fix too long long on non functionnal networt (and improve dwl)

profile.d/net.sh

@@ -36,27 +36,52 @@
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Download a resource using curl, wget, or fetch.
-# Usage: dwl <url> [output_file]
+# Usage: dwl [-t <seconds>] <url> [output_file]
 dwl()
 {
+    local timeout=""
+
+    # Parse leading options before the URL.
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         case "$1" in
             --help|-h)
-            echo "Usage: dwl <url> [output_file]"
+                echo "Usage: dwl [-t <seconds>|--timeout <seconds>] <url> [output_file]"
                 echo "Downloads a resource using curl, wget, or fetch."
                 echo ""
                 echo "Arguments:"
+                echo "  -t, --timeout  Maximum time in seconds to wait for the transfer."
                 echo "  url            The full URL to download (http/https/ftp)."
                 echo "  output_file    (Optional) Path to save the file. If omitted, prints to stdout."
                 return 0
                 ;;
-        "")
-            echo "Error: URL argument is missing." >&2
-            echo "Try 'get_resource --help' for usage." >&2
+            -t|--timeout)
+                [[ -z "${2:-}" || ! "${2:-}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && {
+                    echo "Error: --timeout requires a positive integer argument." >&2
+                    return 1
+                }
+                timeout="$2"
+                shift 2
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            -*)
+                echo "Error: Unknown option '$1'. Try 'dwl --help'." >&2
                 return 1
                 ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
         esac
+    done
 
-    case "$1" in
+    case "${1:-}" in
+        "")
+            echo "Error: URL argument is missing." >&2
+            echo "Try 'dwl --help' for usage." >&2
+            return 1
+            ;;
         http://*|https://*|ftp://*) ;;
         *)
             echo "Error: '$1' does not look like a valid URL. Must start with http://, https://, or ftp://" >&2
@@ -65,35 +90,41 @@ dwl()
     esac
 
     local url="$1"
-    local output="$2"
+    local output="${2:-}"
 
     # Honour preferred tool from configuration; fall back to auto-detection.
     local preferred="${DWL_PREFERRED_TOOL:-}"
 
     _try_curl()
     {
+        local args=(-sL)
+        [[ -n "$timeout" ]] && args+=(--max-time "$timeout" --connect-timeout "$timeout")
         if [[ -z "$output" ]]; then
-            curl -sL "$url"
+            curl "${args[@]}" "$url"
         else
-            curl -sL -o "$output" "$url"
+            curl "${args[@]}" -o "$output" "$url"
         fi
     }
 
     _try_wget()
     {
+        local args=(-q)
+        [[ -n "$timeout" ]] && args+=(--timeout="$timeout")
         if [[ -z "$output" ]]; then
-            wget -qO- "$url"
+            wget "${args[@]}" -O- "$url"
         else
-            wget -q -O "$output" "$url"
+            wget "${args[@]}" -O "$output" "$url"
         fi
     }
 
     _try_fetch()
     {
+        local args=()
+        [[ -n "$timeout" ]] && args+=(-T "$timeout")
         if [[ -z "$output" ]]; then
-            fetch -o - "$url"
+            fetch "${args[@]}" -o - "$url"
         else
-            fetch -o "$output" "$url"
+            fetch "${args[@]}" -o "$output" "$url"
         fi
     }
 

profile.d/updates.sh

@@ -90,9 +90,14 @@ check_updates()
         return 4
     }
 
-    dwl "$UPDT_URL/version" "$vfile" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    # In quiet mode (startup), use a short timeout so a missing or slow network
+    # never blocks the interactive prompt.
+    local dwl_opts=()
+    (( quiet == 1 )) && dwl_opts+=(-t 3)
+
+    dwl "${dwl_opts[@]}" "$UPDT_URL/version" "$vfile" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
         rm -f "$vfile"
-        disp E "Cannot download version file; unable to continue."
+        (( quiet != 1 )) && disp E "Cannot download version file; unable to continue."
         return 5
     }