Increase API timeout from 2 to 5 minutes for generation requests #607
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- Updated client-side STREAMING_REQUEST_TIMEOUT from 120000ms (2 min) to 300000ms (5 min) - Updated server-side REQUEST_TIMEOUT default from 60000ms (1 min) to 300000ms (5 min) - This resolves timeout issues when processing documents with complicated prompts Co-authored-by: manzke <[email protected]>
- Added inline comment to REQUEST_TIMEOUT configuration to document it's 5 minutes - This improves code maintainability and consistency with client-side documentation Co-authored-by: manzke <[email protected]>
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[WIP] Increase API timeout for generation from 2 minutes to 5 minutes
Increase API timeout from 2 to 5 minutes for generation requests
Dec 10, 2025
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Client-side streaming requests were timing out at 2 minutes when processing documents with complex prompts. Server-side timeout was even shorter at 1 minute.
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Client (
client/src/api/client.js)STREAMING_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 120000ms → 300000msServer (
server/config.js)REQUEST_TIMEOUTdefault: 60000ms → 300000msBoth timeouts now allow 5 minutes for LLM generation, with inline comments documenting the duration. Server timeout is configurable via
REQUEST_TIMEOUTenvironment variable.Original prompt
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