HttpRequest Timeout

[iprovalo]

In the ChatClient (or any client) it would be nice to have a timeout for the HttpRequest:

  private HttpRequest createPostRequest(CreateChatCompletionRequest request, Long requestTimeout) {
    return newHttpRequestBuilder(
            Constants.CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER,
            Constants.JSON_MEDIA_TYPE,
            Constants.ACCEPT_HEADER,
            Constants.JSON_MEDIA_TYPE)
            .timeout(Duration.ofMillis(requestTimeout))
        .uri(endpoint)
        .POST(createBodyPublisher(request))
        .build();
  }

[StefanBratanov]

Hi @iprovalo thanks for raising this issue. I like adding this functionality. I have been thinking of a cleaner design to implement and came up with setting a request timeout when configuring the OpenAI. Then the timeout will apply to all requests. Should work for most use cases.

OpenAI openAI = OpenAI.newBuilder(System.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"))
    .requestTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
    .build();

This has been implemented as part of 28bb9c9

[iprovalo]

Thank you, @StefanBratanov, this is very helpful!

I agree it cover most cases!

However, if possible, a per-request flexibility could be very useful, for example, in my case, some request types may be systemically slower than the others, it would help to differentiate them.

Thank you!

[StefanBratanov]

Thank you, @StefanBratanov, this is very helpful!

I agree it cover most cases!

However, if possible, a per-request flexibility could be very useful, for example, in my case, some request types may be systemically slower than the others, it would help to differentiate them.

Thank you!

I agree it would be very nice and flexible to modify the HttpRequest per-request. I will think about a potential design. My main concern is cluttering the API too much. Will keep the issue open for now and update it if I find a solution.