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Author: petermr

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -110,13 +110,21 @@ jobs:
         
     - name: Test Streamlit app imports
       run: |
+        # Test that all required dependencies are available
         python -c "import streamlit; print('Streamlit version:', streamlit.__version__)"
         python -c "import plotly; print('Plotly version:', plotly.__version__)"
-        python -c "import streamlit_app; print('Streamlit app imported successfully')"
+        
+        # Test that the Streamlit app can be imported (with 30-second timeout to prevent hanging)
+        python -c "import signal; import sys; signal.alarm(30); import streamlit_app; print('Streamlit app imported successfully')"
         
     - name: Test run script
       run: |
-        python run_streamlit.py --help || echo "Run script executed (expected to show help or start server)"
+        # Test that the run script exists and has valid syntax
+        python -m py_compile run_streamlit.py
+        echo "✅ Run script syntax is valid"
+        
+        # Test that the script can be imported (without running it - with 30-second timeout)
+        python -c "import signal; import sys; signal.alarm(30); import run_streamlit; print('✅ Run script imported successfully')"
         
     - name: Test pygetpapers CLI availability
       run: |

.github/workflows/streamlit-dev.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         python -m py_compile streamlit_app.py
         echo "✅ Streamlit app syntax is valid"
         
-        # Test that the run script exists and is executable
-        python run_streamlit.py --help || echo "✅ Run script exists"
+        # Test that the run script exists and has valid syntax
+        python -m py_compile run_streamlit.py
+        echo "✅ Run script syntax is valid"
+        
+        # Test that the script can be imported (without running it - with 30-second timeout)
+        python -c "import signal; import sys; signal.alarm(30); import run_streamlit; print('✅ Run script imported successfully')"
         
         # Test that all required dependencies are available
         python -c "import streamlit; print(f'✅ Streamlit {streamlit.__version__}')"