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Making a web service request with a timeout from a Play Framework Controller

My original "Day 1 with Play web services" code is shown a few paragraphs below, but on Day 2, the following code looks like an easier solution to the problem, courtesy of this web page:

By Alvin Alexander on November 1, 2012

An Akka actors 'ask' example - ask, future, await, timeout, duration, and all that

Akka actor ask FAQ: Can you share an example that shows how one Akka actor can ask another actor for information?

Sure. Here's a quick example to demonstrate how one Akka actor can ask another Akka actor for some information and wait for a reply. When using this "ask" functionality, you can either use the "ask" method, or the "?" operator, and I've shown both approaches below.

By Alvin Alexander on February 26, 2013

A Scala REST 'get content' client function using Apache HttpClient

As quick post here today, if you need a Scala REST client function, the following source code should be able to work for you, or at least be a good starting point. I'm using it in several applications today, and the only thing I think it needs is the ability to set a connection timeout and socket timeout, and I share the code for that down below.

Here's my Scala REST 'get content' client function, using the Apache HttpClient library:

By Alvin Alexander on November 1, 2012

Java socket timeout - how to set the timeout on a Java socket

Java socket FAQ: How do I set the timeout on a Java socket? That is, when I'm trying to read data from a Java socket, and I'm not getting any response from the server, how do I make sure my code doesn't hang up? (It needs to time out after several seconds.)

Java socket timeout

Answer: Just set the SO_TIMEOUT on your Java Socket, as shown in the following sample code:

By Alvin Alexander on February 21, 2013
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