NES for Apache HttpComponents Core 5.1.x Setup

Installation and configuration guide for NES for Apache HttpComponents Core 5.1.x

Setup Instructions

NES for Apache HttpComponents Core 5.1.x requires Java 8+.

Configure Registry

Create or update your registry configuration:

Maven (~/.m2/settings.xml)

Gradle (~/.gradle/gradle.properties)

<settings>
  <servers>
    <server>
      <id>herodevs-nes-registry</id>
      <username>any_text_here_not_used</username>
      <password>YOUR_NES_ACCESS_TOKEN</password>
    </server>
  </servers>
</settings>

See the guides for Sonatype Nexus or JFrog Artifactory for setup to the HeroDevs NES registry.

Update Build Configuration

Add the NES repository and dependencies to your build configuration:

Look up a specific artifact version in the "NES Maven Artifacts: Paid Versions" table.

In a Spring Boot application that uses Spring Boot dependency management, set the httpcore5.version property to apply the NES version to every artifact that Spring Boot manages. See Spring Boot Dependency Management for details.

Maven (pom.xml)

Gradle (Groovy)

Gradle (Kotlin)

<properties>
  <httpcore5.version>5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7</httpcore5.version>
</properties>

<!-- Add NES repository -->
<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>herodevs-nes-registry</id>
    <url>https://registry.nes.herodevs.com/maven</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Otherwise, add the NES dependencies directly to your build configuration:

Maven (pom.xml)

Gradle

<!-- Update HttpCore dependency versions -->
<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
    <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
    <version>5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7</version><!-- Updated Version -->
  </dependency>
  <!-- Only needed for HTTP/2 support -->
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
    <artifactId>httpcore5-h2</artifactId>
    <version>5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7</version><!-- Updated Version -->
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

<!-- Add NES repository -->
<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>herodevs-nes-registry</id>
    <url>https://registry.nes.herodevs.com/maven</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Build

In order to remove potential obstacles before building your project, make sure the following domains are whitelisted by your firewall/networking team:

registry.nes.herodevs.com
assets.nes.herodevs.com

This will ensure that your network/firewall allows connection to our registry.

Run your build tool:

Maven

Gradle

mvn clean package

Verification

To verify your installation, check that:

Dependencies are downloaded successfully
No version conflicts are reported in your build
Your application starts without errors

Manual Downloads

The direct download URLs for NES for Apache HttpComponents Core packages follow this format:

Portion	Value
base_url	https://registry.nes.herodevs.com/maven/org/apache/httpcomponents/core5/
package_name	httpcore5
version	5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7
filename	package_name + version + extension

Example Link

https://registry.nes.herodevs.com/maven/org/apache/httpcomponents/core5/httpcore5/5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7/httpcore5-5.1.5-httpcomponents-core-5.1.7.jar