So, how do we create a REST client in a Spring based java application. It's easy, isn't it? All you do is make an http connection and read the results. Well, not quite. In this example I use a simple call to http://realurl.org as an example.

OpenGamma released a public version of their Risk Management software at the end of April[0] and I've had a few weeks to read the docs, look at the code, run the tests, and basically play around with it. What I haven't done yet is generate a risk report.

Here are my first thoughts.

You may remember my article some time ago written about Spring Roo. Well I've been playing with it some more and am thinking that the pros outweigh the cons.