MetadataProviderHTTPAttributes

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MetadataProviderHTTPAttributes

The following attributes are common to all HTTP metadata providers (i.e., DynamicHTTPMetadataProvider FileBackedHTTPMetadataProvider

An HTTP metadata provider includes a default implementation of the org.apache.http.client.HttpClient interface. The attributes in the following subsections control the behavior of the default HTTP client. In most cases, the default behavior is sufficient.

To override the default client implementation, configure the following attribute:

Name

Type

Description

Name

Type

Description

httpClientRef

Bean ID

A reference to an externally defined Spring bean that specifies an org.apache.http.client.HttpClient object. This attribute conflicts with and overrides all of the other HTTP attributes. See the HttpClientConfiguration topic for more information.

Use of the httpClientRef attribute precludes the use of any and all of the HTTP attributes in the following subsections.