How can I handle timeouts in my web application?

How can I handle timeouts in my web application?

Handling timeouts in web applications typically involves setting appropriate timeout values for requests and implementing retry logic. What specific technology or framework are you using?

I'm using JavaScript with Fetch API.

With the Fetch API, you can use the AbortController to handle timeouts. You can set a timeout duration and abort the request if it exceeds that time. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a code example.

Here's a simple example:

const controller = new AbortController();
const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000); // 5 seconds timeout

fetch('https://api.example.com/data', { signal: controller.signal })
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => {
    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
      console.error('Request timed out');
    } else {
      console.error('Fetch error:', error);
    }
  });

That looks great! How can I implement retry logic?

You can implement retry logic by wrapping your fetch call in a function that attempts to fetch the data multiple times before giving up. Would you like to see an example of that?