XML Configuration Mode: Decoupling Your API Catalog from Business Code
Annotation mode keeps requests close to Java, but large integrations raise a fair question: do I want a wall of curl strings inside my service interfaces? JQuickCurl's XML mode answers with a firm no — you store every API definition in a separate XML file, and the business layer only sees plain Java interfaces with no annotations at all. This is the classic "declarative client" split: contract in…
XML Configuration Mode offers a way to separate the API catalog from business code, eliminating the need for annotations in Java code. This approach provides a declarative client split, where contract resides in configuration files while behavior stays in code. The process involves creating an XML API catalog with the official DTD, binding it to a plain Java interface, and using context variables in XML.
The XML file names each request and declares its return type, and a factory binds those entries to interface methods by method name. Changing the curl in XML results in a change in the running app behavior, without any Java edits or rebuilds. This approach is particularly useful when API surface is wide and changes often.
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