public Builder withConnectTimeout(int timeout){
  properties.setProperty(NettyOptions.CONNECT_TIMEOUT,String.valueOf(Assert.argNot(timeout,timeout <= 0,"timeout must be positive")));
  return this;
}

public Builder withConnectTimeout ( int timeout ) { properties . setProperty ( NettyOptions . CONNECT_TIMEOUT , String . valueOf ( Assert . argNot ( timeout , timeout <= 0 , "timeout must be positive" ) ) ) ; return this ; }
sets the netty connect timeout .
