. Zero means no timeout (wait indefinitely).
+ """
+ return self._timeout
+ 
+ @timeout.setter
+ def timeout(self, value: int) -> None:
+ """
+ Set the query timeout for all operations performed by this connection.
+ 
+ Args:
+ value (int): The timeout value in seconds. Zero means no timeout.
+ 
+ Returns:
+ None
+ 
+ Note:
+ This timeout applies to all cursors created from this connection.
+ It cannot be changed for individual cursors or SQL statements.
+ If a query timeout occurs, an OperationalError exception will be raised.
+ """
+ if not isinstance(value, int):
+ raise TypeError("Timeout must be an integer")
+ if value < 0:
+ raise ValueError("Timeout cannot be negative")
+ self._timeout = value
+ log('info', f"Query timeout set to {value} seconds")
+
  @property
  def autocommit(self) -> bool:
  """
@@ -533,7 +567,7 @@ def cursor(self) -> Cursor:
  ddbc_error="Cannot create cursor on closed connection",
  )
 
- cursor = Cursor(self)
+ cursor = Cursor(self, timeout=self._timeout)
  self._cursors.add(cursor) # Track the cursor
  return cursor
 

mssql_python/constants.py

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class ConstantsDDBC(Enum):
  SQL_C_WCHAR = -8
  SQL_NULLABLE = 1
  SQL_MAX_NUMERIC_LEN = 16
+ SQL_ATTR_QUERY_TIMEOUT = 2
 
  SQL_FETCH_NEXT = 1
  SQL_FETCH_FIRST = 2

mssql_python/cursor.py

@@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ class Cursor:
  setoutputsize(size, column=None) -> None.
  """
 
- def __init__(self, connection) -> None:
+ def __init__(self, connection, timeout: int = 0) -> None:
  """
  Initialize the cursor with a database connection.
 
  Args:
  connection: Database connection object.
  """
  self._connection = connection # Store as private attribute
+ self._timeout = timeout
  # self.connection.autocommit = False
  self.hstmt = None
  self._initialize_cursor()
@@ -778,6 +779,20 @@ def execute(
  # Clear any previous messages
  self.messages = []
 
+ # Apply timeout if set (non-zero)
+ if self._timeout > 0:
+ try:
+ timeout_value = int(self._timeout) 
+ ret = ddbc_bindings.DDBCSQLSetStmtAttr(
+ self.hstmt,
+ ddbc_sql_const.SQL_ATTR_QUERY_TIMEOUT.value,
+ timeout_value
+ )
+ check_error(ddbc_sql_const.SQL_HANDLE_STMT.value, self.hstmt, ret)
+ log('debug', f"Set query timeout to {timeout_value} seconds")
+ except Exception as e:
+ log('warning', f"Failed to set query timeout: {e}")
+
  param_info = ddbc_bindings.ParamInfo
  parameters_type = []
 
@@ -932,6 +947,20 @@ def executemany(self, operation: str, seq_of_parameters: list) -> None:
  if not seq_of_parameters:
  self.rowcount = 0
  return
+ 
+ # Apply timeout if set (non-zero)
+ if self._timeout > 0:
+ try:
+ timeout_value = int(self._timeout)
+ ret = ddbc_bindings.DDBCSQLSetStmtAttr(
+ self.hstmt,
+ ddbc_sql_const.SQL_ATTR_QUERY_TIMEOUT.value,
+ timeout_value
+ )
+ check_error(ddbc_sql_const.SQL_HANDLE_STMT.value, self.hstmt, ret)
+ log('debug', f"Set query timeout to {self._timeout} seconds")
+ except Exception as e:
+ log('warning', f"Failed to set query timeout: {e}")
 
  param_info = ddbc_bindings.ParamInfo
  param_count = len(seq_of_parameters[0])

mssql_python/db_connection.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 from mssql_python.connection import Connection
 
-def connect(connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_before: dict = None, **kwargs) -> Connection:
+def connect(connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_before: dict = None, timeout: int = 0, **kwargs) -> Connection:
  """
  Constructor for creating a connection to the database.
 
