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#include <iostream>
#include <chrono>
#include <thread>

int main() {
    const std::chrono::seconds timeout(5); // Set a timeout of 5 seconds
    auto start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();

    while (true) {
        auto current_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
        auto elapsed_time = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(current_time - start_time);

        if (elapsed_time >= timeout) {
            std::cout << "Timeout reached. Exiting the loop." << std::endl;
            break;
        }

        if (std::cin.peek() != EOF) {
            char userInput;
            std::cin >> userInput;
            // Process userInput
            start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now(); // Reset the timeout timer on input
        }
        else {
            // No input available, continue the loop
            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100)); // Optional: Sleep briefly to avoid busy-wait
        }
    }

    return 0;
}