Title: HttpTransporter::mergeOptions
Published: May 20, 2026

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# HttpTransporter::mergeOptions( WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|null $requestOptions, WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|null $parameterOptions ): WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|null

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#changelog)

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Merges request options with parameter options taking precedence.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$requestOptions`WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|nullrequired

Options from the Request object.

`$parameterOptions`WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|nullrequired

Options passed as method parameter.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|null Merged options, or null if
both are null.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    private function mergeOptions(?RequestOptions $requestOptions, ?RequestOptions $parameterOptions): ?RequestOptions
    {
        // If no options at all, return null
        if ($requestOptions === null && $parameterOptions === null) {
            return null;
        }
        // If only one set of options exists, return it
        if ($requestOptions === null) {
            return $parameterOptions;
        }
        if ($parameterOptions === null) {
            return $requestOptions;
        }
        // Both exist, merge them with parameter options taking precedence
        $merged = new RequestOptions();
        // Start with request options (lower precedence)
        if ($requestOptions->getTimeout() !== null) {
            $merged->setTimeout($requestOptions->getTimeout());
        }
        if ($requestOptions->getConnectTimeout() !== null) {
            $merged->setConnectTimeout($requestOptions->getConnectTimeout());
        }
        if ($requestOptions->getMaxRedirects() !== null) {
            $merged->setMaxRedirects($requestOptions->getMaxRedirects());
        }
        // Override with parameter options (higher precedence)
        if ($parameterOptions->getTimeout() !== null) {
            $merged->setTimeout($parameterOptions->getTimeout());
        }
        if ($parameterOptions->getConnectTimeout() !== null) {
            $merged->setConnectTimeout($parameterOptions->getConnectTimeout());
        }
        if ($parameterOptions->getMaxRedirects() !== null) {
            $merged->setMaxRedirects($parameterOptions->getMaxRedirects());
        }
        return $merged;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/providers/http/httptransporter.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Providers/Http/HttpTransporter.php#L95)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Providers/Http/HttpTransporter.php#L95-L131)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [HttpTransporter::send()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/send/)`wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Providers/Http/HttpTransporter.php` |

{@inheritDoc}

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-httptransporter/mergeoptions/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [0.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/0.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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