every.channel/evolution/proposals/ECP-0055-directory-timeouts.md

ECP-0055: Directory HTTP Timeouts For Direct-Publish

Status: Draft

Problem

ec-node direct-publish keeps directory listings alive by periodically POSTing to /api/announce. If a single refresh POST hangs indefinitely (no client timeout), the refresh loop can stall and the listing expires, making streams undiscoverable.

Proposal

• Build a reqwest::Client with a small default timeout (e.g. 8s) for directory operations.
• Wrap periodic refresh POSTs in an additional short tokio::time::timeout guard.

This keeps directory liveness resilient under intermittent connectivity.