diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index ecf0a544757..f7843a81bb0 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,17 +18,22 @@ package org.springframework.http.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
/**
- * Wrapper for a {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} that buffers
- * all outgoing and incoming streams in memory.
+ * {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} that wraps another in order to buffer
+ * outgoing and incoming content in memory, making it possible to set a
+ * content-length on the request, and to read the
+ * {@linkplain ClientHttpResponse#getBody() response body} multiple times.
*
- *
Using this wrapper allows for multiple reads of the
- * {@linkplain ClientHttpResponse#getBody() response body}.
+ *
Note: as of 7.0, buffering can be enabled through
+ * {@link org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder#bufferContent(BiPredicate)}
+ * and therefore it is not necessary for applications to use this class directly.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 3.1
*/
public class BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory extends AbstractClientHttpRequestFactoryWrapper {
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequest.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequest.java
index 49d499b6d49..da3367cd2d1 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.http.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
@@ -42,14 +43,18 @@ class InterceptingClientHttpRequest extends AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest {
private final URI uri;
+ private final BiPredicate bufferingPredicate;
+
protected InterceptingClientHttpRequest(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory,
- List interceptors, URI uri, HttpMethod method) {
+ List interceptors, URI uri, HttpMethod method,
+ BiPredicate bufferingPredicate) {
this.requestFactory = requestFactory;
this.interceptors = interceptors;
this.method = method;
this.uri = uri;
+ this.bufferingPredicate = bufferingPredicate;
}
@@ -76,6 +81,10 @@ class InterceptingClientHttpRequest extends AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest {
.orElse(execution);
}
+ private boolean shouldBufferResponse(HttpRequest request) {
+ return this.bufferingPredicate.test(request.getURI(), request.getMethod());
+ }
+
private class EndOfChainRequestExecution implements ClientHttpRequestExecution {
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ class InterceptingClientHttpRequest extends AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest {
ClientHttpRequest delegate = this.requestFactory.createRequest(request.getURI(), request.getMethod());
request.getHeaders().forEach((key, value) -> delegate.getHeaders().addAll(key, value));
request.getAttributes().forEach((key, value) -> delegate.getAttributes().put(key, value));
- return executeWithRequest(delegate, body, false);
+ return executeWithRequest(delegate, body, shouldBufferResponse(request));
}
}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index 4de6f750424..7fa437794b7 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.http.client;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
* {@link ClientHttpRequestInterceptor ClientHttpRequestInterceptors}.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 3.1
* @see ClientHttpRequestFactory
* @see ClientHttpRequestInterceptor
@@ -37,23 +39,41 @@ public class InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory extends AbstractClientHttpRequ
private final List interceptors;
+ private final BiPredicate bufferingPredicate;
+
/**
- * Create a new instance of the {@code InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory} with the given parameters.
+ * Create a new instance with the given parameters.
* @param requestFactory the request factory to wrap
* @param interceptors the interceptors that are to be applied (can be {@code null})
*/
public InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory,
@Nullable List interceptors) {
+ this(requestFactory, interceptors, null);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Constructor variant with an additional predicate to decide whether to
+ * buffer the response.
+ * @since 7.0
+ */
+ public InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory,
+ @Nullable List interceptors,
+ @Nullable BiPredicate bufferingPredicate) {
+
super(requestFactory);
this.interceptors = (interceptors != null ? interceptors : Collections.emptyList());
+ this.bufferingPredicate = (bufferingPredicate != null ? bufferingPredicate : (uri, method) -> false);
}
@Override
- protected ClientHttpRequest createRequest(URI uri, HttpMethod httpMethod, ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
- return new InterceptingClientHttpRequest(requestFactory, this.interceptors, uri, httpMethod);
+ protected ClientHttpRequest createRequest(
+ URI uri, HttpMethod httpMethod, ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
+
+ return new InterceptingClientHttpRequest(
+ requestFactory, this.interceptors, uri, httpMethod, this.bufferingPredicate);
}
}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClient.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClient.java
index d548c14eb58..7158d6baf26 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClient.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatusCode;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.http.StreamingHttpOutputMessage;
+import org.springframework.http.client.BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequest;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInitializer;
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.UriBuilderFactory;
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 6.1
* @see RestClient#create()
* @see RestClient#create(String)
@@ -97,6 +100,8 @@ final class DefaultRestClient implements RestClient {
private final @Nullable List interceptors;
+ private final @Nullable BiPredicate bufferingPredicate;
+
private final UriBuilderFactory uriBuilderFactory;
private final @Nullable HttpHeaders defaultHeaders;
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ final class DefaultRestClient implements RestClient {
DefaultRestClient(ClientHttpRequestFactory clientRequestFactory,
@Nullable List interceptors,
+ @Nullable BiPredicate bufferingPredicate,
@Nullable List initializers,
UriBuilderFactory uriBuilderFactory,
@Nullable HttpHeaders defaultHeaders,
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ final class DefaultRestClient implements RestClient {
this.clientRequestFactory = clientRequestFactory;
