Programmatically call spring cloud config actuator/env post endpoint in spring boot application

Question

I am using spring cloud config in my spring boot application, I am trying to update the property value through actuator/env post endpoint.

Here is my code:

@Service
public class ActuatorRefreshService {

  private final String inventoryModeKey = "inventory.initial.mode";
  private WebClient webClient = WebClient.builder().build();

  @Autowired
  public ActuatorRefreshService() {
  }

  public void refreshStatus(String latestMode) {
    Map<String, String> bodyMap = new HashMap();
    bodyMap.put("name",inventoryModeKey);
    bodyMap.put("value",latestMode);
    webClient.post().uri("/actuator/env")
            .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, String.valueOf(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
            .body(Mono.just(bodyMap), Map.class).retrieve().onStatus(HttpStatus::isError, clientResponse -> {
        return Mono.error(new Exception("error"));
    }).bodyToMono(String.class);
    System.out.println("call actuator endpoint to update the value");

  }
}

When I am calling my rest endpoint that calls this refreshStatus method. The api returns me 200 status. After that I hit localhost:8080/actuator/refresh. When I check the updated value , it shows this __refreshAll__.

I have no idea why is this happening?? Any help would be appreciated.

Note :* When I hit the endpoint localhost:8080/actuator/env from postman and refresh then it updates the property.*

I tried with localhost:8080/actuator/busenv bus endpoint as well but still no luck. