Increased timeout for local AI inferences, and made AI timeout configurable per provider

Fixes issue #1396

config/packages/ai_lm_studio_platform.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ ai:
     platform:
         lmstudio:
             host_url: '%env(string:settings:ai_lmstudio:hostURL)%'
+            http_client: 'app.http_client.ai_lmstudio'

config/packages/ai_ollama_platform.yaml

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ ai:
         ollama:
             endpoint: '%env(string:settings:ai_ollama:endpoint)%'
             api_key: '%env(string:settings:ai_ollama:apiKey)%'
+            http_client: 'app.http_client.ai_ollama'

config/packages/ai_open_router_platform.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ ai:
     platform:
         openrouter:
             api_key: '%env(string:settings:ai_openrouter:apiKey)%'
+            http_client: 'app.http_client.ai_openrouter'

config/services.yaml

@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ services:
         alias: 'doctrine.migrations.dependency_factory'
 
 
+    ####################################################################################################################
+    # AI provider HTTP clients (with configurable timeouts)
+    ####################################################################################################################
+
+    app.http_client.ai_ollama:
+        class: Symfony\Contracts\HttpClient\HttpClientInterface
+        factory: ['@http_client', 'withOptions']
+        arguments:
+            - { timeout: '%env(int:settings:ai_ollama:timeout)%' }
+
+    app.http_client.ai_lmstudio:
+        class: Symfony\Contracts\HttpClient\HttpClientInterface
+        factory: ['@http_client', 'withOptions']
+        arguments:
+            - { timeout: '%env(int:settings:ai_lmstudio:timeout)%' }
+
+    app.http_client.ai_openrouter:
+        class: Symfony\Contracts\HttpClient\HttpClientInterface
+        factory: ['@http_client', 'withOptions']
+        arguments:
+            - { timeout: '%env(int:settings:ai_openrouter:timeout)%' }
+
     ####################################################################################################################
     # Email
     ####################################################################################################################

src/Services/InfoProviderSystem/Providers/AIWebProvider.php

@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ final class AIWebProvider implements InfoProviderInterface
         try {
             $aiPlatform = $this->AIPlatformRegistry->getPlatform($this->settings->platform ?? throw new \RuntimeException('No AI platform selected') );
 
+            // AI inference can take much longer than PHP's default max_execution_time (typically 30s).
+            // The HTTP client timeout already enforces the configured limit; disable PHP's constraint here.
+            set_time_limit(0);
+
             //'openai/gpt-5-mini'
             $result = $aiPlatform->invoke($this->settings->model ?? throw new \RuntimeException('No model selected'), $input, [
                 'response_format' => [

src/Settings/AISettings/AISettings.php

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class AISettings
 {
     use SettingsTrait;
 
+    public const TIMEOUT_LIMIT = 600;
+
     #[EmbeddedSettings]
     public ?OpenRouterSettings $openRouter = null;
 

src/Settings/AISettings/LMStudioSettings.php

@@ -23,16 +23,17 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace App\Settings\AISettings;
 
-use App\Form\Type\APIKeyType;
 use App\Services\AI\AIPlatformSettingsInterface;
 use App\Settings\SettingsIcon;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Metadata\EnvVarMode;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\Settings;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsParameter;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\NumberType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\UrlType;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\StaticMessage;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatableMessage as TM;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
 #[Settings(name: 'ai_lmstudio', label: new TM("settings.ai.lmstudio"))]
 #[SettingsIcon("fa-robot")]
@@ -46,6 +47,14 @@ class LMStudioSettings implements AIPlatformSettingsInterface
         envVar: "AI_LMSTUDIO_HOSTURL", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE)]
     public ?string $hostURL = null;
 
+    #[SettingsParameter(label: new TM("settings.ai.timeout"),
+        description: new TM("settings.ai.timeout.help"),
+        formType: NumberType::class,
+        formOptions: ["scale" => 0, "attr" => ["min" => 1]],
+    )]
+    #[Assert\Range(min: 1, max: AISettings::TIMEOUT_LIMIT)]
+    public int $timeout = 180;
+
     public function isAIPlatformEnabled(): bool
     {
         return $this->hostURL !== null && $this->hostURL !== "";

src/Settings/AISettings/OllamaSettings.php

@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Metadata\EnvVarMode;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\Settings;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsParameter;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\NumberType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\UrlType;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\StaticMessage;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatableMessage as TM;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
 #[Settings(name: 'ai_ollama', label: new TM("settings.ai.ollama"))]
 #[SettingsIcon("fa-robot")]
@@ -51,6 +53,14 @@ class OllamaSettings implements AIPlatformSettingsInterface
         envVar: "AI_OLLAMA_API_KEY", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE)]
     public ?string $apiKey = null;
 
+    #[SettingsParameter(label: new TM("settings.ai.timeout"),
+        description: new TM("settings.ai.timeout.help"),
+        formType: NumberType::class,
+        formOptions: ["scale" => 0, "attr" => ["min" => 1]]
+    )]
+    #[Assert\Range(min: 1, max: AISettings::TIMEOUT_LIMIT)]
+    public int $timeout = 180;
+
     public function isAIPlatformEnabled(): bool
     {
         return $this->endpoint !== null && $this->endpoint !== "";

src/Settings/AISettings/OpenRouterSettings.php

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Metadata\EnvVarMode;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\Settings;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsParameter;
 use Jbtronics\SettingsBundle\Settings\SettingsTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\NumberType;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatableMessage as TM;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
 #[Settings(name: 'ai_openrouter', label: new TM("settings.ai.openrouter"), description: "settings.ai.openrouter.help")]
 #[SettingsIcon("fa-robot")]
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ class OpenRouterSettings implements AIPlatformSettingsInterface
         formOptions: ["help_html" => true], envVar: "AI_OPENROUTER_KEY", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE)]
     public ?string $apiKey = null;
 
+    #[SettingsParameter(label: new TM("settings.ai.timeout"),
+        description: new TM("settings.ai.timeout.help"),
+        formType: NumberType::class,
+        formOptions: ["scale" => 0, "attr" => ["min" => 1]],
+        envVar: "int:AI_OPENROUTER_TIMEOUT", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE)]
+    #[Assert\Range(min: 1, max: AISettings::TIMEOUT_LIMIT)]
+    public int $timeout = 90;
+
     public function isAIPlatformEnabled(): bool
     {
         return $this->apiKey !== null && $this->apiKey !== "";

translations/messages.en.xlf

@@ -13637,6 +13637,18 @@ Buerklin-API Authentication server:
         <target>API Key</target>
       </segment>
     </unit>
+    <unit id="VxXEQUD" name="settings.ai.timeout">
+      <segment state="translated">
+        <source>settings.ai.timeout</source>
+        <target>Timeout</target>
+      </segment>
+    </unit>
+    <unit id="vRgtpoJ" name="settings.ai.timeout.help">
+      <segment state="translated">
+        <source>settings.ai.timeout.help</source>
+        <target>Maximum time in seconds to wait for a response. Local AI inference might take multiple minutes, cloud inference is normally faster.</target>
+      </segment>
+    </unit>
     <unit id="kuDv.So" name="browser_plugin.recent_pages.title">
       <segment state="translated">
         <source>browser_plugin.recent_pages.title</source>