this.initializers = initializers;
this.interceptors = interceptors;
+ this.bufferingPredicate = bufferingPredicate;
this.uriBuilderFactory = uriBuilderFactory;
this.defaultHeaders = defaultHeaders;
this.defaultCookies = defaultCookies;
@@ -643,10 +650,14 @@ final class DefaultRestClient implements RestClient {
factory = DefaultRestClient.this.interceptingRequestFactory;
if (factory == null) {
factory = new InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory(
- DefaultRestClient.this.clientRequestFactory, DefaultRestClient.this.interceptors);
+ DefaultRestClient.this.clientRequestFactory, DefaultRestClient.this.interceptors,
+ DefaultRestClient.this.bufferingPredicate);
DefaultRestClient.this.interceptingRequestFactory = factory;
}
}
+ else if (DefaultRestClient.this.bufferingPredicate != null) {
+ factory = new BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory(DefaultRestClient.this.clientRequestFactory);
+ }
else {
factory = DefaultRestClient.this.clientRequestFactory;
}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClientBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClientBuilder.java
index 0c682dde9e6..34dd663589c 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClientBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/DefaultRestClientBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatusCode;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInitializer;
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ final class DefaultRestClientBuilder implements RestClient.Builder {
private @Nullable List interceptors;
+ private @Nullable BiPredicate bufferingPredicate;
+
private @Nullable List initializers;
private ObservationRegistry observationRegistry = ObservationRegistry.NOOP;
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ final class DefaultRestClientBuilder implements RestClient.Builder {
new ArrayList<>(other.messageConverters) : null);
this.interceptors = (other.interceptors != null) ? new ArrayList<>(other.interceptors) : null;
+ this.bufferingPredicate = other.bufferingPredicate;
this.initializers = (other.initializers != null) ? new ArrayList<>(other.initializers) : null;
this.observationRegistry = other.observationRegistry;
this.observationConvention = other.observationConvention;
@@ -347,6 +352,12 @@ final class DefaultRestClientBuilder implements RestClient.Builder {
return this.interceptors;
}
+ @Override
+ public RestClient.Builder bufferContent(BiPredicate predicate) {
+ this.bufferingPredicate = predicate;
+ return this;
+ }
+
@Override
public RestClient.Builder requestInitializer(ClientHttpRequestInitializer initializer) {
Assert.notNull(initializer, "Initializer must not be null");
@@ -463,7 +474,7 @@ final class DefaultRestClientBuilder implements RestClient.Builder {
(this.messageConverters != null ? this.messageConverters : initMessageConverters());
return new DefaultRestClient(
- requestFactory, this.interceptors, this.initializers,
+ requestFactory, this.interceptors, this.bufferingPredicate, this.initializers,
uriBuilderFactory, defaultHeaders, defaultCookies,
this.defaultRequest,
this.statusHandlers,
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClient.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClient.java
index 5371bdd3931..be5b21fcd4e 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClient.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -384,6 +385,15 @@ public interface RestClient {
*/
Builder requestInterceptors(Consumer> interceptorsConsumer);
+ /**
+ * Enable buffering of request and response content making it possible to
+ * read the request and the response body multiple times.
+ * @param predicate to determine whether to buffer for the given request
+ * @return this builder
+ * @since 7.0
+ */
+ Builder bufferContent(BiPredicate predicate);
+
/**
* Add the given request initializer to the end of the initializer chain.
* @param initializer the initializer to be added to the chain
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClientIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClientIntegrationTests.java
index 074fa8f36a0..81639730ccd 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClientIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestClientIntegrationTests.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.client.JettyClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.http.client.ReactorClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.http.client.SimpleClientHttpRequestFactory;
import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.web.testfixture.xml.Pojo;
@@ -811,6 +812,59 @@ class RestClientIntegrationTests {
expectRequest(request -> assertThat(request.getHeader("foo")).isEqualTo("bar"));
}
+ @ParameterizedRestClientTest
+ void requestInterceptorWithResponseBuffering(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
+ startServer(requestFactory);
+
+ prepareResponse(response ->
+ response.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain").setBody("Hello Spring!"));
+
+ RestClient interceptedClient = this.restClient.mutate()
+ .requestInterceptor((request, body, execution) -> {
+ ClientHttpResponse response = execution.execute(request, body);
+ byte[] result = FileCopyUtils.copyToByteArray(response.getBody());
+ assertThat(result).isEqualTo("Hello Spring!".getBytes(UTF_8));
+ return response;
+ })
+ .bufferContent((uri, httpMethod) -> true)
+ .build();
+
+ String result = interceptedClient.get()
+ .uri("/greeting")
+ .retrieve()
+ .body(String.class);
+
+ assertThat(result).isEqualTo("Hello Spring!");
+
+ expectRequestCount(1);
+ }
+
+ @ParameterizedRestClientTest
+ void bufferContent(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
+ startServer(requestFactory);
+
+ prepareResponse(response ->
+ response.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain").setBody("Hello Spring!"));
+
+ RestClient bufferingClient = this.restClient.mutate()
+ .bufferContent((uri, httpMethod) -> true)
+ .build();
+
+ String result = bufferingClient.get()
+ .uri("/greeting")
+ .exchange((request, response) -> {
+ byte[] bytes = FileCopyUtils.copyToByteArray(response.getBody());
+ assertThat(bytes).isEqualTo("Hello Spring!".getBytes(UTF_8));
+ bytes = FileCopyUtils.copyToByteArray(response.getBody());
+ assertThat(bytes).isEqualTo("Hello Spring!".getBytes(UTF_8));
+ return new String(bytes, UTF_8);
+ });
+
+ assertThat(result).isEqualTo("Hello Spring!");
+
+ expectRequestCount(1);
+ }
+
@ParameterizedRestClientTest
void retrieveDefaultCookiesAsCookieHeader(ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
startServer(requestFactory);