1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9366a2c3d087..ea3a7f8ba2b5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::string::{FromUtf8Error, ToString};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "json")] use serde::Serialize;
 #[cfg(feature = "json")] use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
@@ -220,6 +221,13 @@ impl <'a> Request<'a> {
         Ok(self)
     }
 
+    /// Configure a timeout for the request after which the request
+    /// will be aborted.
+    pub fn timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Self, curl::Error> {
+        self.handle.timeout(timeout)?;
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     /// Add a byte-array body to a request using the specified
     /// `Content-Type`.
     pub fn body(mut self, content_type: &'a str, data: &'a [u8]) -> Self {