Using the Apache Wink REST client as a stand-alone thin client
Instead of using the Apache Wink REST client inside a server application, you can use the Thin Client for JAX-RS that is provided with WebSphere® Application Server as a stand-alone thin client to send requests to your RESTful service. The Thin Client for JAX-RS is a stand-alone Java™ SE 6 client environment that enables running unmanaged JAX-RS RESTful web services client applications in a non-WebSphere environment to invoke JAX-RS RESTful web services that are hosted by the application server.
About this task

Procedure
- Configure the development environment. Before you start developing JAX-RS applications, you must set up your development environment by adding the JAX-RS libraries on the classpath.
- Implement a client using the unmanaged RESTful web services JAX-RS client. Use the Thin Client for JAX-RS to create a stand-alone client runtime environment in a pure Java SE environment to send requests to your JAX-RS application.
Results
You have implemented an unmanaged RESTful web services JAX-RS client that can issue requests to a JAX-RS application.