Add JettyResourceFactory [SPR-17179]

[spring-projects-issues]

Rossen Stoyanchev opened SPR-17179 and commented

Currently the default constructor of JettyClientHttpConnector creates a new HttpClient instance. Arguably this is a little too easy, since unless the connector is re-used across WebClient instances, each will be created with its own resources.

We should instead provide help with creating a Spring-managed Jetty HttpClient instance that can then be shared among clients, and whose resources could also then be shared with a Jetty server (e.g. with WebFlux in non-blocking mode).

The proposed changes are to remove SmartLifecycle from JettyClientHttpConnector and create a JettyHttpClientFactory instead hat manages an HttpClient instance within a Spring ApplicationContext. The connector would then accept a JettyHttpClientFactory or an HttpClient instance.

This would also be consistent with the changes for the ReactorClientHttpConnector as part of #21501.

 

 

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Affects: 5.1 RC1

Issue Links:

• Jetty HTTP client integration with WebClient [SPR-15092] #19658 Jetty HTTP client integration with WebClient
• Make it easier to tidy up the resources used by a WebClient [SPR-16963] #21501 Make it easier to tidy up the resources used by a WebClient

Referenced from: commits 0dd9e8c, 1eb06fc