Server Method Invocation Timeout

[samuelpares]

Guys, using Server Method Invocation is a great approach when we need to use node libraries or do some processing, but it’s timeout is too low, just 5 seconds!

I’ve faced many times the situation when I’ve needed to broke my code in several calls to Server Method Invocation due to the small timeout, adding too much complexity to a process that shouldn’t have!

I guess it would be nice to allow the configuration of timeout value or have a bigger value!

[ManiDeepak_Vandrangi]

Server Method Invocation will be called from UI/frontend app and hence has a very less timeout. This is to ensure better user experience.

[Saif (Saif Ali Shaik)]

@samuelpares Based on your experience solving different use cases, what should be the ideal timeout which would be helpful? Any followers on this thread can also add their inputs.

[arshath.h]

@Saif Minimum of 10 seconds is great or a way to configure ourselves in the SMI options payload kind of Static IP option in Client.request.

[omarcelo (Marcelo Araujo)]

Hey guys.

As @arshath.h said, it would be great to configure by ourselves the timeout at the moment we call the SMI method. For example:

client.request.invoke('functionName', {param: 1}, timeout);

[samuelpares]

I agree with you guys, I guess that a minimum of 10 seconds would be good, but the possibility to configure it, would be better.

[bfp]

I agree - 10 seconds is better but the ability to configure would be even better.

[arunrajkumar235 (Arun Rajkumar)]

Raised a related issue on a separate thread.

Server Method Invocation taking way too long on cold start

I use SMI to make calls from frontend to the backend for a complex operation that involves usage of several node modules. The overall time it takes for the operation to complete is under 3s. Marketplace Limits The Server Methods have a timeout of 20s. SMI calls from the frontend have a timeout of 5s. This mismatch causes the frontend to fail, but the action gets completed by the backend. So, I can’t say for sure in the UI whether or not the action was successful with absolute certainty. 1…

[samuelpares]

@Saif

Do we have any feedback about this subject?
Will the timeout be increased or there’s no plans for it?
And is it possible to increase to a specific custom app for some customer?

[Saif (Saif Ali Shaik)]

@samuelpares

I do have an update on this. The platform team has taken up this item. Currently, discussions are ongoing about the timeout capacity to be increased.

@samuelpares

And is it possible to increase to a specific custom app for some customers?

Let me get back with an update on the above question.

[Saif (Saif Ali Shaik)]

@samuelpares, at this time, it appears like it’s not possible to increase the timeout for a specific customer at this time. We are working on a permanent solution to increase the timeout limits.

@prithvi - Please correct me if I am wrong.

[prithvi (Prithvijit Dasgupta)]

@samuelpares As of right now, the timeouts are set in stone for all customers. The dev team is working on getting this feedback addressed ASAP.