set uri resolver timeout in XML::SAX

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I've written a SAX handler to process the xml output of a long-running servlet. The LWP::UserAgent eventually created to handle the request to the servlet has a default timeout of 180 seconds. I can't find a method or option in XML::SAX to set the timeout to another value. Any ideas?

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•Re: set uri resolver timeout in XML::SAX by merlyn (Sage) on Nov 05, 2002 at 02:02 UTC
HTTP does not want to be a long connection. You'll need to plan a different strategy that doesn't start the HTTP portion until the data is available. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re: set uri resolver timeout in XML::SAX by sauoq (Abbot) on Nov 05, 2002 at 02:19 UTC
That functionality isn't easily available. The right way to do it is to write your own ExternEnt and/or ExternEntFin handlers. You might give yourself a headstart by using the default handler which you should be able to find as XML/Parser/LWPExternEnt.pl somewhere under your Perl's lib directory. You could probably just copy that file elsewhere, change the call to LWP::UserAgent's constructor, rename the subroutine and set it as your custom handler. Don't hold me to it though. Good luck! -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]