use a default timeout on requests that don't specify one

client/client.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/tidepool-org/platform/errors"
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ type Client struct {
 	address             string
 	userAgent           string
 	errorResponseParser ErrorResponseParser
+
+	// DefaultRequestTimeout applies to requests whose context doesn't include a timeout.
+	DefaultRequestTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 func New(cfg *Config) (*Client, error) {
@@ -49,12 +53,15 @@ func NewWithErrorParser(cfg *Config, errorResponseParser ErrorResponseParser) (*
 	}
 
 	return &Client{
-		address:             cfg.Address,
-		userAgent:           cfg.UserAgent,
-		errorResponseParser: errorResponseParser,
+		address:               cfg.Address,
+		userAgent:             cfg.UserAgent,
+		errorResponseParser:   errorResponseParser,
+		DefaultRequestTimeout: DefaultRequestTimeout,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+const DefaultRequestTimeout = time.Minute
+
 func (c *Client) ConstructURL(paths ...string) string {
 	segments := []string{}
 	for _, path := range paths {
@@ -92,6 +99,14 @@ func (c *Client) RequestStreamWithHTTPClient(ctx context.Context, method string,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	reqCtx := req.Context()
+	if _, ok := reqCtx.Deadline(); !ok {
+		toCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(reqCtx, c.DefaultRequestTimeout)
+		defer cancel()
+		req = req.WithContext(toCtx)
+		ctx = toCtx
+	}
+
 	res, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to perform request to %s %s", method, url)
@@ -152,13 +167,11 @@ func (c *Client) createRequest(ctx context.Context, method string, url string, m
 		}
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to create request to %s %s", method, url)
 	}
 
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
-
 	for _, mutator := range mutators {
 		if err = mutator.MutateRequest(req); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to mutate request to %s %s", method, url)

client/client_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -350,6 +351,40 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 				Expect(reader).To(BeNil())
 			})
 
+			Context("request timeouts", func() {
+				It("aren't overwritten by the default", func() {
+					deadline := time.Now().Add(time.Second)
+					toCtx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, deadline)
+					defer cancel()
+					server.AppendHandlers(RespondWith(http.StatusNoContent, nil))
+
+					rc, err := clnt.RequestStreamWithHTTPClient(toCtx, method, url, nil, nil, nil, httpClient)
+					Expect(err).To(Succeed())
+					if rc != nil {
+						defer rc.Close()
+					}
+					t, found := toCtx.Deadline()
+					Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
+					Expect(t).To(Equal(deadline))
+				})
+
+				It("uses the default", func() {
+					ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+					defer cancel()
+					server.AppendHandlers(waitThenReturn(ctx, 10*time.Second))
+					shortTimeout := 10 * time.Millisecond
+					clnt.DefaultRequestTimeout = shortTimeout
+
+					start := time.Now()
+					rc, err := clnt.RequestStreamWithHTTPClient(ctx, method, url, nil, nil, nil, httpClient)
+					Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("context deadline exceeded")))
+					if rc != nil {
+						defer rc.Close()
+					}
+					Expect(time.Since(start) < 2*shortTimeout).To(Equal(true))
+				})
+			})
+
 			Context("with a successful response and no request body, but inspector returns error", func() {
 				var responseErr error
 				var errorInspector *requestTest.ResponseInspector
@@ -1312,3 +1347,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+func waitThenReturn(ctx context.Context, dur time.Duration) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(dur): // wait a while...
+			RespondWith(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		case <-ctx.Done(): // ...unless the test is ended
+			RespondWith(http.StatusNoContent, nil)
+		}
+	}
+
+}