add support for fetch timeout control for node_helpers, fix timeouts on armv6l

.github/workflows/automated-tests.yaml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [20.9.0, 20.x, 22.x, 23.x]
+        node-version: [20.18.1, 20.x, 22.x, 23.x]
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/electron-rebuild.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [20.9.0, 20.x, 22.x, 23.x]
+        node-version: [20.18.1, 20.x, 22.x, 23.x]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2025-01-01._
 - [linter] Add linting for markdown files (#3646)
 - [calendar] Add ability to display end date for full date events, where end is not same day (showEnd=true) (#3650)
 - [core] Add text to the config.js.sample file about the locale variable (#3654, #3655)
+- [core] Add fetch timeout for all node_helpers (thru undici, forces node 20.18.1 minimum) to help on slower systems.
 
 ### Changed
 

js/app.js

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ const Utils = require(`${__dirname}/utils`);
 const defaultModules = require(`${__dirname}/../modules/default/defaultmodules`);
 const { getEnvVarsAsObj } = require(`${__dirname}/server_functions`);
 
+// used to control fetch timeout for node_helpers
+const { setGlobalDispatcher, Agent } = require("undici");
+// common timeout value, provide environment override in case
+const fetch_timeout = process.env.mmFetchTimeout !== undefined ? process.env.mmFetchTimeout : 30000;
+
 // Get version number.
 global.version = require(`${__dirname}/../package.json`).version;
 global.mmTestMode = process.env.mmTestMode === "true" ? true : false;
@@ -295,6 +300,8 @@ function App () {
 			}
 		}
 
+		setGlobalDispatcher(new Agent({ connect: { timeout: fetch_timeout } }));
+
 		await loadModules(modules);
 
 		httpServer = new Server(config);