flutter network_error ai_generated true

SocketException: OS Error: Connection timed out, errno = 110

ID: flutter/network-error-http-request-timeout

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87%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-04-18First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
flutter 3.10 active — — —
flutter 3.22 active — — —
dart 3.0 active — — —
http 1.1.0 active — — —
dio 5.4.0 active — — —

Root Cause

An HTTP request made by the app timed out because the server did not respond within the specified timeout duration, often due to network latency, server overload, or incorrect URL.

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中文

应用发出的 HTTP 请求超时，因为服务器在指定的超时时间内未响应，通常是由于网络延迟、服务器过载或 URL 错误。

Official Documentation

https://api.dart.dev/stable/dart-io/SocketException-class.html

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Implement a retry mechanism with exponential backoff using a package like 'retry' or custom logic. Also, check the URL and server status. 
    Implement a retry mechanism with exponential backoff using a package like 'retry' or custom logic. Also, check the URL and server status.
  2. 90% success Set a reasonable timeout on the HTTP client (e.g., 10-15 seconds) and handle the timeout gracefully by showing a user-friendly error message with an option to retry. 
    Set a reasonable timeout on the HTTP client (e.g., 10-15 seconds) and handle the timeout gracefully by showing a user-friendly error message with an option to retry.

中文步骤

  1. 使用 'retry' 包或自定义逻辑实现带有指数退避的重试机制。同时检查 URL 和服务器状态。
  2. 在 HTTP 客户端上设置合理的超时时间（例如 10-15 秒），并优雅地处理超时，向用户显示友好的错误消息并提供重试选项。

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Increasing the timeout to an extremely high value (e.g., 5 minutes) without addressing the server issue 70% fail

    Maskes the problem; users experience long waits and the app may still fail if the server is down.

  2. Retrying the same request indefinitely without exponential backoff 80% fail

    Continuously hitting the server can worsen the overload and drain battery/data.