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Exploring Spring Boot Clients: A Comprehensive Overview by Patrick Baumgartner
Get a comprehensive overview of Spring Boot Clients, including Rest Template, HTTP Client, and how Spring Boot simplifies client setup and usage with auto-configuration and builders.
- Spring Boot Clients have a long history, dating back to 2004
- The Rest Template is a popular abstraction on top of HTTP Clients, but can be verbose
- The HTTP Client is a low-level implementation, often used internally
- The Spring Boot team prefers to use interface-based programming with clients
- The Proxy Pattern is used to hide cross-cutting concerns, such as caching and security
- Declarative programming can be useful for simplifying client code
- Spring Boot’s auto-configuration can simplify client setup
- The HTTP Client has a fluent API, making it easier to use
- Spring Boot provides builders for clients, making it easier to create instances
- The Builder Pattern is used to create clients, making it easier to customize behavior
- Spring Boot’s auto-configuration can configure clients with minimal configuration
- The HTTP Client has a strong focus on performance and scalability