@Marvin How to set a timeout for flows that get stuck in LATE or PENDING or any other state?

To handle flows that get stuck in states like LATE or PENDING, Prefect provides a couple of options. 1. Setting a Timeout for Flow Runs: According to the Prefect Docs, you can pause an in-progress flow run for manual approval using the

pause_flow_run

function, and you can also supply a timeout option with this function. After the specified number of seconds, if the flow run is not resumed, it will time out. However, this mechanism seems to be more about manual intervention rather than an automatic timeout feature for flow states like LATE or PENDING. 2. Handling Pending State: For a flow run that is stuck in a pending state, it's important to understand why the flow is pending. Common reasons might include waiting for a concurrency slot to become available or a dependency to be satisfied. If you believe that the flow run should not be pending, it could be a sign to investigate the infrastructure or configuration of your flow, such as making sure all necessary resources are available and properly configured. There is an article on the Prefect Discourse that discusses this issue, but the excerpt does not provide sufficient insight into resolving it. At this time, there does not appear to be a built-in feature for automatically timing out flows stuck in LATE or PENDING states. You may need to build a custom solution to monitor the state of your flows and enforce timeouts, possibly using a combination of Prefect's state handlers and a scheduled task outside of Prefect to check the durations of flow runs and take appropriate actions when a timeout condition is met. If you are encountering a specific issue with flow runs that are stuck in a particular state, I would recommend reaching out to Prefect's support or community for detailed assistance tailored to your situation.