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+package com.olympus.hermione.config;
+
+ import java.time.Duration;
+
+import org.springframework.ai.model.azure.openai.autoconfigure.AzureOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+import com.azure.core.http.HttpClient;
+import com.azure.core.util.HttpClientOptions;
+
+
+@Configuration
+public class AzureAIConfig {
+
+	@Bean
+	public AzureOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer responseTimeoutCustomizer() {
+		return openAiClientBuilder -> {
+			HttpClientOptions clientOptions = new HttpClientOptions()
+					.setResponseTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5));
+			openAiClientBuilder.httpClient(HttpClient.createDefault(clientOptions));
+		};
+	}
+
+
+
+}
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