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When comparing DavidWebb vs Restlet, the Slant community recommends DavidWebb for most people. In the question“What are the best HTTP access libraries for Android?” DavidWebb is ranked 5th while Restlet is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro org.json support (JSONObject, JSONArray)
Pro Fluent API
Pro Very lightweight
Just a thin wrapper over HttpURLConnection.
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Cons
Con No PATCH method support
A limitation coming from Java HttpURLConnection.
Con No Multipart/MIME support
Con No Async support
Have to call it in background thread (AsyncTask, IntentService).
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