Can I configure a @FeignClient url using a properties/yml file?

Question

My goal is to create a strategy of different steps to get from a point-to-point communication between 2 components to a \"full blown netflix\" style of communication using e

Answer 1

It can be done with a "serviceId" instead of a "url". E.g.

@FeignClient("foo")
interface Client { ... }

and

foo.ribbon.listOfServers: localhost:9000

e.g. see http://projects.spring.io/spring-cloud/spring-cloud.html#spring-cloud-ribbon-without-eureka for docs.

Answer 2

This can be done like this:

@FeignClient(name="fd-mobileapi-service",url="${fdmobile.ribbon.listOfServers}")

Where fdmobile.ribbon.listOfServers : value is a property in application.properties.

I have tested it and it is working.