To set the read and connect timeout I use the method below, because the SO_TIMEOUT option is not available for channels using NIO (and giving the warning Unknown channel option 'SO_TIMEOUT' for channel '[id: 0xa716fcb2]'
)
ReactorClientHttpConnector connector = new ReactorClientHttpConnector(
options -> options.option(ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, 2000)
.compression(true)
.afterNettyContextInit(ctx -> {
ctx.addHandlerLast(new ReadTimeoutHandler(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
}));
return WebClient.builder()
.clientConnector(connector)
.build();