How to prevent http request from blocking task for too long?

[SharKCS11]

Hi all,
I'm using esp_http_client to make requests to a server. However, when the server is down, the http request is blocking the rest of the task for a very long time.
I want to make it so that if the server is offline and the client can't post, it should immediately stop. Is this possible to do? I tried to change this using the "timeout_ms" parameter in the configuration struct as below:

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esp_http_client_config_t post_config = {
	.url = ip_url,
	.event_handler = post_handler,
	.timeout_ms = 50,
};
post_client = esp_http_client_init(&post_config)

The code to use client just sets the post data and calls

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 esp_http_client_perform(post_client)

as normal.
After this change, the client still attempts the connection for too long. I thought setting ".timeout_ms" would make the client stop blocking after 50ms, but perhaps I misunderstood. Any way to make this happen?
Thanks!

[burkulesomesh43]

Hi all,
I'm using esp_http_client to make requests to a server. However, when the server is down, the http request is blocking the rest of the task for a very long time.
I want to make it so that if the server is offline and the client can't post, it should immediately stop. Is this possible to do? I tried to change this using the "timeout_ms" parameter in the configuration struct as below:

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esp_http_client_config_t post_config = {
	.url = ip_url,
	.event_handler = post_handler,
	.timeout_ms = 50,
};
post_client = esp_http_client_init(&post_config)

The code to use client just sets the post data and calls

Code: Select all

 esp_http_client_perform(post_client)

as normal.
After this change, the client still attempts the connection for too long. I thought setting ".timeout_ms" would make the client stop blocking after 50ms, but perhaps I misunderstood. Any way to make this happen?
Thanks!

Heyy.. Is this issue resolved??
I am also have same issue. esp_http_client_perform blocking the task.
Not getting any solution. also no response from forum for this issue.
Please let me know as early as possible.

[guillep2k]

Have you tried using a separate FreeRTOS task for the request? Check the xTaskCreate() function, and use semaphores to coordinate the tasks. YouTube is your friend!

[SharKCS11]

The issue was never resolved. I had to try HTTP posting to the server, and if it failed twice, then I just deemed the server dead for the remainder of the application's lifetime.
Not ideal at all, but was good enough for my purpose. I hope it gets resolved!

[burkulesomesh43]

The issue was never resolved. I had to try HTTP posting to the server, and if it failed twice, then I just deemed the server dead for the remainder of the application's lifetime.
Not ideal at all, but was good enough for my purpose. I hope it gets resolved!

I am using watchdog.
if request is blocked for more than 60seconds, I am reseting esp.

[pius4109]

Have you tried using a separate FreeRTOS task for the request? Check the xTaskCreate() function, and use semaphores to coordinate the tasks. YouTube is your friend!

I tried this but the request kept failing