The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce 5.5 release of HttpComponents HttpClient.
This is the first GA release in the 5.5 release series. This release finalizes the 5.5 APIs and adds several experimental features and improvements, such as request multiplexing over a shared HTTP/2 connection and the Classic API facade acting as a compatibility bridge between classic I/O client services and the asynchronous message transport used internally. Notable changes and features included in the 5.5 series: * Improved conformance to RFC 7616 (HTTP Digest Access Authentication). * The connection pool implementation acts as a caching facade in front of a standard managed connection pool and shares already leased connections to multiplex message exchanges over active HTTP/2 connections. This is experimental. * Extended Auth API and improved authentication protocol logic to support mutual authentication. * The Classic API facade now acts as a compatibility bridge between the classic I/O client services (based on the standard InputStream / OutputStream model) and the asynchronous message transport used internally. This is experimental. * HTTP/2 support for the Fluent Facade (via Classic API facade). This is experimental. Compatibility notes: * As of this release, HttpClient does not automatically execute redirects if the original request manually added headers that are considered sensitive. Download - <http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi> Release notes - <https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-5.5.x.txt HttpComponents site - <http://hc.apache.org/> About HttpComponents HttpClient The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most significant protocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, while increasing the number of applications that require HTTP support. Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base HTTP protocol, HttpClient may be of interest to anyone building HTTP-aware client applications such as web browsers, web service clients, or systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed communication. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@hc.apache.org
