update test arena

app/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ from flask import Flask
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_login import LoginManager
 import os
+import threading
+import time
+import requests
+import json
 
 db = SQLAlchemy()
 login_manager = LoginManager()
@@ -73,5 +77,23 @@ def create_app():
         except Exception as e:
             # Admin user might already exist, rollback and continue
             db.session.rollback()
-    
+        
+    # Start background polling thread
+    def poll_jobs():
+        with app.app_context():
+            from app.models import Job
+            from app.routes.jobs import update_job_status_internal
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    # Poll all jobs that are not finished
+                    unfinished_jobs = Job.query.filter(Job.status.in_(['waiting', 'in_progress'])).all()
+                    for job in unfinished_jobs:
+                        update_job_status_internal(job)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"[ERROR] Background polling error: {e}")
+                time.sleep(20)
+
+    polling_thread = threading.Thread(target=poll_jobs, daemon=True)
+    polling_thread.start()
+
     return app