NAME
LWP::UserAgent::Patch::HTTPSHardTimeout - Add hard timeout to HTTPS requests
VERSION
This document describes version 0.070 of LWP::UserAgent::Patch::HTTPSHardTimeout (from Perl distribution LWP-UserAgent-Patch-HTTPSHardTimeout), released on 2018-03-23.
SYNOPSIS
use LWP::UserAgent::Patch::HTTPSHardTimeout -timeout => 300;DESCRIPTION
This module contains a simple workaround for hanging issue with HTTPS requests. It wraps send_request() with an alarm() timeout.
Can be used with WWW::Mechanize because it uses LWP::UserAgent.
FAQ
Why not subclass?
By patching, you do not need to replace all the client code which uses LWP::UserAgent (or WWW::Mechanize, and so on).
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/LWP-UserAgent-Patch-HTTPSHardTimeout.
SOURCE
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-LWP-UserAgent-Patch-HTTPSHardTimeout.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=LWP-UserAgent-Patch-HTTPSHardTimeout
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SEE ALSO
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9400068/make-timeout-work-for-lwpuseragent-https
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.