[feature/performance] Wrap incoming HTTP requests in timeout handler (#2353)

* deinterface router, start messing about with deadlines

* weeeee

* thanks linter (thinter)

* write Connection: close when timing out requests

* update wording

* don't replace req

* don't bother with fancy Cause functions (I'll use them one day...)

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/internal/gtserror/withcode.go b/internal/gtserror/withcode.go
index 55fe7502a..d17a4e42e 100644
--- a/internal/gtserror/withcode.go
+++ b/internal/gtserror/withcode.go
@@ -198,3 +198,14 @@ func NewErrorClientClosedRequest(original error) WithCode {
 		code:     StatusClientClosedRequest,
 	}
 }
+
+// NewErrorRequestTimeout returns an ErrorWithCode 408 with the given original error.
+// This error type should only be used when the server has decided to hang up a client
+// request after x amount of time, to avoid keeping extremely slow client requests open.
+func NewErrorRequestTimeout(original error) WithCode {
+	return withCode{
+		original: original,
+		safe:     errors.New(http.StatusText(http.StatusRequestTimeout)),
+		code:     http.StatusRequestTimeout,
+	}
+}