NSMutableURLRequest "The request timed out" issue . .

Question

I am trying to download data in my application by using the following code

NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"my download url string"];

NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringCacheData timeoutInterval:60.f];

NSURLConnection * connection = [NSURLConnection connectionWithRequest:request delegate:self];

[connection start];

but the problem is some times i am getting the following error

Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1001 "The request timed out." UserInfo=0x1d5be240 
{NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net/datastreams/f-
d%3Afc7f649e1e3ba58452f67e3fa1f66f69a15b96b3ea585c946e4fa854%2BEPUB%2BEPUB.1, 
NSErrorFailingURLKey=http://dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net/datastreams/f-
d%3Afc7f649e1e3ba58452f67e3fa1f66f69a15b96b3ea585c946e4fa854%2BEPUB%2BEPUB.1, 
NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out., NSUnderlyingError=0x1e1975b0 "The request 
timed out."}

so , can anybody suggest me how to solve this . . .

I just tried it in the simulator and it's definitely working — HAS, Sep 02 '13 at 10:18
@riyaz It's a quite large file, so do you download it on Wifi or cellular? — HAS, Sep 02 '13 at 10:19
Hmm ... For me it is definitely working. Is the page available in your country? I don't know if the unavailability of the page would produce a time out but honestly I have no other guess right now :( — HAS, Sep 02 '13 at 10:23
@HAS i am able to download some data , even some times i can able to download complete file i.e around 20mb file. . . but some times i am getting this error during download. . . — Shaik Riyaz, Sep 02 '13 at 10:29
@iOSCoder No . .i am not using blocks . .Is this error related to not using of blocks ? — Shaik Riyaz, Sep 02 '13 at 10:36
@riyaz No it's not. The way you're dealing with it is correct! — HAS, Sep 02 '13 at 10:52
@riyaz..no,just have a try with the below method...i strongly believe that its because of the spotty internet connection you are using... — Master Stroke, Sep 02 '13 at 10:53
@iAppDeveloper Why would using AFNetworking solve hat issue? Regarding a specified timeoutInterval, both approaches MUST behave identical. Just curious. — CouchDeveloper, Sep 02 '13 at 11:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '13 at 17:50

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Increase the timeout interval like 150 secs .

answered Sep 08 '13 at 17:50

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 02 '13 at 10:41

Try using GCDs abstraction called [NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler::

EXAMPLE:

NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"your_URL"];
NSURLRequest *myUrlRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
NSOperationQueue *queue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest: myUrlRequest queue: queue completionHandler: ^ (NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error)
{

    if ([data length] > 0 && error == nil)
        //doSomething With The data

    else if (error != nil && error.code == ERROR_CODE_TIMEOUT)
        //time out error

    else if (error != nil)
        //download error
}];

DOES IT MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE?

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 02 '13 at 10:12

0

The error message clearly states that the request has timed out - Get to a place you get better network speed or increase the request timeout, I see it as 60 now sometimes which may not be sufficient for image downloads.

answered Sep 02 '13 at 10:12

thatzprem

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It's not an image download ;) – HAS Sep 02 '13 at 10:12
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In the current NSURLConnection implementation, a timeout occurs when there was "timeoutInterval" seconds *inactivity* on the connection. That is, even when the data gets in slowly, it should not timeout when you get at least one byte every "timeoutInterval" seconds (60 seconds, as specified). – CouchDeveloper Sep 02 '13 at 11:50

NSMutableURLRequest "The request timed out" issue . .

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