RFR: 8208693: HttpClient: Extend the request timeout's scope to cover the response body

[Konrad Windszus]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:24:35 GMT, Volkan Yazici <vyazici at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Currently `HttpRequest::timeout` only applies until the response headers are received. Extend its scope to also cover the consumption of the response body.
> 
> ### Review guidelines
> 
> 1. Read _"the fix"_ in `MultiExchange`
> 2. Skim through the test server *handler* in `TimeoutResponseTestSupport`
> 3. Review first `TimeoutResponseHeaderTest`, and then `TimeoutResponseBodyTest` (Mind the multiple `@test` blocks!)

@vy Thanks a lot for driving this. I think also the javadoc of the request timeout should be clarified with what timeframe exactly it refers to.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27469#issuecomment-3397015424