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[jsr339-experts] Re: Client-Side Components

From: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen <Santiago.PericasGeertsen_at_oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 10:26:11 -0400

On May 23, 2011, at 6:16 AM, algermissen1971 wrote:

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>> Regarding JAX-RS 2.0 what would be neccessary is an HTTP client connector class abstraction that is defined outside of JAX-RS (for example being part of Java SE).
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>> JAX-RS could build on top of that and steer clear of all issues around connection management and caching.
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>> Question is, what the ideal place for both would be
>
> For example, how big would be the hurdle to add HTTP client connectors as a first class citizen to Java SE in a new package
>
> javax.http

 It's hard for me to answer this question. I believe a better HTTP stack has been an SE RFE for some time. You could post this question to the JSR 337 (SE 8) EG --still under formation according to the JSR's page.

-- Santiago