From a3d017a70dad5ff08b6c928fe838b0a9179bc20c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Helewka <r@helu.ca>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 10:05:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: move startup probe to daemon thread with 10s
 timeout

Move the _run_startup_probe logic into a separate daemon thread
within LibraryConfig.ready. This prevents indefinite blocking on
startup while maintaining a 10-second wait for the probe result.
---
 mnemosyne/library/apps.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mnemosyne/library/apps.py b/mnemosyne/library/apps.py
index 162d10f..3995e95 100644
--- a/mnemosyne/library/apps.py
+++ b/mnemosyne/library/apps.py
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ class LibraryConfig(AppConfig):
     def ready(self):
         if _should_skip_probe():
             return
+        import threading
+
+        t = threading.Thread(target=self._probe_thread, daemon=True)
+        t.start()
+        t.join(timeout=10)
+
+    def _probe_thread(self):
         try:
             _run_startup_probe()
         except Exception as exc: