Thanks Oleg! But I am confused; how can a single HttpClient instance work for many hosts (e.g., http://abc.com, and https://xyz.com:3331) when it seems to have a single instance of HostConfiguration?
olegk wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 11:45 -0800, joeweder wrote: >> I have a application that will talk to several hosts (from 1 to 25). For >> each >> host, it will make repeated (timed interval) ongoing GETs and POSTs to a >> few >> ports. >> >> QUESTION: What is the recommended usage of the >> HttpClient/HttpConnectionManager for this scenario? >> >> Do I use a single HttpConnectionManager for each host (20 hosts ==> 20 >> HCM)? >> Or, can I reuse one HttpConnectionManager and talk to more than one host >> (20 >> host ==> 1 HCM)? >> > > Yes, you can (and should) reuse one connection manager. > > >> I am reasonably certain that I need to use the >> MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager. >> What I think is that I'd create one connection manager and create a >> single >> HttpClient instance for each host/port combination... like below: >> >> HttpConnectionManager HttpClientHost1Port3331 >> HttpClientHost1Port8080 >> HttpClientHost2Port3331 >> HttpClientHost2Port8080 >> ... >> >> Agree/Disagree? >> > > This will not result in any tangle benefit I can think of. A single > HttpClient instance should be perfectly okay. > >> >> I see lots of posts about this but I am not 100% sure about the answer >> for >> my scenario. >> Thanks for any feedback in advance. >> >> NOTE: I want to solve this with 3.x and then move to 4.x > > 4.0 has a massively better connection management. If you plan to migrate > soon, skip 3.x altogether. > > Oleg > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: httpclient-users-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: httpclient-users-h...@hc.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Proper-Use-of-HTTPClient-3.x-for-Many-Hosts-tp21631377p21666153.html Sent from the HttpClient-User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: httpclient-users-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: httpclient-users-h...@hc.apache.org
