PowerShell - How to force timeout Invoke-Command - powershell

Question

I would like to force-terminate/timeout a PowerShell Invoke-Command remote session after 20 minutes regardless of whether it's busy or idle.
How do I achieve this? Thanks.

Answer 1

Something like :
$job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock { <# Invoke-Command #> }
$job | Wait-Job -Timeout ( 20 * 60 ) | Remove-Job

Answer 2

PS> invoke_command_responsive -Machine pv3040 -Cmd "get-location"
function invoke_command_responsive {
param(
[string]$Machine,
[string]$Cmd
)
$start_time = Get-Date
$start_dir = better_resolve_path(".")
$watchdog = 8 #seconds
[ScriptBlock]$sb = [ScriptBlock]::Create($opt_cmd)
$j = Start-Job -ScriptBlock {
set-location $using:start_dir | out-null
[ScriptBlock]$sb = [ScriptBlock]::Create($using:cmd)
invoke-command -Computer $using:Machine -ScriptBlock:$sb | out-host
}
# Wait for Job to Complete or TIMEOUT!
while($true) {
if ($j.HasMoreData) {
Receive-Job $j
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 50
}
$current = Get-Date
$time_span = $current - $start_time
if ($time_span.TotalSeconds -gt $watchdog) {
write-host "TIMEOUT!"
Stop-Job $j
break
}
if (-not $j.HasMoreData -and $j.State -ne 'Running') {
write-host "Finished"
break
}
}
Remove-Job $j
}
function better_resolve_path {
param([string]$path)
$pathfix = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($path)
return $pathfix
}