How do you create a REST client for Java? [closed]

Answer 1

OkHttp is lightweight and powerful when combined with Retrofit as well. This works well for general Java use as well as on Android.

OkHttp: http://square.github.io/okhttp/

public static final MediaType JSON
    = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

String post(String url, String json) throws IOException {
  RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(JSON, json);
  Request request = new Request.Builder()
      .url(url)
      .post(body)
      .build();
  Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
  return response.body().string();
}

Retrofit: http://square.github.io/retrofit/

public interface GitHubService {
  @GET("/users/{user}/repos")
  Call> listRepos(@Path("user") String user);
}