jenkins - Check if a Powershell script has frozen using a separate script -

so i'm preforming automated testing using powershell in jenkins. i'm testing web application must fill out forms, retrieve values, etc.

it fine web app contains pop messages appear every , then, causes main script freeze until manually closed in application. below link stack overflow thread similar problem.

powershell website automation: javascript popup box freeze

i followed advice of first answer. created separate powershell script executing , can tell if there pop window present (as have own process ids, if there more 1 iexplore process id present must popup) , uses sendkeys close it.

main script example:

#start application start c:\users\webapp  #start monitor script start-process powershell.exe -argumentlist "-file c:\users\monitor.ps1"  #get app object $app = new-object -comobject shell.application     $clientselectpage = $app.windows() | {$_.locationurl -like     "http:webapp.aspx"}  #input value cause popup message  $memnumberinput = $clientselectpage.document.getelementbyid("memnum")             $memnumberinput.select()             $memnumberinput.value = "22"              $findbtn.click() 

it @ point script freeze (as pop window appears tell me info abotu client i've inserted) if popup can seen process, monitor code close it.

example of monitor

      $i = 0       while($i -eq 0)      {  #check process running under webapps name      $mainprocid = get-process | {$_.mainwindowtitle -like "*webapp*" } | select -expand id       $mainprocid.count       $integer = [int]$mainprocid   #if there 1 process, no action          if( $mainprocid.count -eq 1)          {             echo "no popup"           }           else           {                    if($integer -eq '0')                  {               #if there no processes close script                $i = 1                echo "close process"                  }                 else #if there 2 processes 1 must pop, send 'enter' app                 {              echo "pop up!"            $title = get-process |where {$_.mainwindowtitle -like "*webapp*"}         #code sendkeys 'enter' application close popup follows here                    }           }          } 

however, whatever reason, pop ups cannot found processes , monitor script useless them. these few , far between, figured best way monitor script check , see if main script has frozen amount of time. if so, can use sendkeys method other popups.

is there way me check , see if main script has frozen, monitor script? understand pass parameter main script every , then, let monitor script know still active, seems messy way of doing it, , alternative method preferable.

both scripts saved .ps1 files.