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Jetty ReactiveStreams HTTP Client 1. Overview In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to use the Reactive HTTP client from Jetty. We’ll be demonstrating its usage with different Reactive libraries by creating small test cases. 2. What is Reactive HttpClient? Jetty’s HttpClient allows us to perform blocking HTTP requests.… Continue Reading jetty-reactivestreams-http-client

Advanced HttpClient Configuration 1. Overview In this article, we will be looking at the advanced usage of the Apache HttpClient library. We’ll look at the examples of adding custom headers to HTTP requests, and we’ll see how to configure the client to authorize and send requests through a proxy server.… Continue Reading httpclient-advanced-config

HttpClient 4 – Do Not Follow Redirects 1. Overview In this article I will show how to configure the Apache HttpClient 4 to stop following redirects. By default, following the HTTP Spec, the HttpClient will automatically follow redirects. For some usecases, that may be perfectly fine, but there are certainly… Continue Reading httpclient-stop-follow-redirect

Unshorten URLs with HttpClient 1. Overview In this article we’re going to show how to unshorten an URLs using HttpClient. A simple example is when the original URL has been shortened once – by a service such as bit.ly. A more complex example is when the URL has been shortened… Continue Reading unshorten-url-httpclient

HttpClient 4 Tutorial This is a comprehensive guide to using Apache HttpClient 4 – from starting out to advanced configuration and best practices. HttpClient Basics + Get the Status Code of a Request + Configure Timeout + Cancel/Abort a Request + Do Not Follow Redirects + Set Custom Header +… Continue Reading httpclient-guide

Custom HTTP Header with the HttpClient 1. Overview In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to set a custom header with the HttpClient. If you want to dig deeper and learn other cool things you can do with the HttpClient – head on over to the main HttpClient tutorial. Further… Continue Reading httpclient-custom-http-header

HttpClient Connection Management 1. Overview In this article, we will go over the basics of connection management within the HttpClient 4. We’ll cover the use of BasichttpClientConnectionManager and PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager to enforce a safe, protocol compliant and efficient use of HTTP connections. 2. The BasicHttpClientConnectionManager for a Low Level, Single Threaded… Continue Reading httpclient-connection-management

Multipart Upload with HttpClient 4 1. Overview In this tutorial, we will illustrate how to do a multipart upload operation using HttpClient 4. We’ll use http://echo.200please.com as a test server because it’s public and it accepts most types of content. If you want to dig deeper and learn other cool… Continue Reading httpclient-multipart-upload