Nicer API for network timeouts

python/core/auto_generated/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.sip.in

@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ for the constructor of this class.
     bool useSystemProxy() const;
 %Docstring
 Returns whether the system proxy should be used.
+%End
+
+    static int timeout();
+%Docstring
+Returns the network timeout length, in milliseconds.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setTimeout`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.6
+%End
+
+    static void setTimeout( int time );
+%Docstring
+Sets the maximum timeout ``time`` for network requests, in milliseconds.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`timeout`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.6
 %End
 
   signals:

src/app/qgsoptions.cpp

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ QgsOptions::QgsOptions( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags fl, const QList<QgsOpti
   connect( mBtnMoveHelpDown, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &QgsOptions::moveHelpPathDown );
 
   //Network timeout
-  mNetworkTimeoutSpinBox->setValue( mSettings->value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), 60000 ).toInt() );
+  mNetworkTimeoutSpinBox->setValue( QgsNetworkAccessManager::timeout() );
   leUserAgent->setText( mSettings->value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/userAgent" ), "Mozilla/5.0" ).toString() );
 
   // WMS capabilities expiry time
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ void QgsOptions::saveOptions()
   mSettings->setValue( QStringLiteral( "help/helpSearchPath" ), helpPaths );
 
   //Network timeout
-  mSettings->setValue( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), mNetworkTimeoutSpinBox->value() );
+  QgsNetworkAccessManager::setTimeout( mNetworkTimeoutSpinBox->value() );
   mSettings->setValue( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/userAgent" ), leUserAgent->text() );
 
   // WMS capabiltiies expiry time

src/core/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp

@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QgsNetworkAccessManager::createRequest( QNetworkAccessManager::Op
   timer->setObjectName( QStringLiteral( "timeoutTimer" ) );
   connect( timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &QgsNetworkAccessManager::abortRequest );
   timer->setSingleShot( true );
-  const int timeout = s.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), 60000 ).toInt();
-  timer->start( timeout );
+  timer->start( timeout() );
 
   connect( reply, &QNetworkReply::downloadProgress, timer, [timer] { timer->start(); } );
   connect( reply, &QNetworkReply::uploadProgress, timer, [timer] { timer->start(); } );
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ void QgsNetworkAccessManager::restartTimeout( QNetworkReply *reply )
     Q_ASSERT( !timer->isActive() );
     QgsDebugMsg( QStringLiteral( "Restarting network reply timeout" ) );
     timer->setSingleShot( true );
-    timer->start( QgsSettings().value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), 60000 ).toInt() );
+    timer->start( timeout() );
   }
 }
 
@@ -609,6 +608,16 @@ void QgsNetworkAccessManager::setupDefaultProxyAndCache( Qt::ConnectionType conn
     setCache( newcache );
 }
 
+int QgsNetworkAccessManager::timeout()
+{
+  return QgsSettings().value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), 60000 ).toInt();
+}
+
+void QgsNetworkAccessManager::setTimeout( const int time )
+{
+  QgsSettings().setValue( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/networkAndProxy/networkTimeout" ), time );
+}
+
 
 //
 // QgsNetworkRequestParameters

src/core/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.h

@@ -398,6 +398,22 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsNetworkAccessManager : public QNetworkAccessManager
      */
     bool useSystemProxy() const { return mUseSystemProxy; }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the network timeout length, in milliseconds.
+     *
+     * \see setTimeout()
+     * \since QGIS 3.6
+     */
+    static int timeout();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the maximum timeout \a time for network requests, in milliseconds.
+     *
+     * \see timeout()
+     * \since QGIS 3.6
+     */
+    static void setTimeout( int time );
+
   signals:
 
     /**

tests/src/core/testqgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp

@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ void TestQgsNetworkAccessManager::fetchTimeout()
   if ( QgsTest::isTravis() )
     QSKIP( "This test is disabled on Travis CI environment" );
 
+  QgsNetworkAccessManager::setTimeout( 2000 );
+  QCOMPARE( QgsNetworkAccessManager::timeout(), 2000 );
+  QgsNetworkAccessManager::setTimeout( 1000 );
+
   QObject context;
   //test fetching from a blank url
   bool gotRequestAboutToBeCreatedSignal = false;