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    Type:Feature Request 
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    Resolution: Won't Fix
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    Priority:L3 - Default 
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    Affects Version/s: None
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    Component/s: external task client java
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AT
- On bootstrapping the java external task client I can specify a connection time to live
- To each request against the REST API the following headers are added
Connection: Keep-Alive Keep-Alive: timeout=$timeout 
Hint
The Apache HttpClient already has a configuration option which could simply be exposed HttpClientBuilder#setConnectionTimeToLive