ExternalRestBuilderService.groovy

package org.grails.demo

import grails.plugins.rest.client.RestBuilder
import grails.plugins.rest.client.RestResponse
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus

class ExternalRestBuilderService {

	void invokeRestBuilderPostWithUrl(String url) {

		if (url) {
			try {
				def rest = new RestBuilder()
				RestResponse response = rest.post(url) {
					header 'Cookie', "TEST=test"
					header 'X-DEBUG', "true"
					contentType "application/json"
				}
				if (response.statusCode != HttpStatus.OK) {
					log.error("Error calling post, response code: ${response.statusCode}")
				}
			} catch (Exception e) {
				log.error("Exception", e)
			}
		}
	}

	void invokeRestBuilderGetWithUrl(String url) {

		if (url) {
			try {
				def rest = new RestBuilder()
				RestResponse response = rest.get(url) {
					header 'Cookie', "TEST=test2"
					header 'X-DEBUG', "false"
					contentType "application/json"
				}
				if (response.statusCode != HttpStatus.OK) {
					log.error("Error calling post, response code: ${response.statusCode}")
				}
			} catch (Exception e) {
				log.error("Exception", e)
			}
		}
	}
}