[ANNOUNCEMENT] HttpComponents Client 5.2-alpha1 Released

[Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org>]

The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce 5.2-alpha1
release of HttpComponents HttpClient.

This is the first ALPHA release in the 5.2 release series that upgrades
minimal JRE level to version 1.8 (8u251 is required) and includes
several protocol level and API improvements. It also includes all bug
fixes from the 5.1 branch.

Notable changes and features included in the 5.2 series:

* Upgrade to Java 8.

* Improved support for TLS upgrade and HTTP protocol upgrade (async).

* Support for H2 tunneling via HTTP/1.1 proxy.

* Conformance to RFC 7617 (The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme).

* Improved connection configuration on a per-route basis.

* Improved TLS configuration on a per-host basis.


Download - <http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi>
Release notes - <
https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-5.2.x.txt
HttpComponents site - <http://hc.apache.org/>

About HttpComponents HttpClient

The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most
significantprotocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-
enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to
expand the role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers,
while increasing the number of applications that require HTTP support.

Although the java.net package provides basic functionality for
accessing resources via HTTP, it doesn't provide the full flexibility
or functionality needed by many applications. HttpClient seeks to fill
this voidby providing an efficient, up-to-date, and feature-rich
package implementing the client side of the most recent HTTP standards
and recommendations.

Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base
HTTPprotocol, HttpClient may be of interest to anyone building HTTP-
aware client applications such as web browsers, web service clients, or
systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed
communication.


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