Handling optimization patterns with HttpClient in ASP.NET Core 6 When Calling External API
I've been banging my head against this for hours... I'm working on an ASP.NET Core 6 application that makes HTTP calls to an external API using `HttpClient`. Occasionally, I encounter a `TaskCanceledException` that indicates a timeout when the request takes too long to respond. I've set up the `HttpClient` like this: ```csharp services.AddHttpClient<MyService>(client => { client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.example.com"); client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5); }); ``` Despite setting a 5-second timeout, I'm seeing this exception intermittently, and it's causing the entire application to crash because I'm not handling the exception properly. I've tried wrapping the call in a try-catch block as follows: ```csharp try { var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync("/data"); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); // Process data } catch (TaskCanceledException ex) { // Log and handle timeout Console.WriteLine("Request timed out: " + ex.Message); } catch (HttpRequestException ex) { // Handle other HTTP errors Console.WriteLine("Request behavior: " + ex.Message); } ``` However, when a timeout occurs, it still seems to crash my application after logging the exception. I've verified that other types of exceptions are being handled correctly. Is there something I'm missing in the way I'm managing timeouts, or perhaps a better way to configure the `HttpClient` to avoid this scenario? Any insights would be appreciated!