在 Eclipse 中生成 RESTful Web 服务客户端

Question

I have developed a restful java web service using jersey in eclipse. Now I need to generate the client side for this web service. I know this is possible in Netbeans, but how can it be done in eclipse?

So far I have tried creating a new web service client in New->Other->Web Services but it asks for a service definition in the form of a WSDL, WSIL or HTML document. How can I generate these? As far as I know, there is no WSDL for REST because services are openly described.

Also If it is possible to generate a client, can it be done inside the REST web service project itself?

Answer 1

To generate a client project you can use Eclipse wizard "New Maven Project": See example http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseMaven/article.html

To create a call to REST service from client you can use Jersey Client API: See example https://jersey.java.net/documentation/latest/client.html