Enhance network.port_is_up function with a timeout loop for basic port checks. Implement logging for connection attempts and results, improving feedback on port availability status. This change optimizes performance by creating the TCP socket once and logging progress every 10 attempts.

scripts/network.lua

@@ -55,21 +55,63 @@ function network.port_is_up(host, port, timeout_sec)
   -- Fallback to basic check if socket is not available
   if not network.is_socket_available() then
     utils.log("Socket module not available, using basic port check with " .. timeout .. "s timeout")
-    local cmd = string.format("nc -z -w%d %s %d 2>/dev/null", timeout, host, port)
+
+    -- Implement timeout loop with short intervals
+    local start_time = os.time()
+    local check_interval = 1 -- Check every 1 second
+
+    while (os.time() - start_time) < timeout do
+      local cmd = string.format("nc -z -w1 %s %d 2>/dev/null", host, port)
       local result = os.execute(cmd)
-    return result == 0
+      if result == 0 then
+        utils.log("Port " .. port .. " is now available on " .. host)
+        return true
+      end
+
+      -- Wait before next check
+      if (os.time() - start_time) < timeout then
+        utils.log("Port " .. port .. " not yet available on " .. host .. ", retrying in " .. check_interval .. "s...")
+        os.execute("sleep " .. check_interval)
+      end
+    end
+
+    utils.log("Port " .. port .. " not available on " .. host .. " after " .. timeout .. "s timeout")
+    return false
   end
 
   local deadline = socket.gettime() + timeout
-  while socket.gettime() < deadline do
+  local check_count = 0
+
+  -- Create TCP socket once outside the loop for better performance
   local tcp = socket.tcp()
-    if not tcp then return false end
+  if not tcp then
+    utils.log("Failed to create TCP socket")
+    return false
+  end
   tcp:settimeout(1)
+
+  while socket.gettime() < deadline do
+    check_count = check_count + 1
     local ok = tcp:connect(host, port)
-    tcp:close()
+    tcp:close() -- Close connection after each attempt
-    if ok then return true end
+    if ok then
+      utils.log("Port " .. port .. " is now available on " .. host .. " (attempt " .. check_count .. ")")
+      return true
+    end
+
+    -- Log progress every 10 attempts
+    if check_count % 10 == 0 then
+      local elapsed = socket.gettime() - (deadline - timeout)
+      utils.log("Port " ..
+        port ..
+        " not yet available on " .. host .. " (attempt " .. check_count .. ", " .. math.floor(elapsed) .. "s elapsed)")
+    end
+
     socket.sleep(0.5)
   end
+
+  utils.log("Port " ..
+    port .. " not available on " .. host .. " after " .. timeout .. "s timeout (" .. check_count .. " attempts)")
   return false
 end