is there an equivalent to python's request module in Java for working on REST based App

Question

I am looking for an equivalent Java API lib which can do same things as Python's HTTP Requests module.

Key features of the Requests lib:

1. One-step initialization of an HTTP request returns response object.
2. The response object contains methods/member-vars to quickly access response status, headers, body/data, and a JSON-parsing method.

Answer 1

Although I've not had the chance to use it much Unirest looks like a good option for people looking for the eloquence and ease of use of Python's Requests module in Java.

For simple use cases it looks much quicker to get things done than Httpcomponents (which it uses under the hood).