allow custom timeout interval.

MKNetworkKit/MKNetworkEngine.h

@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@
 
 /*!
  *  @abstract Creates a simple GET Operation with a request URL, parameters, HTTP Method and the SSL switch
+ *
+ *  @discussion
+ *	Creates an operation with the given URL path.
+ *  The ssl option when true changes the URL to https.
+ *  The ssl option when false changes the URL to http.
+ *  The default headers you specified in your MKNetworkEngine subclass gets added to the headers
+ *  The params dictionary in this method gets attached to the URL as query parameters if the HTTP Method is GET/DELETE
+ *  The params dictionary is attached to the body if the HTTP Method is POST/PUT
+ *  The previously mentioned methods operationWithPath: and operationWithPath:params: call this internally
+ */
+-(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
+                                  params:(NSDictionary*) body
+                              httpMethod:(NSString*)method
+                                     ssl:(BOOL) useSSL;
+
+/*!
+ *  @abstract Creates a simple GET Operation with a request URL, parameters, HTTP Method, the SSL switch and timeout interval
  *  
  *  @discussion
  *	Creates an operation with the given URL path.
@@ -148,7 +165,8 @@
 -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
                          params:(NSDictionary*) body
                    httpMethod:(NSString*)method 
-                          ssl:(BOOL) useSSL;
+                          ssl:(BOOL) useSSL
+              timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval;
 
 /*!
  *  @abstract Creates a simple GET Operation with a request URL
@@ -192,6 +210,25 @@
                               params:(NSDictionary*) body
                         httpMethod:(NSString*) method;
 
+/*!
+ *  @abstract Creates a simple Operation with a request URL, parameters ,HTTP Method and timeout interval
+ *
+ *  @discussion
+ *	Creates an operation with the given absolute URL.
+ *  The hostname of the engine is *NOT* prefixed
+ *  The default headers you specified in your MKNetworkEngine subclass gets added to the headers
+ *  The params dictionary in this method gets attached to the URL as query parameters if the HTTP Method is GET/DELETE
+ *  The params dictionary is attached to the body if the HTTP Method is POST/PUT
+ *	This method can be over-ridden by subclasses to tweak the operation creation mechanism.
+ *  You would typically over-ride this method to create a subclass of MKNetworkOperation (if you have one). After you create it, you should call [super prepareHeaders:operation] to attach any custom headers from super class.
+ *  @seealso
+ *  prepareHeaders:
+ */
+-(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithURLString:(NSString*) urlString
+                                       params:(NSDictionary*) body
+                                   httpMethod:(NSString*) method
+                              timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval;
+
 /*!
  *  @abstract adds the custom default headers
  *  
@@ -422,4 +459,5 @@
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL shouldSendAcceptLanguageHeader;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval timeoutInterval;
 @end

MKNetworkKit/MKNetworkEngine.m

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ - (id) initWithHostName:(NSString*) hostName portNumber:(int)portNumber apiPath:
 
     self.customOperationSubclass = [MKNetworkOperation class];
     self.shouldSendAcceptLanguageHeader = YES;
+    self.timeoutInterval = kMKNetworkKitRequestTimeOutInSeconds;
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -352,7 +353,15 @@ -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
 -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
                                   params:(NSDictionary*) body
                               httpMethod:(NSString*)method
-                                     ssl:(BOOL) useSSL {
+                                     ssl:(BOOL) useSSL{
+  return [self operationWithPath:path params:body httpMethod:method ssl:useSSL timeoutInterval:self.timeoutInterval];
+}
+
+-(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
+                                  params:(NSDictionary*) body
+                              httpMethod:(NSString*)method
+                                     ssl:(BOOL) useSSL
+                         timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval{
 
   if(self.hostName == nil) {
 
@@ -377,7 +386,7 @@ -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithPath:(NSString*) path
   }
 
 
-  return [self operationWithURLString:urlString params:body httpMethod:method];
+  return [self operationWithURLString:urlString params:body httpMethod:method timeoutInterval:timeoutInterval];
 }
 
 -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithURLString:(NSString*) urlString {
@@ -396,7 +405,15 @@ -(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithURLString:(NSString*) urlString
                                        params:(NSDictionary*) body
                                    httpMethod:(NSString*)method {
 
-  MKNetworkOperation *operation = [[self.customOperationSubclass alloc] initWithURLString:urlString params:body httpMethod:method];
+  return [self operationWithURLString:urlString params:body httpMethod:method timeoutInterval:self.timeoutInterval];
+}
+
+-(MKNetworkOperation*) operationWithURLString:(NSString*) urlString
+                                       params:(NSDictionary*) body
+                                   httpMethod:(NSString*)method
+                              timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval{
+
+  MKNetworkOperation *operation = [[self.customOperationSubclass alloc] initWithURLString:urlString params:body httpMethod:method timeoutInterval:timeoutInterval];
   operation.shouldSendAcceptLanguageHeader = self.shouldSendAcceptLanguageHeader;
 
   [self prepareHeaders:operation];

MKNetworkKit/MKNetworkOperation.h

@@ -686,7 +686,12 @@ typedef enum {
 -(void) updateOperationBasedOnPreviousHeaders:(NSMutableDictionary*) headers;
 -(NSString*) uniqueIdentifier;
 
+- (instancetype)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
+                           params:(NSDictionary *)params
+                       httpMethod:(NSString *)method;
+
 - (instancetype)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
                  params:(NSDictionary *)params
-             httpMethod:(NSString *)method;
+             httpMethod:(NSString *)method
+           timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval;
 @end

MKNetworkKit/MKNetworkOperation.m

@@ -89,9 +89,14 @@ @interface MKNetworkOperation (/*Private Methods*/)
 
 @property (strong, nonatomic) NSError *error;
 
+- (instancetype)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
+                           params:(NSDictionary *)body
+                       httpMethod:(NSString *)method;
+
 - (instancetype)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
                  params:(NSDictionary *)body
-             httpMethod:(NSString *)method;
+             httpMethod:(NSString *)method
+           timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval;
 
 -(NSData*) bodyData;
 
@@ -609,9 +614,17 @@ -(void) addDownloadStream:(NSOutputStream*) outputStream {
   [self.downloadStreams addObject:outputStream];
 }
 
+- (instancetype)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
+                           params:(NSDictionary *)params
+                       httpMethod:(NSString *)method
+{
+  return [self initWithURLString:aURLString params:params httpMethod:method timeoutInterval:kMKNetworkKitRequestTimeOutInSeconds];
+}
+
 - (id)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
                  params:(NSDictionary *)params
              httpMethod:(NSString *)method
+           timeoutInterval:(NSTimeInterval)timeoutInterval
 
 {
   if((self = [super init])) {
@@ -659,7 +672,7 @@ - (id)initWithURLString:(NSString *)aURLString
 
     self.request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:finalURL
                                            cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
-                                       timeoutInterval:kMKNetworkKitRequestTimeOutInSeconds];
+                                       timeoutInterval:timeoutInterval];
 
     [self.request setHTTPMethod:method];