Apache HttpClient socket and connection timeouts overwritten by Feign
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Description
Related to #781 and #517.
As described in #781, Feign overrides the timeouts configured in my Apache RequestConfig, even if I don't set custom request options in the Feign builder. This is unexpected behavior.
The change introduced to fix #517 copies the existing RequestConfig, but then immediately overwrites the timeouts, again, even if no Feign request options are set.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how Feign applies Apache RequestConfig timeouts when no custom request options are set, using related issues #781 and #517 for context. Reproduce the case with configured socket and connection timeouts, then verify that those values remain unchanged when Feign options are absent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100