Code reviewMediumcr-g505

Subject Timeout handlingLevel Mid–Senior~16 minCommon in Networking & APIs interviewsIndustries Software development, Technology

Question

Review this Java HTTP client config used for all calls to a slow third-party API.

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Code to reviewjava

1OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()2    .connectTimeout(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS)3    .build();4 5String fetch(String url) throws IOException {6    try (Response r = client.newCall(new Request.Builder().url(url).build()).execute()) {7        return r.body().string();8    }9}

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