Jetty/Feature/HttpClient

Introduction

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The Jetty HttpClient is the Jetty component that allows to make requests to HTTP servers and to interpret responses from HTTP servers.

Feature

The Jetty HttpClient has the following features:

• Asynchronous by nature, with possibility to use it synchronously.
• Choice of using non-blocking connectors (the default) or blocking connectors.
• Support for SSL.
• Support for HTTP proxy.
• Support for HTTP authentication mechanisms.
• Highly configurable in terms of timeouts, connections and thread pooling.

You may want to check the HttpClient Tutorial for further information and examples.