Node.js http.ServerResponse.setTimeout() Method

The httpServerResponse.setTimeout is an inbuilt application programming interface of class ServerResponse within the HTTP module which is used to set the Socket’s timeout value to msecs (Milliseconds).

Syntax:

const response.setTimeout(msecs[, callback])

Parameters: This method takes the first parameter as socket time-out value in a millisecond, and the second parameter is a callback function which is optional.

Return Value: This method returns nothing but a call-back function for further operation.

Example 1: Filename-index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// response.setTimeout() method

// Importing http module
const http = require('http');

// Setting up PORT
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(
    function (request, response) {

        // Setting the socket time out value
        // by using setTimeout method
        response.setTimeout(6000, () => {
            console.log("socket is destroyed due to timeout")
        })
    });

// Listening to http Server
httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
    console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
});

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output:

Server is running at port 3000...
socket is destroyed due to timeout

Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output:

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

Example 2: Filename-index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// response.setTimeout() Method

// Importing http module
const http = require('http');

// Request and response handler
const httpHandlers = (request, response) => {

    // Setting the socket time out value
    // by using setTimeout method
    response.setTimeout(5000, () => {
        console.log("socket is destroyed due to timeout")
    })
}

// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(
    httpHandlers).listen(3000, () => {
        console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
    });

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output:

Server is running at port 3000...
socket is destroyed due to timeout

Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output:

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/http.html#http_response_settimeout_msecs_callback