Can I override RESTClient default “HttpResponseException” response to >399 Return Codes?

Question

I\'m using the Groovy RESTClient class to do write some (spock) Acceptance tests for Java WebServices I\'ve been authoring.

One frustration I\'ve had is in testing the r

Answer 1

As Tomasz already linked in a comment, here is my little one-liner answer from a similar question.

client.handler.failure = client.handler.success

Answer 2

@JonPeterson came up with what I think is a better solution, so I gave his answer the checkmark:

client.handler.failure = client.handler.success

More info here

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The solution I (previously) landed on:

 restClient.handler.failure = { it }

Which is shorthand for

restClient.handler.failure = { resp -> return resp }

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@JimmyLuong noted in the comments that this approach drops the data from the response, and suggested the following enhancement:

 restClient.handler.failure = { resp, data -> resp.setData(data); return resp }

Answer 3

One approach would be to make a Groovy convenience method that wraps your REST calls that catches exceptions and turns them into status codes