How to set a timeout on a http.request() in Node?
http, node.js, timeout
Solution
Just to clarify the answer above:
Now it is possible to use `timeout` option and the corresponding request event:
// set the desired timeout in options
const options = {
//...
timeout: 3000,
};
// create a request
const request = http.request(options, response => {
// your callback here
});
// use its "timeout" event to abort the request
request.on('timeout', () => {
request.destroy();
});
See the docs:
Problem
I'm trying to set a timeout on an HTTP client that uses http.request with no luck. So far what I did is this: ``` var options = { ... } var req = http.request(options, function(res) { // Usual stuff: on(data), on(end), chunks, etc... } /* This does not work TOO MUCH... sometimes the socket is not ready (undefined) expecially on rapid sequences of requests */ req.socket.setTimeout(myTimeout); req.socket.on('timeout', function() { req.abort(); }); req.write('something'); req.end(); ``` Any hints?