(Java) Prevent JavaScript Infinite Loops

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // This is the JavaScript we'll run:

    // console.log('Starting infinite loop...'); while(true) {};

    CkStringBuilder sbScript = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbScript.Append("console.log('Starting infinite loop...'); while(true) {};");

    CkJs js = new CkJs();

    // Set a limit on the amount of time (in seconds) the script is allowed to run.
    // If the JavaScript takes longer than this amount of time, then Chilkat kills the script without crashing the host program.
    // The default value of TimeoutSeconds is 0, which indicates no limit.
    // For this example, set a limit of 2 seconds.
    js.put_TimeoutSeconds(2);

    CkJsonObject result = new CkJsonObject();
    result.put_EmitCompact(false);

    // Run the script..
    success = js.Eval(sbScript,result);
    if (success == false) {
        // Examine the result for an exception.
        System.out.println(result.emit());

        // The result contains this:

        // 	{
        // 	  "exception": {
        // 	    "message": "interrupted - JavaScript exceeded the Chilkat.Js.TimeoutSeconds",
        // 	    "stack": [
        // 	      {
        // 	        "func": "<eval>",
        // 	        "file": "<input>",
        // 	        "line": 1,
        // 	        "col": 8
        // 	      }
        // 	    ]
        // 	  }
        // 	}

        // Also examine the LastErrorText.
        System.out.println(js.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // We should never get here..
    System.out.println("Succeeded.");
    System.out.println(result.emit());
  }
}

console.log('Starting infinite loop...');
while(true) {};