Node.js server.timeout Property

Example

Get, and set, the number of milliseconds of inactivity before a connection should be considered timed out:

var http = require('http');
var srvr = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.write('Hello World!');
res.end();
});
srvr.listen(8080);
console.log(srvr.timeout);
srvr.timeout = 2000;
console.log(srvr.timeout);

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Definition and Usage

The server.timeout property sets, or gets, the server's timeout value, in milliseconds. Default is 2 minutes (120000 milliseconds)

Set the server.timeout property to 0 to avoid having a default timeout value.

Syntax

Get:

server.timeout;

Set:

server.timeout = number;

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Number, representing the timeout value, in milliseconds
Node.js Version:	0.9.12

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