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fix(inquirerer): apply inactivity timeout to all environments, not just non-TTY #91

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11 changes: 5 additions & 6 deletions packages/inquirerer/src/prompt.ts
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Expand Up @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class Inquirerer {

if (timeout !== undefined) {
this.timeout = timeout;
} else if (!noTty && !(input as any).isTTY) {
} else if (!noTty) {
this.timeout = DEFAULT_NON_TTY_TIMEOUT;
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1469,8 +1469,7 @@ export class Inquirerer {
lines.push('');
lines.push(`PROMPT TIMEOUT: No input received for "${currentQuestion.name}" after ${seconds}s.`);
lines.push('');
lines.push('This usually happens when running in a non-interactive environment');
lines.push('(CI, scripts, AI agents) without the proper flags.');
lines.push('No input was received before the inactivity timeout.');
lines.push('');
lines.push('REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:');

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1508,9 +1507,9 @@ export class Inquirerer {
lines.push(' 3. Or pass --no-tty if the CLI supports it.');
lines.push('');
lines.push('WHY THIS HAPPENED:');
lines.push(' The prompt expected interactive TTY input (keyboard), but no input');
lines.push(' was received. AI agents and CI pipelines must pass arguments via');
lines.push(' CLI flags instead of interactive prompts.');
lines.push(' The prompt waited for input but none was received within the');
lines.push(' timeout window. Pass the required arguments as CLI flags');
lines.push(' to avoid interactive prompts.');
lines.push('');

return lines.join('\n');
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