Document synchronous use of WebClient [SPR-17644]

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Pavlo Morozov opened SPR-17644 and commented

ResTemplate javaDoc says it will be deprecated

https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.html

Also this page mentions the new class to call over HTTP. It is possible to use it in both synchronous and asynchronous ways:

WebClient offers a modern alternative to the RestTemplate with efficient support for both sync and async, as well as streaming scenarios

Though I not see in javaDoc for WebClient any note about synchronous way it works:

https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.html

 

So it is not clear how to use WebClient in synchronous way?

 

Also I have wider question related on StackOverflow, any help would be nice: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54078309/spring-boot-http-call-to-remote-web-service

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Affects: 5.1.3

[pavlomorozov]

Thank you!