Classic ASP

Prevent JavaScript Infinite Loops

Demonstrates how prevent infinite loops or prevent the JavaScript from running for a longer amount of time than allowed.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

'  This is the JavaScript we'll run:

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

set sbScript = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbScript.Append("console.log('Starting infinite loop...'); while(true) {};")

set js = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Js")

'  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.TimeoutSeconds = 2

set result = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
result.EmitCompact = 0

'  Run the script..
success = js.Eval(sbScript,result)
If (success = 0) Then
    '  Examine the result for an exception.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( result.Emit()) & "</pre>"

    '  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.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( js.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  We should never get here..
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Succeeded.") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( result.Emit()) & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

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