Disable the connection timeout

cmd/root.go

@@ -115,7 +115,17 @@ func Execute() int {
 
 	logger.Info("connection timeout is %v second(s)", profile.Timeout)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(profile.Timeout)*time.Second)
+	var ctx context.Context
+	var cancel context.CancelFunc
+
+	if profile.Timeout == 0 {
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	} else {
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(
+			context.Background(),
+			time.Duration(profile.Timeout)*time.Second,
+		)
+	}
 	defer cancel()
 
 	c := client.New(ctx, profile)

docs/configuration-reference.md

@@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ The default value for `client_secret` is `null`.
 #### timeout
 
 Configure the timeout value in seconds for request messages sent to the
-server.
+server.  The timeout value can be disabled by setting the value to 0.  This is
+useful for long running jobs.
 
-The default value for `timeout` is `5`.
+The default value for `timeout` is `0`.
 
 #### mongo_url
 

pkg/config/profile.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 	defaultClientID     = ""
 	defaultClientSecret = ""
 	defaultMongoUrl     = ""
-	defaultTimeout      = 5
+	defaultTimeout      = 0
 )
 
 type Profile struct {