fix: accustom the test run time to circle ci limit of 5 hr

ref: https://discuss.circleci.com/t/job-times-out-after-5-hours/32220/3
omgnetwork · Mar 9, 2020 · fb82170 · fb82170
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diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Run slow tests
           working_directory: ~/repo/plasma_framework/python_tests
-          no_output_timeout: 10h
+          no_output_timeout: 5h # Circl CI limits to 5hr max: https://discuss.circleci.com/t/job-times-out-after-5-hours/32220/3
           command: |
             . ~/venv/bin/activate
             make runslow 

diff --git a/plasma_framework/python_tests/tests/contracts/root_chain/test_long_run.py b/plasma_framework/python_tests/tests/contracts/root_chain/test_long_run.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ def test_slow(testlang, w3):
     # 4. exit something
     # 5. attempt to finalize
 
-    for i in range(1000):
+    # Circle CI has a limit of the test can only be run at most 5 hours. After experiment, it can run for close to 800 runs.
+    # Choose 700 as a safer number to run the test.
+    for i in range(700):
         print(f'[{datetime.datetime.now()}]: iteration {i}')
         # 1. deposit few
         for _ in range(5):