[HBASE-28671] Add close method to REST client

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.7.0, 3.0.0-beta-2, 2.6.1, 2.5.9
• Component/s: REST
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Istvan Toth
• Reporter: Istvan Toth
• Created: 18/Jun/24 06:14
• Updated: 20/Jun/24 02:43
• Resolved: 19/Jun/24 09:00

Description

This allows the user to clean up any open pooled Http Connections.

Also add an experimental new constructor to let the user use a custom HttpClientConnectionManager for the Apache HttpClient library.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5998