Infinite-loop detector for dynamic websites and applications

A system comprising:

• a memory to store a dynamic web page;
• and
• a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
• display the dynamic web page received from a content provider on a client device, wherein the dynamic web page comprises a modified element having an original modification;
• receive an indication that the modified element was updated to generate an updated modified element;
• in response to receiving the indication, determine that the original modification has been reapplied to the element more than a threshold number of times within a sliding-window time period indicating an infinite loop on the dynamic web page;
• and
• based on the determination, display the updated modified element on the dynamic web page while preventing the application of the original modification to the updated modified element.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• display a dynamic web page received from a content provider on a client device, wherein the dynamic web page comprises a modified element having an original modification;
• receive an indication that the modified element was updated to generate an updated modified element;
• in response to receiving the indication, determine, by the processing device, that the original modification has been reapplied to the element more than a threshold number of times within a sliding-window time period indicating an infinite loop on the dynamic web page;
• and
• based on the determination, display the updated modified element on the dynamic web page while preventing the application of the original modification to the updated modified element.