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My web service has this code
lock(typeof MyWebServiceClass)
Well i call a 3rd party unchangeable code and it never returns. BOOM! BAM!
I am locked forever now and my web site crashes.
This never returns only happens once in a great while.
Is it possible to create a lock that times out? IE lock the code for 5 minutes then release the lock?
Instead of creating a timed lock, I would limit your third party request by putting it in a separate thread/task. Then, kick off the thread (or task if .NET 4.0 and TPL available to you) and join on the response with a timeout. If the join times out, then cancel the thread (or call the cancel token on the TPL task).