{"record":{"id":"7876325f1d9326cf","repo":"Hmbown/CodeWhale","slug":"request-timeout-after-15-seconds","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Request timeout after 15 seconds","messagePattern":"Request timeout after 15 seconds","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/tui/src/lib.rs","lineNumber":8015,"sourceCode":"        max_tokens: 1,\n        system: None,\n        tools: None,\n        tool_choice: None,\n        metadata: None,\n        thinking: None,\n        // This is a one-token transport probe, not a reasoning task.\n        reasoning_effort: Some(\"off\".to_string()),\n        stream: Some(false),\n        temperature: None,\n        top_p: None,\n    };\n\n    // Use tokio timeout to catch hanging requests\n    let timeout_duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(15);\n    match tokio::time::timeout(timeout_duration, client.create_message(request)).await {\n        Ok(Ok(_response)) => Ok(()),\n        Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),\n        Err(_) => anyhow::bail!(\"Request timeout after 15 seconds\"),\n    }\n}\n\nfn rustc_version() -> String {\n    // `RustC::available()` resolves the tool once, capturing the `--version`\n    // banner as a side effect of the probe; reuse it instead of launching a\n    // second rustc process (each launch loads libLLVM).\n    if !crate::dependencies::RustC::available() {\n        return \"unknown\".to_string();\n    }\n    crate::dependencies::rustc_version_banner().unwrap_or_else(|| \"unknown\".to_string())\n}\n\n/// List saved sessions\nfn sessions_resume_command() -> &'static str {\n    \"codewhale resume\"\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":7997,"sourceCodeEnd":8033,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/blob/73e0f67d83c59909b571efdfc88c4bc28c309cb1/crates/tui/src/lib.rs#L7997-L8033","documentation":"A connectivity self-test wraps client.create_message in a 15-second tokio timeout. If no response (success or provider error) arrives in time, the probe aborts with this message. It distinguishes a hanging/stalled request from an actual API error returned within the window.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the TUI's connectivity check when the provider endpoint accepts the create_message request but never responds within 15 seconds — e.g. a proxy that swallows the request, a DNS resolve that hangs, or a slow model that streams nothing before the deadline.","commonSituations":"Corporate proxy or VPN stalling requests; wrong base URL pointing at a silent endpoint; overloaded provider taking >15s to answer a simple message; firewall dropping packets silently.","solutions":["Retry — transient provider slowness may resolve","Check the provider base URL / proxy configuration for a silently hanging endpoint","Test the endpoint with curl to confirm it responds within 15s","Check network/firewall/VPN conditions that drop traffic"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"if !endpoint_reachable(base_url, std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)) { warn!(\"endpoint not reachable before request\"); }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match result { Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"Request timeout\") => { /* retry with backoff or surface connectivity guidance */ }, other => other? }","preventionTips":["Pre-verify the provider endpoint with a short curl probe","Check proxy/VPN settings when timeouts cluster","Keep base URLs pointing at responsive endpoints"],"tags":["network","timeout","connectivity"],"backgroundTag":"request-timeout","analyzedSha":"73e0f67d83c59909b571efdfc88c4bc28c309cb1","analyzedAt":"2026-09-22T01:30:00.501Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-22T01:30:00.501Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}