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diff --git a/kafka/conn.py b/kafka/conn.py
index f353441..2b8f1c2 100644
--- a/kafka/conn.py
+++ b/kafka/conn.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from kafka.common import ConnectionError
log = logging.getLogger("kafka")
+DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120
class KafkaConnection(local):
"""
@@ -17,8 +18,13 @@ class KafkaConnection(local):
by a call to `recv` in order to get the correct response. Eventually,
we can do something in here to facilitate multiplexed requests/responses
since the Kafka API includes a correlation id.
+
+ host: the host name or IP address of a kafka broker
+ port: the port number the kafka broker is listening on
+ timeout: default 120. The socket timeout for sending and receiving data
+ in seconds. None means no timeout, so a request can block forever.
"""
- def __init__(self, host, port, timeout=10):
+ def __init__(self, host, port, timeout=DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
super(KafkaConnection, self).__init__()
self.host = host
self.port = port