On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 10:03 PM Daniel Singh <dannybwoy2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > > > Is there any reason that org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients (from > org.apache.httpcomponents) can’t be used instead? > Extra dependency, we don't always need to go those lengths. Also, by experience, once things are deployed it helps to have two choices, sometimes one works and the other does not (it's not always possible to go back to the code, change, rebuild, redeploy). MultithreadedHttpClient uses Commons HTTPClient (the old one), if you have resources to upgrade to HTTPClient 4 it would be very much appreciated. It's something several would like to see, but we lack funding to do so in working hours. > It looks like it handles connection pooling as well as well as allowing > asynchronous requests. It looks as though MultithreadedHttpClient was > written before this became available so it would make sense to swap it out > to reduce the maintenance burden in GeoTools. > Asynchronous requests are not really a "need" for the downstream code we have (GeoServer), everything is synchronous, if we made an async request then we'd have to stop and wait anyways. If people with this need want to chime in, and become the maintainer of a HTTP client module, they are more than welcomed to do so. Same goes for support for SSL and certificate authentication. All good stuff, you're welcome to contribute and then maintain such code. Core devs are maxed out already, if we get contracts and business hours to develop something, we also grow the knowledge needed to have easier maintenance down the road. Maintaining code that someone else developed, and dropped on us, is, in the current situation, and from my personal point of view, unsustainable. Other core devs might think differently. If you cannot do long term maintenance of new functionalities it would be ideal if you can find a core dev "sponsor" that will do the maintenance on your behalf. Cheers Andrea == GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! Visit http://goo.gl/it488V for more information. == Ing. Andrea Aime @geowolf Technical Lead GeoSolutions S.A.S. Via di Montramito 3/A 55054 Massarosa (LU) phone: +39 0584 962313 fax: +39 0584 1660272 mob: +39 339 8844549 http://www.geo-solutions.it http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it ------------------------------------------------------- *Con riferimento alla normativa sul trattamento dei dati personali (Reg. UE 2016/679 - Regolamento generale sulla protezione dei dati “GDPR”), si precisa che ogni circostanza inerente alla presente email (il suo contenuto, gli eventuali allegati, etc.) è un dato la cui conoscenza è riservata al/i solo/i destinatario/i indicati dallo scrivente. Se il messaggio Le è giunto per errore, è tenuta/o a cancellarlo, ogni altra operazione è illecita. Le sarei comunque grato se potesse darmene notizia. This email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. We remind that - as provided by European Regulation 2016/679 “GDPR” - copying, dissemination or use of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail.*
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