Interface WebClient

public interface WebClient

Non-blocking, reactive client to perform HTTP requests, exposing a fluent, reactive API over underlying HTTP client libraries such as Reactor Netty.

Use static factory methods create() or create(string), or builder() to prepare an instance.

For examples with a response body see:

• retrieve()
• exchangeToMono()
• exchangeToFlux()

For examples with a request body see:

• bodyValue(Object)
• body(Publisher,Class)

since:

5.0

Author:

Rossen stoyanchev, Arjen Poutsma, sebastien Deleuze, Brian Clozel

Nested Class summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface 	WebClient.Builder	A mutable builder for creating a WebClient.
static interface 	WebClient.RequestBodyspec	Contract for specifying request headers and body leading up to the exchange.
static interface 	WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec	Contract for specifying request headers, body and URI for a request.
static interface&nbsp;	WebClient.RequestHeadersspec<s extends WebClient.RequestHeadersspec<s>>	Contract for specifying request headers leading up to the exchange.
static interface&nbsp;	WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<s extends WebClient.RequestHeadersspec<s>>	Contract for specifying request headers and URI for a request.
static interface&nbsp;	WebClient.Responsespec	Contract for specifying response operations following the exchange.
static interface&nbsp;	WebClient.Urispec<s extends WebClient.RequestHeadersspec<?>>	Contract for specifying the URI for a request.

Method summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static WebClient.Builder	builder()	Obtain a WebClient builder.
static WebClient	create()	Create a new WebClient with Reactor Netty by default.
static WebClient	create(string baseUrl)	Variant of create() that accepts a default base URL.
WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>	delete()	start building an HTTP DELETE request.
WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>	get()	start building an HTTP GET request.
WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>	head()	start building an HTTP HEAD request.
WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec	method(HttpMethod&nbsp;method)	start building a request for the given HttpMethod.
WebClient.Builder	mutate()	Return a builder to create a new WebClient whose settings are replicated from the current WebClient.
WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>	options()	start building an HTTP OPTIONs request.
WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec	patch()	start building an HTTP PATCH request.
WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec	post()	start building an HTTP POsT request.
WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec	put()	start building an HTTP PUT request.

Method Details

get

WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>&nbsp;get()

start building an HTTP GET request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

head

WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>&nbsp;head()

start building an HTTP HEAD request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

post

WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec post()

start building an HTTP POsT request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

put

WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec put()

start building an HTTP PUT request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

patch

WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec patch()

start building an HTTP PATCH request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

delete

WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>&nbsp;delete()

start building an HTTP DELETE request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

options

WebClient.RequestHeadersUrispec<?>&nbsp;options()

start building an HTTP OPTIONs request.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

method

WebClient.RequestBodyUrispec method(HttpMethod method)

start building a request for the given HttpMethod.

Returns:

a spec for specifying the target URL

mutate

WebClient.Builder mutate()

Return a builder to create a new WebClient whose settings are replicated from the current WebClient.

create

static WebClient create()

Create a new WebClient with Reactor Netty by default.

see Also:

• create(string)
• builder()

create

static WebClient create(string baseUrl)

Variant of create() that accepts a default base URL. For more details see Builder.baseUrl(string).

Parameters:

baseUrl - the base URI for all requests

see Also:

• builder()

builder

static WebClient.Builder builder()

Obtain a WebClient builder.