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ def connect(connection_str: str = "", autocommit: bool = False, attrs_before: di
  be used to perform database operations such as executing queries, committing
  transactions, and closing the connection.
  """
- conn = Connection(connection_str, autocommit=autocommit, attrs_before=attrs_before, **kwargs)
+ conn = Connection(connection_str, autocommit=autocommit, attrs_before=attrs_before, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
  return conn

mssql_python/pybind/ddbc_bindings.cpp

@@ -3151,6 +3151,9 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(ddbc_bindings, m) {
  m.def("DDBCSQLFetchScroll", &SQLFetchScroll_wrap,
  "Scroll to a specific position in the result set and optionally fetch data");
  m.def("DDBCSetDecimalSeparator", &DDBCSetDecimalSeparator, "Set the decimal separator character");
+ m.def("DDBCSQLSetStmtAttr", [](SqlHandlePtr stmt, SQLINTEGER attr, SQLPOINTER value) {
+ return SQLSetStmtAttr_ptr(stmt->get(), attr, value, 0);
+ }, "Set statement attributes");
 
 
  // Add a version attribute

tests/test_003_connection.py

@@ -21,13 +21,50 @@
 - test_context_manager_connection_closes: Test that context manager closes the connection.
 """
 
-from mssql_python.exceptions import InterfaceError, ProgrammingError
 import mssql_python
 import pytest
 import time
 from mssql_python import connect, Connection, pooling, SQL_CHAR, SQL_WCHAR
-from contextlib import closing
 import threading
+# Import all exception classes for testing
+from mssql_python.exceptions import (
+ Warning,
+ Error,
+ InterfaceError,
+ DatabaseError,
+ DataError,
+ OperationalError,
+ IntegrityError,
+ InternalError,
+ ProgrammingError,
+ NotSupportedError,
+)
+import struct
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from mssql_python.constants import ConstantsDDBC
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def clean_connection_state(db_connection):
+ """Ensure connection is in a clean state before each test"""
+ # Create a cursor and clear any active results
+ try:
+ cleanup_cursor = db_connection.cursor()
+ cleanup_cursor.execute("SELECT 1") # Simple query to reset state
+ cleanup_cursor.fetchall() # Consume all results
+ cleanup_cursor.close()
+ except Exception:
+ pass # Ignore errors during cleanup
+
+ yield # Run the test
+
+ # Clean up after the test
+ try:
+ cleanup_cursor = db_connection.cursor()
+ cleanup_cursor.execute("SELECT 1") # Simple query to reset state
+ cleanup_cursor.fetchall() # Consume all results
+ cleanup_cursor.close()
+ except Exception:
+ pass # Ignore errors during cleanup
 
 # Import all exception classes for testing
 from mssql_python.exceptions import (
@@ -4075,4 +4112,152 @@ def faulty_converter(value):
 
