This example demonstrates how to set the request timeout duration when initiating a call from the Dubbo-go client. You can view the complete example source code here.
When creating a client, you can set a global timeout using the client.WithRequestTimeout() method (shared by all service proxies using this client).
    cli, err := client.NewClient(
        client.WithClientURL("tri://127.0.0.1:20000"),
        client.WithClientRequestTimeout(3 * time.Second),
    )
You can also create service-level timeout using client.WithRequestTimeout() (all method calls initiated from the following service proxy svc will use this timeout).
   svc, err := greet.NewGreetService(cli, client.WithRequestTimeout(5 * time.Second))
Additionally, you can specify a timeout when making the call using client.WithCallRequestTimeout().
resp, err := svc.GreetTimeout(context.Background(), &greet.GreetRequest{Name: "hello world"}, client.WithCallRequestTimeout(10 * time.Second))
From top to bottom, the priority of the above three methods increases, with client.WithCallRequestTimeout() having the highest priority.
Source file path: dubbo-go-sample/timeout/proto/greet.proto
syntax = "proto3";
package greet;
option go_package = "github.com/apache/dubbo-go-samples/timeout/proto;greet";
message GreetRequest {
  string name = 1;
}
message GreetResponse {
  string greeting = 1;
}
service GreetService {
  rpc Greet(GreetRequest) returns (GreetResponse) {}
  rpc GreetTimeout(GreetRequest) returns (GreetResponse) {}
}
The Greet method responds directly, while the GreetTimeout method waits for five seconds before responding (simulating a timeout).
Source file path: dubbo-go-sample/timeout/go-server/handler.go
package main
import (
   "context"
   "time"
   greet "github.com/apache/dubbo-go-samples/timeout/proto"
)
type GreetTripleServer struct {
}
func (srv *GreetTripleServer) Greet(ctx context.Context, req *greet.GreetRequest) (*greet.GreetResponse, error) {
   resp := &greet.GreetResponse{Greeting: req.Name}
   return resp, nil
}
func (srv *GreetTripleServer) GreetTimeout(ctx context.Context, req *greet.GreetRequest) (*greet.GreetResponse, error) {
   time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
   resp := &greet.GreetResponse{Greeting: req.Name}
   return resp, nil
}
Client file, creating a client, setting the timeout to 3s, requesting Greet and GreetTimeout, and outputting the response results.
Source file path: dubbo-go-sample/timeout/go-client/client.go
package main
import (
	"context"
	"time"
	"dubbo.apache.org/dubbo-go/v3/client"
	_ "dubbo.apache.org/dubbo-go/v3/imports"
	greet "github.com/apache/dubbo-go-samples/timeout/proto"
	"github.com/dubbogo/gost/log/logger"
)
func main() {
	cli, err := client.NewClient(
		client.WithClientURL("tri://127.0.0.1:20000"),
		client.WithClientRequestTimeout(3*time.Second),
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	svc, err := greet.NewGreetService(cli)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	// test timeout
	resp, err := svc.GreetTimeout(context.Background(), &greet.GreetRequest{Name: "hello world"})
	if err != nil {
		logger.Error("call [greet.GreetService.GreetTimeout] service timeout")
		logger.Error(err)
	} else {
		logger.Infof("Greet response: %s", resp.Greeting)
	}
	// test normal
	resp, err = svc.Greet(context.Background(), &greet.GreetRequest{Name: "hello world"})
	if err != nil {
		logger.Error(err)
	}
	logger.Infof("Greet response: %s", resp.Greeting)
}
Start the server first, then start the client. You will observe that the GreetTimeout request times out while the Greet request responds normally.
[call [greet.GreetService.GreetTimeout] service timeout]
Greet response: [hello world]