How to send HTTP post request using spring

Question

What configuration do i need to send HTTP post request through spring. I am using java application , it's not a web project. Can i use spring to send HTTP post request? I google it but most almost all examples are using spring MVC. Can i use just spring to send HTTP post request ?

I found this bean on net but I don't know what to do after it. I am using spring3.2 and this post i think is of year 2008...

<bean id="httpClient" class="org.springbyexample.httpclient.HttpClientTemplate">
    <property name="defaultUri">
        <value><![CDATA[http://localhost:8093/test]]></value>
    </property>
</bean>

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you are using Spring 3.0+, it will be better to use RestTemplate for sending HTTP requests. Once you wire the RestTemplate (API), you can use different methods in it to send different types of HTTP requests.