change the default ping timeout to 3 seconds and make it configurable

docs/configuration.asciidoc

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ Default::: `30000`
 Default::: `30000`
 
 
+`pingTimeout`[[config-ping-timeout]]:: `Number` -- Milliseconds that a ping request can take before timing out.
+
+Default::: `3000`
+
+
 
 `keepAlive`[[config-keep-alive]]:: `Boolean` -- Should the connections to the node be kept open forever? This behavior is recommended when you are connecting directly to Elasticsearch.
 

docs/quick_start.asciidoc

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Almost all of the methods on the client accept two arguments:
 [source,js]
 -----------------
 client.ping({
-  requestTimeout: 1000,
+  requestTimeout: 30000,
+
   // undocumented params are appended to the query string
   hello: "elasticsearch!"
 }, function (error) {

scripts/generate/js_api.js

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ module.exports = function (branch, done) {
       }
 
       if (name === 'ping') {
-        spec.requestTimeout = 100;
+        spec.requestTimeout = 3000;
       }
 
       var urls = _.difference(def.url.paths, overrides.aliases[name]);

src/lib/connection.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function ConnectionAbstract(host, config) {
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   this.log = config.log || new Log();
+  this.pingTimeout = config.pingTimeout || 3000;
 
   if (!host) {
     throw new TypeError('Missing host');
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ ConnectionAbstract.prototype.ping = function (params, cb) {
     cb = typeof cb === 'function' ? cb : null;
   }
 
-  var requestTimeout = 100;
+  var requestTimeout = this.pingTimeout;
   var requestTimeoutId;
   var aborted;
   var abort;