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How does a request timeout differ from a connection timeout?
Track: Java
Topic: Networking
Focus: Timeouts and Retries
Java: Timeouts and Retries
Answer
Request timeout limits data retrieval time; connection timeout limits wait for connection.
A connection timeout is about how long the client waits to establish a connection to the server. Once connected, a request timeout governs how long the client should wait for the server to send the full response. In a real-world scenario, if you are fetching product data from an API, the request timeout would prevent long delays after the connection is made but before data is fully retrieved.
A connection timeout is about how long the client waits to establish a connection to the server. Once connected, a request timeout governs how long the client should wait for the server to send the full response. In a real-world scenario, if you are fetching product data from an API, the request timeout would prevent long delays after the connection is made but before data is fully retrieved.
Topics: Java Networking Timeouts and Retries