Create an object that encapsulates the timeout settings, with default values.

Setter method that turns on or off the recovery mechanism for streaming connections that appear to be buffered. When the network infrastructure buffers the initial part of the streaming data flow, the Client automatically switches to smart polling mode. Setting this property to true enables the Client to switch-back to streaming mode if the network infrastructure releases the data after the initial buffering. This recovery mechanism is one of the features of the "Stream-sense" mechanism. It allows a better quality communication channel to be finally established in many cases. But if some intermediate proxy or antivirus buffers the streaming data flow in blocks (that is, not only on the initial part), then the streaming recovery may lead to a worse communication channel, with pauses that may even cause the client Engine to enter the "STALLED" status.

Setter method that sets the maximum time the Server is allowed to wait for any data to be sent in response to a polling request, if no data is available at request time. Setting this time to a non-zero value and the polling interval to zero leads to an "asynchronous polling" behaviour, which, on low data rates, is very similar to the streaming mode. Setting this time to zero and the polling interval to a nonzero value, on the other hand, leads to a classical "synchronous polling". Note that the Server may, in some cases, delay the answer for more than the supplied time, to protect itself against a high polling rate or because of bandwidth restrictions. Also, the Server may impose an upper limit on the wait time, in order to be able to check for client-side connection drops.

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Setter method that sets the interval between two keepalive packets (heartbeats) sent by Lightstreamer Server on a stream connection when no actual data is being transmitted. The Server may, however, impose a lower limit on the keepalive interval, in order to protect itself. Also, the Server may impose an upper limit on the keepalive interval, in order to be able to check for client-side connection drops.

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Setter method that sets the polling interval used for poll connections. The client Engine switches from the default streaming mode to polling mode when the client network infrastructure does not allow streaming on HTTP connections. Also, polling mode can be forced by calling the openPollingConnection method of the LSClient class. The polling interval affects the rate at which polling requests are issued. It is the time between the start of a polling request and the start of the next request. However, if the polling interval expires before the first polling request has returned, then the second polling request is delayed. This may happen, for instance, when the Server delays the answer because of the idle timeout setting. In any case, the polling interval allows for setting an upper limit on the polling frequency. The Server does not impose a lower limit on the client polling interval. However, in some cases, it may protect itself against a high polling rate by delaying its answer. Network limitations and configured bandwidth limits may also lower the polling rate, despite of the client polling interval. The Server may, however, impose an upper limit on the polling interval, in order to be able to promptly detect terminated polling request sequences and discard related session information.

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Setter method that sets the time the library has to wait, after an unsuccessful streaming or polling connection attempt, before automatically performing a new attempt.

Setter method that sets the time the client Engine, after entering "STALLED" status, is allowed to wait for a keepalive packet or any data on a stream connection, before disconnecting and trying to reconnect to the Server. (Default value is 15000)

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Setter method that sets the extra time the client Engine is allowed to wait when an expected keepalive packet has not been received on a stream connection (and no actual data has arrived), before entering the "STALLED" status. (Default value is 2000)

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