How to use

exhaust

method

in

org.restlet.representation.Representation

private void closeRestletConnection(ClientResource clientResource) {
  try {
    clientResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();
  } catch (IOException e) {
    logger.warn("Error closing connection: {}", e.getMessage() );
  }
}

 Representation responseRepresentation = response.getEntity();
if (responseRepresentation != null) {
  try {
    responseRepresentation.exhaust();
  } catch (IOException e) {
    // handle exception
  }
  responseRepresentation.release();
}

@Override
public long exhaust() throws IOException {
  return getWrappedRepresentation().exhaust();
}

public void stop() {
  this.proxy.stop();
  System.out.println("stop\n");
  try {
    if (this.clientResource.getResponseEntity() != null) {
      this.clientResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();
    }
  } catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("stop " + e.getMessage());
    e.printStackTrace();
  }
}

public void start() {
  this.proxy.start();
  System.out.println("start\n");
  try {
    if (this.clientResource.getResponseEntity() != null) {
      this.clientResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();
    }
  } catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("start " + e.getMessage());
    e.printStackTrace();
  }
}

public void acknowledge() {
  this.proxy.acknowledge();
  System.out.println("acknowledge\n");
  try {
    if (this.clientResource.getResponseEntity() != null) {
      this.clientResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();
    }
  } catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("acknowledge " + e.getMessage());
  }
}

 ClientResource cr = new ClientResource(uri);
//please substitute the line below with any other kind of request you need to forward
Representation response = cr.put(json);

if (response != null) {
 try {
    <something>
  }finally {
  response.exhaust();
  response.release();
    cr.release(); 
  }

/**
 * Prints the resource's representation.
 * 
 * @param clientResource
 *            The Restlet client resource.
 * @throws IOException
 * @throws ResourceException
 */
public static void get(ClientResource clientResource) throws IOException,
    ResourceException {
  try {
    clientResource.get().write(System.out);
  } catch (ResourceException e) {
    System.out.println("Error  status: " + e.getStatus());
    System.out.println("Error message: " + e.getMessage());
    // Consume the response's entity which releases the connection
    clientResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();
  }
}

itemsResource.getResponseEntity().exhaust();

response.getEntity().exhaust();

response.getEntity().exhaust();