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Configuring a sensor for production

Your pipeline uses a FileSensor to wait for an incoming CSV report before processing it. In the default poke mode, the sensor holds a worker slot the entire time it waits, even when the file takes several minutes to arrive.

For production, a sensor should release the slot between checks and have a safety timeout so it doesn't wait indefinitely.

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