Patent ID: 9716618
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of terminating a script, the method comprising: running a script, the script having a plurality of commands including a plurality of configuration commands and at least one non-configuration command for a network device; calling a first configuration command of the plurality of configuration commands of the script; determining whether a termination request has been received; running the first configuration command in response to a determination that the termination request has not been received prior to starting the running of the first configuration command; receiving the termination request after starting the running of the first configuration command; completing the running of the first configuration command without forcibly terminating the first configuration command in response to a determination that the termination request has not been received prior to starting the running of the first configuration command; terminating the script prior to running another command of the script in response to a determination that the termination request was received after starting the running of the first configuration command; and terminating the script forcibly by a scheduler in response to a determination that: