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REST Clients
This section describes options for client-side access to REST endpoints.
RestClient
RestClient
is a synchronous HTTP client that exposes a modern, fluent API.
See RestClient
for more details.
WebClient
WebClient
is a reactive client to perform HTTP requests with a fluent API.
See WebClient for more details.
RestTemplate
RestTemplate
is a synchronous client to perform HTTP requests. It is the original
Spring REST client and exposes a simple, template-method API over underlying HTTP client
libraries.
See REST Endpoints for details.
HTTP Interface
The Spring Frameworks lets you define an HTTP service as a Java interface with HTTP exchange methods. You can then generate a proxy that implements this interface and performs the exchanges. This helps to simplify HTTP remote access and provides additional flexibility for to choose an API style such as synchronous or reactive.
See REST Endpoints for details.