timed-out

What is timed-out?

The 'timed-out' npm package is used to timeout HTTP requests. It provides a simple way to set timeouts for various stages of an HTTP request, such as the connection, socket, and response stages.

What are timed-out's main functionalities?

Set timeout for HTTP request

This feature allows you to set a timeout for an HTTP request. In this example, a timeout of 5 seconds is set for the HTTP GET request to 'http://example.com'. If the request takes longer than 5 seconds, it will be aborted.

const http = require('http');
const timedOut = require('timed-out');

const req = http.get('http://example.com', (res) => {
  // Handle response
});

// Set a timeout of 5 seconds
const timeout = 5000;
timedOut(req, timeout);

Set timeout for specific stages

This feature allows you to set timeouts for specific stages of an HTTP request. In this example, different timeouts are set for the connection, socket, and response stages of the HTTP GET request to 'http://example.com'.

const http = require('http');
const timedOut = require('timed-out');

const req = http.get('http://example.com', (res) => {
  // Handle response
});

// Set timeouts for different stages
const options = {
  connect: 1000, // 1 second for connection
  socket: 2000,  // 2 seconds for socket
  response: 3000 // 3 seconds for response
};
timedOut(req, options);

Other packages similar to timed-out

axios

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. It allows you to set timeouts for requests and provides a more comprehensive set of features for making HTTP requests compared to 'timed-out'.

request

Request is a simplified HTTP client that supports timeouts and many other features. It is more feature-rich than 'timed-out' and provides a higher-level API for making HTTP requests.

got

Got is a human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js. It supports timeouts and provides a more modern and flexible API compared to 'timed-out'.

README

timed-out

Timeout HTTP/HTTPS requests

Emit ETIMEDOUT or ESOCKETTIMEDOUT when ClientRequest is hanged.

Usage

var get = require('http').get;
var timeout = require('timed-out');

var req = get('http://www.google.ru');
timeout(req, 2000); // Set 2 seconds limit

API

timedout(request, time)

request

Required
Type: ClientRequest

The request to watch on.

time

Required
Type: Number

Time in milliseconds before errors will be emitted and request.abort() call happens.

License

MIT © Vsevolod Strukchinsky