Timeout.md

Timeout

• Motivation
• Solution
  • Concepts
  • Implementation
• Pros & Cons
  • Pros
  • Cons
• Consideration
• When To Use
• References

Motivation

Solution

Concepts

• Set a limited period of time to wait for a response.

Implementation

Advice

• Timeout often works with retry, circuit breaker and fallback patterns.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Avoid waiting forever for a response that might never come.
• Unbounded result sets by preventing the client from processing the entire result set.
• Avoid cascading failures.

Cons

Consideration

Topic	Consideration	Possible Solution Options

When To Use

References

• Book: Michael N.(2018). Chapter 5 Stability Patterns, Release It! (pp. 91-128). Pragmatic Bookshelf