REST Frameworks: Jersey, RESTEasy, Dropwizard, Retrofit and Swagger

Several frameworks and tools help build and document REST APIs in Java, beyond plain Spring REST.

1. Jersey (JAX-RS)

See the full Jersey (JAX-RS) Tutorials guide.

2. RESTEasy

See the full RESTEasy Tutorials guide.

3. Dropwizard

See the full Dropwizard Tutorials guide.

4. Retrofit 2 (REST Client)

Retrofit is a type-safe HTTP client for Java and Android, commonly used to consume REST APIs. Start with the Retrofit 2 Tutorial.

• Guide to Retrofit.Builder API
• Retrofit 2 Service Generator
• Retrofit 2 – Synchronous and Asynchronous Calls
• Retrofit 2 – Query and Path Parameters Example
• Logging in Retrofit 2
• Retrofit 2 – Handle Connection Timeout Exception
• Parsing RSS Feed using Retrofit2
• Parsing a Sitemap using Retrofit2

5. Swagger / OpenAPI Documentation

Swagger (OpenAPI) generates interactive API documentation. Start with Swagger API Documentation in Spring Boot 4.

• Generate REST API Docs with Swagger
• Generate REST Client with Swagger Codegen

Happy Learning !!