Added buildout:socket-timout option so that socket timeout can be configured

both from command line and from config files.

CHANGES.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Change History
 1.4.4 (?)
 =========
 
+New feature:
+
+- Added buildout:socket-timout option so that socket timeout can be configured
+  both from command line and from config files. (gotcha)
 
 1.4.3 (2009-12-10)
 ==================

src/zc/buildout/buildout.py

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ _buildout_default_options = _annotate_section({
     'executable': sys.executable,
     'log-level': 'INFO',
     'log-format': '',
+    'socket-timeout': '',
     }, 'DEFAULT_VALUE')
 
 
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ class Buildout(UserDict.DictMixin):
                                                 options['installed'])
 
         self._setup_logging()
+        self._setup_socket_timeout()
 
         offline = options.get('offline', 'false')
         if offline not in ('true', 'false'):
@@ -749,6 +751,19 @@ class Buildout(UserDict.DictMixin):
     def _error(self, message, *args):
         raise zc.buildout.UserError(message % args)
 
+    def _setup_socket_timeout(self):
+        timeout = self['buildout']['socket-timeout']
+        if timeout <> '':
+            try:
+                timeout = int(timeout)
+                import socket
+                self._logger.info('Setting socket time out to %d seconds.', timeout)
+                socket.setdefaulttimeout(timeout)
+            except ValueError:
+                self._logger.warning("Default socket timeout is used !\n"
+                    "Value in configuration is not numeric: [%s].\n",
+                    timeout)
+
     def _setup_logging(self):
         root_logger = logging.getLogger()
         self._logger = logging.getLogger('zc.buildout')
@@ -1615,16 +1630,13 @@ def main(args=None):
                             _error("No file name specified for option", orig_op)
                 elif op_ == 't':
                     try:
-                        timeout = int(args.pop(0))
+                        timeout_string = args.pop(0)
+                        timeout = int(timeout_string)
+                        options.append(('buildout', 'socket-timeout', timeout_string))
                     except IndexError:
                         _error("No timeout value specified for option", orig_op)
                     except ValueError:
-                        _error("No timeout value must be numeric", orig_op)
-
-                    import socket
-                    print 'Setting socket time out to %d seconds' % timeout
-                    socket.setdefaulttimeout(timeout)
-
+                        _error("Timeout value must be numeric", orig_op)
             elif op:
                 if orig_op == '--help':
                     _help()

src/zc/buildout/buildout.txt

@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ COMMAND_LINE_VALUE).
         DEFAULT_VALUE
     python= buildout
         DEFAULT_VALUE
+    socket-timeout= 
+        DEFAULT_VALUE
     <BLANKLINE>
     [data-dir]
     path= foo bins
@@ -1491,6 +1493,56 @@ set the logging level to WARNING
     op3 b2 3
     recipe recipes:debug
 
+Socket timeout
+--------------
+
+The timeout of the connections to egg and configuration servers can be
+configured in the buildout section. Its value is configured in seconds.
+
+    >>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
+    ... """
+    ... [buildout]
+    ... socket-timeout = 5
+    ... develop = recipes
+    ... parts = debug
+    ...
+    ... [debug]
+    ... recipe = recipes:debug
+    ... op = timeout
+    ... """)
+
+    >>> print system(buildout),
+    Setting socket time out to 5 seconds.
+    Develop: '/sample-buildout/recipes'
+    Uninstalling debug.
+    Installing debug.
+    op timeout
+    recipe recipes:debug
+
+If the socket-timeout is not numeric, a warning is issued and the default
+timeout of the Python socket module is used.
+
+    >>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
+    ... """
+    ... [buildout]
+    ... socket-timeout = 5s
+    ... develop = recipes
+    ... parts = debug
+    ...
+    ... [debug]
+    ... recipe = recipes:debug
+    ... op = timeout
+    ... """)
+
+    >>> print system(buildout),
+    Default socket timeout is used !
+    Value in configuration is not numeric: [5s].
+    <BLANKLINE>
+    Develop: '/sample-buildout/recipes'
+    Updating debug.
+    op timeout
+    recipe recipes:debug
+
 Uninstall recipes
 -----------------
 
@@ -2213,6 +2265,7 @@ database is shown.
     parts =
     parts-directory = /sample-buildout/parts
     python = buildout
+    socket-timeout = 
     verbosity = 20
     <BLANKLINE>