Apache CXF JAX-RS Client

Apache CXF JAX-RS Client

List<JacksonJsonProvider> providers = new ArrayList<>();
JacksonJsonProvider provider = new JacksonJsonProvider();
provider.addUntouchable(Response.class);
providers.add(provider);
WebClient client = WebClient.create("http://<hostname>/path/to/service", providers);
client.type(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
client.post(myCustomDTO);
//MyCustomDTO will be an object (basic POJO) that can be JSON'd as required
        
<--Maven Dependencies-->        
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
    <artifactId>cxf-rt-rs-client</artifactId>
    <version>3.0.0-milestone1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs</groupId>
    <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-json-provider</artifactId>
    <version>2.5.4</version>
</dependency>