chore(pre-commit): introduce settings for timeouts for requests

Author: angela-tran

benefits/settings.py

@@ -309,3 +309,9 @@ def _filter_empty(ls):
 ]
 env_style_src = _filter_empty(os.environ.get("DJANGO_CSP_STYLE_SRC", "").split(","))
 CSP_STYLE_SRC.extend(env_style_src)
+
+# Configuration for requests
+# https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/advanced/#timeouts
+
+REQUESTS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = os.environ.get("REQUESTS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT", 3)
+REQUESTS_READ_TIMEOUT = os.environ.get("REQUESTS_READ_TIMEOUT", 1)

docs/configuration/environment-variables.md

@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ Comma-separated list of hosts which are trusted origins for unsafe requests (e.g
 
 Comma-separated list of User-Agent strings which, when present as an HTTP header, should only receive healthcheck responses. Used by our `HealthcheckUserAgents` middleware.
 
+## `requests` configuration
+
+!!! tldr "`requests` docs"
+
+    [Docs for timeouts](https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/advanced/#timeouts)
+
+### `REQUESTS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT`
+
+The number of seconds `requests` will wait for the client to establish a connection to a remote machine. Defaults to 3 seconds.
+
+### `REQUESTS_READ_TIMEOUT`
+
+The number of seconds the client will wait for the server to send a response. Defaults to 1 second.
+
 ## Cypress tests
 
 !!! tldr "Cypress docs"