I have read a few questions and answers and found that we can not set timeout for a fetch request. In that case, what will determine the timeout of a fetch request? What if the server never responds to the fetch request? Is it expected that the fetch request is alive forever till server responds or client kills it?
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I read this question, but couldn't find what the default timeout is determined by. – Divya Konda Jul 22 '19 at 22:15
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@DivyaKonda my understanding is this varies between browser – Dacre Denny Jul 22 '19 at 22:17
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1https://stackoverflow.com/a/1343963/8526705 – Dacre Denny Jul 22 '19 at 22:17
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There isn't a magic number that's specific to the Fetch API. As a matter of fact, it's not even mentioned in the specification. However, what you should think about is the browser in which you're using. That may play a role in how long a given request is allowed to live (see this)
If you need to enforce a timeout, then I would suggest wrapping your fetch call within a custom timeout wrapper (example here)
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