[Builder] No Fallback or Timeout Handling for API Calls

[andrewhooker2]

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Which Operating System are you using?

MacOS

Which version of AutoGPT are you using?

Master (branch)

What LLM Provider do you use?

Other (detail in issue)

Which area covers your issue best?

Performance

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b62c24dc77ba1aedd525d657424eb4ed0387b82f

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Description

When making calls to the autogpt-server from our autogpt-builder, if there is an error or the server does not respond within a few seconds, the frontend currently has no fallback or timeout mechanism. This results in the user being left without any notification or resolution.

Steps to Reproduce

Open the application and navigate to a feature that makes a call to the autogpt-server. Simulate a server error or delay the server response beyond a few seconds. Observe the frontend behavior. Expected Behavior If the autogpt-server returns an error or does not respond within a few seconds, the frontend should:

Terminate the request.

Notify the user of the error or timeout. Actual Behavior The frontend has no fallback or timeout mechanism, leaving the user without any notification or resolution if the server has an error or delays in response.

Suggested Solution

Implement a fallback or timeout mechanism in the frontend to handle:

Termination of the request after a specified timeout period (e.g., 5 seconds). User notification indicating that an error occurred or the request timed out. NextJS handles fallback / error pages well leveraging the file name of error.tsx

Environment

Browser: Chrome Operating System: MacOS

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