akka/akka-core

akka.io Tcp Connect should have a default timeout

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#16,027 opened on Oct 2, 2014

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Description

When creating a tcp connection with Tcp.Connect(address), there is no default timeout. That means the connection will just try to connect, fail and sit there doing nothing. It does not seem like a proper behavior. That means by default you won't be notified if the tcp connection does not succeed.

There should be a default connection timeout.

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Research direction
Inspect the Tcp extension and implement a default timeout for the Tcp.Connect command.
Tech stack
scala
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backend
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2
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1-3 hours
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60