no-fetch-without-abort-timeout

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Skill name

no-fetch-without-abort-timeout

Description

Do not call fetch without an abort signal timeout. Pair every fetch with AbortSignal.timeout or an AbortController plus setTimeout. Use only when editing TypeScript/JavaScript fetch calls in Node or browser code. Do not use for axios/got (they carry their own timeout options) or WebSocket connects.

License

MIT

Metadata

pack: stopthatslop-ts-node-v1 · globs: **/*.ts · engine_rule_id: typescript.http.no-fetch-without-abort-timeout

Instructions

44 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

# Every fetch needs a timeout

Node's `fetch` has no default request timeout. A stalled upstream pins the
socket and, on a server, one of your concurrency slots per such request until
the process is restarted.

## Do

```typescript
const response = await fetch("https://partner.example.com/quote", {
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000),
});
```

For cancellation you need to trigger yourself, use a controller:

```typescript
const controller = new AbortController();
const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5_000);
try {
  return await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal });
} finally {
  clearTimeout(timer);
}
```

## Do not

```typescript
const response = await fetch("https://partner.example.com/quote");
```

`AbortSignal.timeout` requires Node 17.3+ / modern browsers; on older runtimes,
use the controller form.

## Enforce

CI gates this rule (`enforcement: checker`):

```bash
python3 scripts/check.py --repo-root . --pack ts --rule typescript.http.no-fetch-without-abort-timeout
```

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Last commit (this folder)

Sep 1, 2026 (2 months ago)

Last release

Sep 13, 2026 (1 month ago)

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License

MIT

Repository

github.com/StopThatSlop/stopthatslop

Website

stopthatslop.com

First seen

Oct 24, 2026

Last checked

Oct 24, 2026

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