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Added timeout handling to avoid getting stuck when a website or service is not responding to a request #1133

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Added timeout handling to avoid getting stuck when a website or servi…
raphael-mayr Jan 28, 2026
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Updated according to @abdurriq feedback
RaMaTHA Jan 30, 2026
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Add a offline_mode flag. Increase the timeout add user feedback
RaMaTHA Feb 17, 2026
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Remove the timeout handling. Add error throw with feedback information.
RaMaTHA Feb 18, 2026
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions src/spec-utils/httpRequest.ts
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Expand Up @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ export async function request(options: { type: string; url: string; headers: Rec
secureContext,
};

const offline_mode: boolean = (process.env.OFFLINE_MODE ?? 'false') === 'true';
if (offline_mode) {
// Use the exception handling as a signal to skip the request
const err = `Offline mode enabled. Aboring request.`;
throw new Error(err);
}

const plainHTTP = parsed.protocol === 'http:' || parsed.hostname === 'localhost';
if (plainHTTP) {
output.write('Sending as plain HTTP request', LogLevel.Warning);
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