No class method to set timeout

[taazza]

In lib/httparty.rb, there is no class method to specify a default timeout value for all calls. In lib/httparty/request.rb, the private method http looks for the :timeout key in options for setting http read timeout. Hence, using default_params class method for specifying default timeout does not work.

Currently, after including HTTParty in the class, we use

self.class.default_options[:timeout] = <some timeout value>

to set timeouts. But this seems more like a hack, as we are using instance variables defined by HTTParty. Is there a cleaner/better way out which we are missing?

[sandro]

When the timeout option was added, the only use case I had in mind was on a per-request basis. Adding a global timeout option is a good idea, I'll accept the relevant patch.

[taazza]

I have sent a pull request for taazza/httparty@07806de