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Timeout for External API Calls with Go Channels and Context

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package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"time"
)

// simulateExternalAPICall simulates a call to an external API
func simulateExternalAPICall(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
	// Simulate varying response times
	delay := 3 * time.Second
	// For demonstration, let's make some calls intentionally slow
	if ctx.Value("callID").(int)%2 == 0 {
		delay = 6 * time.Second // Every other call is slow
	}

	select {
	case <-time.After(delay):
		return fmt.Sprintf("Data from external API (delay %v)", delay), nil
	case <-ctx.Done():
		return "", ctx.Err() // Context was canceled or timed out
	}
}

func main() {
	fmt.Println("Starting external API call timeout example...")

	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
		// Create a context with a timeout for each call
		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "callID", i) // Add a call ID for logging
		defer cancel()                           // Ensure resources are cleaned up

		fmt.Printf("
Attempting API call %d with 5s timeout...
", i)
		result, err := simulateExternalAPICall(ctx)

		if err != nil {
			if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
				fmt.Printf("API Call %d timed out: %v
", i, err)
			} else {
				fmt.Printf("API Call %d failed: %v
", i, err)
			}
		} else {
			fmt.Printf("API Call %d succeeded: %s
", i, result)
		}
	}

	// Example with an HTTP request client timeout
	fmt.Println("
--- HTTP Client Timeout Example ---")
	client := &http.Client{
		Timeout: 2 * time.Second, // Global timeout for client requests
	}

	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://httpbin.org/delay/3", nil) // This will intentionally delay for 3s
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	fmt.Println("Making HTTP GET request to httpbin.org/delay/3 with client timeout 2s...")
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Printf("HTTP Request failed: %v
", err)
	} else {
		defer resp.Body.Close()
		fmt.Printf("HTTP Request succeeded (Status: %s)
", resp.Status)
	}
}