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`timedOut` instead of `timedout`?

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
backend

Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by reviewing the middleware API and current timedout behavior, then clarify whether a rename or an opt-in option is intended; done means the agreed API change is implemented and tested.

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Description

timedout is hard to read and looks out of place next to headersSent, statusCode, lastModified etc.

Would it make sense to rename it, or at least add an option to rename it? I could implement and test it and make a PR.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
51
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No merged PRs in 30d

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