Using Spring Boot to create a client library for my webserver which is used in an Android app
I am very used to work with spring applications. While creating a webserver with spring boot I wanted to provide a client library for convenient access to the api endpoints.
Within this library I use Spring's RestTemplate because I am used to it's api.
While creating this library I came over this:
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
public HQConnection(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
}
And as I was writing my tests to see the API class actually being used I was using @Autowire to inject this component - normal thing for me since I am used to Spring's DI.
But then I realized something. What about those android developers who don't work with the Spring Framework?
They have to actually instantiate the HQConnection by their own. This will be a big hassle since they have to get Spring into their app (if this is even possible?) to have access to a RestTemplateBuilder.
I was thinking "How can I make this API easy to use and hide the Spring detail?". I could not yet make up an answer and therefore asking for some guidance here.
java spring spring-boot
asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:16
xetra11
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I am very used to work with spring applications. While creating a webserver with spring boot I wanted to provide a client library for convenient access to the api endpoints.
Within this library I use Spring's RestTemplate because I am used to it's api.
While creating this library I came over this:
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
public HQConnection(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
}
And as I was writing my tests to see the API class actually being used I was using @Autowire to inject this component - normal thing for me since I am used to Spring's DI.
But then I realized something. What about those android developers who don't work with the Spring Framework?
They have to actually instantiate the HQConnection by their own. This will be a big hassle since they have to get Spring into their app (if this is even possible?) to have access to a RestTemplateBuilder.
I was thinking "How can I make this API easy to use and hide the Spring detail?". I could not yet make up an answer and therefore asking for some guidance here.
java spring spring-boot
asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:16
xetra11
7311340
add a comment |
I am very used to work with spring applications. While creating a webserver with spring boot I wanted to provide a client library for convenient access to the api endpoints.
Within this library I use Spring's RestTemplate because I am used to it's api.
While creating this library I came over this:
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
public HQConnection(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
}
And as I was writing my tests to see the API class actually being used I was using @Autowire to inject this component - normal thing for me since I am used to Spring's DI.
But then I realized something. What about those android developers who don't work with the Spring Framework?
They have to actually instantiate the HQConnection by their own. This will be a big hassle since they have to get Spring into their app (if this is even possible?) to have access to a RestTemplateBuilder.
I was thinking "How can I make this API easy to use and hide the Spring detail?". I could not yet make up an answer and therefore asking for some guidance here.
java spring spring-boot
asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:16
xetra11
7311340
I am very used to work with spring applications. While creating a webserver with spring boot I wanted to provide a client library for convenient access to the api endpoints.
Within this library I use Spring's RestTemplate because I am used to it's api.
While creating this library I came over this:
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
public HQConnection(RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
}
And as I was writing my tests to see the API class actually being used I was using @Autowire to inject this component - normal thing for me since I am used to Spring's DI.
But then I realized something. What about those android developers who don't work with the Spring Framework?
They have to actually instantiate the HQConnection by their own. This will be a big hassle since they have to get Spring into their app (if this is even possible?) to have access to a RestTemplateBuilder.
I was thinking "How can I make this API easy to use and hide the Spring detail?". I could not yet make up an answer and therefore asking for some guidance here.
java spring spring-boot
java spring spring-boot
asked Nov 20 '18 at 19:16
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xetra11
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Each environment and programming language have its own frameworks to consume a rest-api. E.g. relating to this so post or this blog post there are different ways to consume a rest-api in android. As a developer you should not provide a custom consumer written with a specific language or specific frameworks.
Annother example:
Does the w3c give the browser-developer a example "http client"? I dont think so.
The cut of responsibility of a API developer is the API itself. Sure it should be user friendly and the api developer should help to develop the clients of the api-consumer-developer but you dont have to develop the clients.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
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Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
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Each environment and programming language have its own frameworks to consume a rest-api. E.g. relating to this so post or this blog post there are different ways to consume a rest-api in android. As a developer you should not provide a custom consumer written with a specific language or specific frameworks.
Annother example:
Does the w3c give the browser-developer a example "http client"? I dont think so.
The cut of responsibility of a API developer is the API itself. Sure it should be user friendly and the api developer should help to develop the clients of the api-consumer-developer but you dont have to develop the clients.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
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Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
Nov 23 '18 at 8:43
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Each environment and programming language have its own frameworks to consume a rest-api. E.g. relating to this so post or this blog post there are different ways to consume a rest-api in android. As a developer you should not provide a custom consumer written with a specific language or specific frameworks.
Annother example:
Does the w3c give the browser-developer a example "http client"? I dont think so.
The cut of responsibility of a API developer is the API itself. Sure it should be user friendly and the api developer should help to develop the clients of the api-consumer-developer but you dont have to develop the clients.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
665
Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
Nov 23 '18 at 8:43
add a comment |
Each environment and programming language have its own frameworks to consume a rest-api. E.g. relating to this so post or this blog post there are different ways to consume a rest-api in android. As a developer you should not provide a custom consumer written with a specific language or specific frameworks.
Annother example:
Does the w3c give the browser-developer a example "http client"? I dont think so.
The cut of responsibility of a API developer is the API itself. Sure it should be user friendly and the api developer should help to develop the clients of the api-consumer-developer but you dont have to develop the clients.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
665
Each environment and programming language have its own frameworks to consume a rest-api. E.g. relating to this so post or this blog post there are different ways to consume a rest-api in android. As a developer you should not provide a custom consumer written with a specific language or specific frameworks.
Annother example:
Does the w3c give the browser-developer a example "http client"? I dont think so.
The cut of responsibility of a API developer is the API itself. Sure it should be user friendly and the api developer should help to develop the clients of the api-consumer-developer but you dont have to develop the clients.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
665
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
665
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
665
answered Nov 23 '18 at 8:40
ooyen
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665
Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
Nov 23 '18 at 8:43
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Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
Nov 23 '18 at 8:43
Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
Nov 23 '18 at 8:43
Woah! Thanks buddy! That was exactly I was missing out here!
– xetra11
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