Using The Timeout Attribute With CFHttp In ColdFusion To Limit Blocking

cfhttp-timeout.cfm

<cfscript>

	// Build the common arguments to be used across both HTTP request.
	// I'm doing this just to emphasize that the only thing changing
	// in the second request is the timeout-related arguments.
	httpArguments = {
		method = "get",
		url = "http://#cgi.server_name##getDirectoryFromPath( cgi.script_name )#long-task.cfm"
	};


	// ------------------------------------------------------ //
	// ------------------------------------------------------ //


	// Block the current page request until the HTTP request returns.
	apiRequest = new Http( argumentCollection = httpArguments );

	writeDump(
		var = apiRequest.send().getPrefix(),
		label = "No Timeout"
	);


	// ------------------------------------------------------ //
	// ------------------------------------------------------ //


	// Block the current page for a maximum of 1-second, even if the
	// HTTP request has not returned.
	apiRequest = new Http(
		argumentCollection = httpArguments,
		timeout = 1
	);

	writeDump(
		var = apiRequest.send().getPrefix(),
		label = "1-Second Timeout"
	);

</cfscript>