Add configurable timeout for LLM provider requests

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua

@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ CONFIG["SETTINGS"] = {}
 -- Examples are: "CmdOrControl+Shift+D", "Alt+F9", "F8"
 -- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.ShortcutVoiceRecording"] = "CmdOrControl+1"
 
+-- Configure the HTTP timeout for requests to LLM providers, in seconds.
+-- The default is 3600 (1 hour).
+-- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds"] = 3600
+
 -- Example chat templates for this configuration:
 CONFIG["CHAT_TEMPLATES"] = {}
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/BaseProvider.cs

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ namespace AIStudio.Provider;
 /// </summary>
 public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
 {
-    private static readonly TimeSpan HTTP_TIMEOUT = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);
+    private const int DEFAULT_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 3600;
 
     private static string TB(string fallbackEN) => I18N.I.T(fallbackEN, typeof(BaseProvider).Namespace, nameof(BaseProvider));
+    private static readonly SettingsManager SETTINGS_MANAGER = Program.SERVICE_PROVIDER.GetRequiredService<SettingsManager>();
     
     /// <summary>
     /// The HTTP client to use it for all requests.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
 
         // Set the base URL:
         this.HttpClient.BaseAddress = new(url);
-        this.HttpClient.Timeout = HTTP_TIMEOUT;
+        this.HttpClient.Timeout = GetProviderHttpTimeout();
     }
     
     #region Handling of IProvider, which all providers must implement
@@ -156,11 +157,41 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
     protected Task SendTimeoutError(string action) => MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(
         Icons.Material.Filled.HourglassTop,
         string.Format(
-            TB("The request to the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}) timed out after 1 hour while {2}. Please try again or check whether the provider is still responding."),
+            TB("The request to the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}) timed out after {2} while {3}. Please try again or check whether the provider is still responding."),
             this.InstanceName,
             this.Provider,
+            GetProviderHttpTimeoutDescription(),
             action)));
 
+    private static TimeSpan GetProviderHttpTimeout()
+    {
+        var seconds = SETTINGS_MANAGER.ConfigurationData.App.ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds;
+        if (seconds <= 0)
+            seconds = DEFAULT_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS;
+
+        return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(seconds);
+    }
+
+    private static string GetProviderHttpTimeoutDescription()
+    {
+        var timeout = GetProviderHttpTimeout();
+
+        if (timeout.TotalHours >= 1 && timeout.TotalMinutes % 60 == 0)
+        {
+            var hours = (int)timeout.TotalHours;
+            return hours == 1 ? "1 hour" : $"{hours} hours";
+        }
+
+        if (timeout.TotalMinutes >= 1 && timeout.TotalSeconds % 60 == 0)
+        {
+            var minutes = (int)timeout.TotalMinutes;
+            return minutes == 1 ? "1 minute" : $"{minutes} minutes";
+        }
+
+        var seconds = (int)timeout.TotalSeconds;
+        return seconds == 1 ? "1 second" : $"{seconds} seconds";
+    }
+
     protected async Task<string?> GetModelLoadingSecretKey(SecretStoreType storeType, string? apiKeyProvisional = null, bool isTryingSecret = false) => apiKeyProvisional switch
     {
         not null => apiKeyProvisional,

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs

@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public sealed class DataApp(Expression<Func<Data, DataApp>>? configSelection = n
     /// </summary>
     public string ShortcutVoiceRecording { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, n => n.ShortcutVoiceRecording, string.Empty);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The HTTP timeout in seconds for requests to LLM providers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, n => n.ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds, 3600);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Should the user be allowed to add providers?
     /// </summary>

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs

@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ public sealed class PluginConfiguration(bool isInternal, LuaState state, PluginT
         // Config: global voice recording shortcut
         ManagedConfiguration.TryProcessConfiguration(x => x.App, x => x.ShortcutVoiceRecording, this.Id, settingsTable, dryRun);
 
+        // Config: timeout for HTTP requests to providers
+        ManagedConfiguration.TryProcessConfiguration(x => x.App, x => x.ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds, this.Id, settingsTable, dryRun);
+        
         // Handle configured LLM providers:
         PluginConfigurationObject.TryParse(PluginConfigurationObjectType.LLM_PROVIDER, x => x.Providers, x => x.NextProviderNum, mainTable, this.Id, ref this.configObjects, dryRun);
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Loading.cs

@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ public static partial class PluginFactory
         if(ManagedConfiguration.IsConfigurationLeftOver(x => x.App, x => x.ShortcutVoiceRecording, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS))
             wasConfigurationChanged = true;
 
+        // Check for the provider HTTP timeout:
+        if(ManagedConfiguration.IsConfigurationLeftOver(x => x.App, x => x.ProviderHttpTimeoutSeconds, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS))
+            wasConfigurationChanged = true;
+
         // Check if audit is required before it can be activated
         if(ManagedConfiguration.IsConfigurationLeftOver(x => x.AssistantPluginAudit, x => x.RequireAuditBeforeActivation, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS))
             wasConfigurationChanged = true;