bblimke/webmock · error · HTTP::TimeoutError

connection error: #{Errno::ETIMEDOUT.new}

Error message

connection error: #{Errno::ETIMEDOUT.new}

What it means

Error "connection error: #{Errno::ETIMEDOUT.new}" thrown in bblimke/webmock.

Source

Thrown at lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/http_rb/webmock.rb:55

      return unless webmock_response

      raise_timeout_error if webmock_response.should_timeout
      webmock_response.raise_error_if_any

      invoke_callbacks(webmock_response, real_request: false)
      response = ::HTTP::Response.from_webmock @request, webmock_response, request_signature

      # HTTP.rb 6.0+ wraps responses in reverse feature order
      features = @options.features.values
      features = features.reverse if HTTP::VERSION >= "6.0.0"
      features.each { |feature| response = feature.wrap_response(response) }
      response
    end

    def raise_timeout_error
      raise Errno::ETIMEDOUT if HTTP::VERSION < "1.0.0"
      raise HTTP::TimeoutError, "connection error: #{Errno::ETIMEDOUT.new}"
    end

    def perform
      return unless ::WebMock.net_connect_allowed?(request_signature.uri)
      response = @perform.call
      invoke_callbacks(response.to_webmock, real_request: true)
      response
    end

    def halt
      raise ::WebMock::NetConnectNotAllowedError.new request_signature
    end

    def invoke_callbacks(webmock_response, options = {})
      ::WebMock::CallbackRegistry.invoke_callbacks(
        options.merge({ lib: :http_rb }),
        request_signature,
        webmock_response

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/http_rb/webmock.rb:55 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.

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