jersey2-akka-java

An example asynchronous REST API written in Java using Jersey 2 and Akka 2.2

Key concepts

• Instantiating an Akka ActorSystem at server startup and injecting it into each request
• Fulfilling an asynchronous Jersey REST service invocation using Akka actors

How to run the example

1. Clone this repository
2. Run mvn tomcat7:run
3. Visit http://localhost:9090/examples/2 via curl or your favorite browser

Prerequisites

• JDK 7.x
• Maven 3.x