  finally:
  # Clean up
- db_connection.clear_output_converters()
+ db_connection.clear_output_converters()
+
+def test_timeout_default(db_connection):
+ """Test that the default timeout value is 0 (no timeout)"""
+ assert hasattr(db_connection, 'timeout'), "Connection should have a timeout attribute"
+ assert db_connection.timeout == 0, "Default timeout should be 0"
+
+def test_timeout_setter(db_connection):
+ """Test setting and getting the timeout value"""
+ # Set a non-zero timeout
+ db_connection.timeout = 30
+ assert db_connection.timeout == 30, "Timeout should be set to 30"
+
+ # Test that timeout can be reset to zero
+ db_connection.timeout = 0
+ assert db_connection.timeout == 0, "Timeout should be reset to 0"
+
+ # Test setting invalid timeout values
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+ db_connection.timeout = -1
+
+ with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+ db_connection.timeout = "30"
+
+ # Reset timeout to default for other tests
+ db_connection.timeout = 0
+
+def test_timeout_from_constructor(conn_str):
+ """Test setting timeout in the connection constructor"""
+ # Create a connection with timeout set
+ conn = connect(conn_str, timeout=45)
+ try:
+ assert conn.timeout == 45, "Timeout should be set to 45 from constructor"
+
+ # Create a cursor and verify it inherits the timeout
+ cursor = conn.cursor()
+ # Execute a quick query to ensure the timeout doesn't interfere
+ cursor.execute("SELECT 1")
+ result = cursor.fetchone()
+ assert result[0] == 1, "Query execution should succeed with timeout set"
+ finally:
+ # Clean up
+ conn.close()
+
+def test_timeout_long_query(db_connection):
+ """Test that a query exceeding the timeout raises an exception if supported by driver"""
+ import time
+ import pytest
+
+ cursor = db_connection.cursor()
+
+ try:
+ # First execute a simple query to check if we can run tests
+ cursor.execute("SELECT 1")
+ cursor.fetchall()
+ except Exception as e:
+ pytest.skip(f"Skipping timeout test due to connection issue: {e}")
+
+ # Set a short timeout
+ original_timeout = db_connection.timeout
+ db_connection.timeout = 2 # 2 seconds
+
+ try:
+ # Try several different approaches to test timeout
+ start_time = time.perf_counter()
+ try:
+ # Method 1: CPU-intensive query with REPLICATE and large result set
+ cpu_intensive_query = """
+ WITH numbers AS (
+ SELECT TOP 1000000 ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS n
+ FROM sys.objects a CROSS JOIN sys.objects b
+ )
+ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM numbers WHERE n % 2 = 0
+ """
+ cursor.execute(cpu_intensive_query)
+ cursor.fetchall()
+
+ elapsed_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+
+ # If we get here without an exception, try a different approach
+ if elapsed_time < 4.5:
+
+ # Method 2: Try with WAITFOR
+ start_time = time.perf_counter()
+ cursor.execute("WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:05'")
+ cursor.fetchall()
+ elapsed_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+
+ # If we still get here, try one more approach
+ if elapsed_time < 4.5:
+
+ # Method 3: Try with a join that generates many rows
+ start_time = time.perf_counter()
+ cursor.execute("""
+ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sys.objects a, sys.objects b, sys.objects c
+ WHERE a.object_id = b.object_id * c.object_id
+ """)
+ cursor.fetchall()
+ elapsed_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+
+ # If we still get here without an exception
+ if elapsed_time < 4.5:
+ pytest.skip("Timeout feature not enforced by database driver")
+
+ except Exception as e:
+ # Verify this is a timeout exception
+ elapsed_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+ assert elapsed_time < 4.5, "Exception occurred but after expected timeout"
+ error_text = str(e).lower()
+
+ # Check for various error messages that might indicate timeout
+ timeout_indicators = [
+ "timeout", "timed out", "hyt00", "hyt01", "cancel", 
+ "operation canceled", "execution terminated", "query limit"
+ ]
+
+ assert any(indicator in error_text for indicator in timeout_indicators), \
+ f"Exception occurred but doesn't appear to be a timeout error: {e}"
+ finally:
+ # Reset timeout for other tests
+ db_connection.timeout = original_timeout
+
+def test_timeout_affects_all_cursors(db_connection):
+ """Test that changing timeout on connection affects all new cursors"""
+ # Create a cursor with default timeout
+ cursor1 = db_connection.cursor()
+
+ # Change the connection timeout
+ original_timeout = db_connection.timeout
+ db_connection.timeout = 10
+
+ # Create a new cursor
+ cursor2 = db_connection.cursor()
+
+ try:
+ # Execute quick queries to ensure both cursors work
+ cursor1.execute("SELECT 1")
+ result1 = cursor1.fetchone()
+ assert result1[0] == 1, "Query with first cursor failed"
+
+ cursor2.execute("SELECT 2")
+ result2 = cursor2.fetchone()
+ assert result2[0] == 2, "Query with second cursor failed"
+
+ # No direct way to check cursor timeout, but both should succeed
+ # with the current timeout setting
+ finally:
+ # Reset timeout
+ db_connection.timeout = original_timeout