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Deprecate usages of RestTemplate and Provide Alternative (e.g. RestClient)
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type: enhancement
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- Java
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Description
RestTemplate was @Deprecated via https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/36574 and is marked for removal in 8.0.
We need to deprecate all usages of RestTemplate and provide RestClient alternatives.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the repository for all RestTemplate usages and inspect the surrounding code and tests to understand each case. Determine the corresponding RestClient alternative for every usage, deprecate the existing usages, and verify that the affected tests and build pass without remaining unaddressed usages.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spring
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100