Go HTTP Client Time out request with a context
Example
1.7+
Timing out an HTTP request with a context can be accomplished with only the standard library (not the subrepos) in 1.7+:
import (
"context"
"net/http"
"time"
)
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", `https://example.net`, nil)
ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 200 * time.Milliseconds)
resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
// Be sure to handle errors.
defer resp.Body.Close()
Before 1.7
import (
"net/http"
"time"
"golang.org/x/net/context"
"golang.org/x/net/context/ctxhttp"
)
ctx, err := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 200 * time.Milliseconds)
resp, err := ctxhttp.Get(ctx, http.DefaultClient, "https://www.example.net")
// Be sure to handle errors.
defer resp.Body.Close()
Further Reading
For more information on the context package see Context.
