Configurable Timeouts for HTTP Requests #93

Snider · 2026-02-02T00:58:15Z

This submission adds configurable timeouts for different stages of requests made by the application. It introduces a new pkg/httpclient package to create HTTP clients with specified timeouts and refactors the existing collect commands to use this new functionality. While the core feature of command-line-based timeout configuration is implemented, per-domain overrides and idle timeouts for large downloads are not yet included.

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This commit introduces configurable timeouts for HTTP requests made by the `collect` commands. Key changes: - Created a new `pkg/httpclient` package with a `NewClient` function that returns an `http.Client` with configurable timeouts for total, connect, TLS, and header stages. - Added `--timeout`, `--connect-timeout`, `--tls-timeout`, and `--header-timeout` persistent flags to the `collect` command, making them available to all its subcommands. - Refactored the `pkg/website`, `pkg/pwa`, and `pkg/github` packages to accept and use a custom `http.Client`, allowing the timeout configurations to be injected. - Updated the `collect website`, `collect pwa`, and `collect github repos` commands to create a configured HTTP client based on the new flags and pass it to the respective packages. - Added unit tests for the `pkg/httpclient` package to verify correct timeout configuration. - Fixed all test and build failures that resulted from the refactoring. - Addressed an unrelated build failure by creating a placeholder file (`pkg/player/frontend/demo-track.smsg`). This work addresses the initial requirement for configurable timeouts via command-line flags. Further work is needed to implement per-domain overrides from a configuration file and idle timeouts for large file downloads. Co-authored-by: Snider <631881+Snider@users.noreply.github.com>

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This pull request significantly enhances the application's robustness and control over network operations by introducing configurable HTTP request timeouts. It centralizes the creation of HTTP clients with these timeout settings into a new dedicated package and integrates this functionality into the existing collect commands. This allows users to fine-tune how long the application waits for different stages of an HTTP request, preventing indefinite hangs and improving reliability, especially in environments with varying network conditions.

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New HTTP Client Package: A new package, pkg/httpclient, has been introduced to provide a centralized way to create http.Client instances with configurable timeouts for various stages of an HTTP request (total, connection, TLS handshake, and response header).
Configurable Timeouts via CLI: The collect command and its subcommands (all, collect_github_repo, collect_pwa, collect_website) now support new persistent flags: --timeout, --connect-timeout, --tls-timeout, and --header-timeout. These flags allow users to specify granular timeouts for HTTP operations directly from the command line.
Refactored Client Instantiation: Existing client constructors like github.NewGithubClient, pwa.NewPWAClient, and website.NewDownloader have been updated to accept an *http.Client instance. This allows the newly created configurable HTTP clients to be injected into these services, ensuring consistent timeout behavior across the application.
Test and Example Updates: Corresponding test files and example usage have been updated to reflect the changes in client instantiation, ensuring compatibility and demonstrating the new configurable client usage.

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This pull request introduces a valuable feature by adding configurable timeouts for HTTP requests. The creation of a dedicated pkg/httpclient package is a clean approach, and the refactoring of existing commands to use this new functionality is well-executed for the most part. I've identified a critical issue where the new timeouts are not applied in one of the commands, and a recurring medium-severity issue regarding error handling for the new command-line flags. Once these points are addressed, this will be a solid improvement to the application's robustness.

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-02T00:59:59Z

cmd/collect_github_repo.go

+			tlsTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")
+			headerTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")
+
+			_ = httpclient.NewClient(totalTimeout, connectTimeout, tlsTimeout, headerTimeout)


The http.Client created here with the specified timeouts is immediately discarded by assigning it to the blank identifier _. As a result, the subsequent call to GitCloner.CloneGitRepository uses a default HTTP client, and the new timeout flags have no effect for this command. This is a critical bug as the feature does not work as advertised for collect repo.

To fix this, the vcs.GitCloner implementation needs to be updated to accept and use a custom http.Client. You would then instantiate a local cloner here with the httpClient you've created, rather than using the global GitCloner variable.

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_ = httpclient.NewClient(totalTimeout, connectTimeout, tlsTimeout, headerTimeout)

httpClient := httpclient.NewClient(totalTimeout, connectTimeout, tlsTimeout, headerTimeout)

// TODO: Pass this httpClient to the GitCloner. The cloner needs to be updated to use it.

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-02T00:59:59Z

cmd/all.go

+			totalTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
+			connectTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("connect-timeout")
+			tlsTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")
+			headerTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")


The errors returned from cmd.Flags().GetDuration() are being ignored. If a user provides a malformed duration string (e.g., "--timeout=10xyz"), the flag will use its default value and return an error, but the user won't be notified of their invalid input. These errors should be handled to provide better feedback.

This same issue is present in other files where these flags are parsed, such as cmd/collect_github_repo.go, cmd/collect_github_repos.go, cmd/collect_pwa.go, and cmd/collect_website.go.

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totalTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")

connectTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("connect-timeout")

tlsTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")

headerTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")

totalTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")

if err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'timeout': %w", err)

}

connectTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("connect-timeout")

if err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'connect-timeout': %w", err)

}

tlsTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")

if err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'tls-timeout': %w", err)

}

headerTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")

if err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'header-timeout': %w", err)

}

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	_ = httpclient.NewClient(totalTimeout, connectTimeout, tlsTimeout, headerTimeout)
	httpClient := httpclient.NewClient(totalTimeout, connectTimeout, tlsTimeout, headerTimeout)
	// TODO: Pass this httpClient to the GitCloner. The cloner needs to be updated to use it.

-			totalTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
-			connectTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("connect-timeout")
-			tlsTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")
-			headerTimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")
+totalTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
+if err != nil {
+    return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'timeout': %w", err)
+}
+connectTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("connect-timeout")
+if err != nil {
+    return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'connect-timeout': %w", err)
+}
+tlsTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("tls-timeout")
+if err != nil {
+    return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'tls-timeout': %w", err)
+}
+headerTimeout, err := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("header-timeout")
+if err != nil {
+    return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for 'header-timeout': %w", err)
+}

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