fix: add timeout to SCGI requests to prevent background loop hang

backend/src/main.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub db: db::Db,
     #[cfg(feature = "push-notifications")]
     pub push_store: push::PushSubscriptionStore,
+    pub notify_poll: Arc<tokio::sync::Notify>,
 }
 
 async fn auth_middleware(
@@ -336,6 +337,8 @@ async fn main() {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "push-notifications"))]
     let push_store = ();
 
+    let notify_poll = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
+
     let app_state = AppState {
         tx: tx.clone(),
         event_bus: event_bus.clone(),
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@ async fn main() {
         db: db.clone(),
         #[cfg(feature = "push-notifications")]
         push_store,
+        notify_poll: notify_poll.clone(),
     };
 
     // Spawn background task to poll rTorrent
@@ -351,6 +355,7 @@ async fn main() {
     let socket_path = args.socket.clone(); // Clone for background task
     #[cfg(feature = "push-notifications")]
     let push_store_clone = app_state.push_store.clone();
+    let notify_poll_clone = notify_poll.clone();
 
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         let client = xmlrpc::RtorrentClient::new(&socket_path);
@@ -438,8 +443,13 @@ async fn main() {
 
                     previous_torrents = new_torrents;
 
-                    // Success case: sleep for the determined interval
+                    // Success case: wait for the determined interval OR a wakeup notification
-                    tokio::time::sleep(loop_interval).await;
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        _ = tokio::time::sleep(loop_interval) => {},
+                        _ = notify_poll_clone.notified() => {
+                            tracing::debug!("Background loop awakened by new client connection");
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     tracing::error!("Error fetching torrents in background: {}", e);

backend/src/scgi.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub enum ScgiError {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[error("Protocol Error: {0}")]
     Protocol(String),
+    #[error("Timeout: SCGI request took too long")]
+    Timeout,
 }
 
 pub struct ScgiRequest {
@@ -78,20 +80,30 @@ impl ScgiRequest {
 }
 
 pub async fn send_request(socket_path: &str, request: ScgiRequest) -> Result<Bytes, ScgiError> {
-    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(socket_path).await?;
+    let perform_request = async {
-    let data = request.encode();
+        let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(socket_path).await?;
-    stream.write_all(&data).await?;
+        let data = request.encode();
+        stream.write_all(&data).await?;
 
-    let mut response = Vec::new();
+        let mut response = Vec::new();
-    stream.read_to_end(&mut response).await?;
+        stream.read_to_end(&mut response).await?;
+        Ok::<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>(response)
+    };
+
+    let response = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10), perform_request)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| ScgiError::Timeout)??;
 
     let double_newline = b"\r\n\r\n";
-    if let Some(pos) = response
+    let mut response_vec = response;
+    if let Some(pos) = response_vec
         .windows(double_newline.len())
         .position(|window| window == double_newline)
     {
-        Ok(Bytes::from(response.split_off(pos + double_newline.len())))
+        Ok(Bytes::from(
+            response_vec.split_off(pos + double_newline.len()),
+        ))
     } else {
-        Ok(Bytes::from(response))
+        Ok(Bytes::from(response_vec))
     }
 }

backend/src/sse.rs

@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ pub async fn fetch_global_stats(client: &RtorrentClient) -> Result<GlobalStats,
 pub async fn sse_handler(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
 ) -> Sse<impl Stream<Item = Result<Event, Infallible>>> {
+    // Notify background worker to wake up and poll immediately
+    state.notify_poll.notify_one();
+
     // Get initial value synchronously (from the watch channel's current state)
     let initial_rx = state.tx.subscribe();
     let initial_torrents = initial_rx.borrow().clone();