docs: clarify async/await timeout error handling#7471
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Summary
ECONNABORTEDandETIMEDOUTtransitional.clarifyTimeoutErroraffects the timeout codeFixes #7225
Testing
npm run test:eslintrequirescross-envin this clone)Summary by cubic
Clarifies the async/await timeout example in the README. Handles both timeout codes and shows how
transitional.clarifyTimeoutErrorchanges the error code.Description
ECONNABORTEDandETIMEDOUTin one timeout branch with an early return.transitional.clarifyTimeoutErrorin the request config (example defaults to false; set true forETIMEDOUT).axioserrors from unexpected errors with clearer logging.Docs
README.mdexample and added an inline comment explainingclarifyTimeoutError.Testing
Written for commit 734c4ad. Summary will update on new commits.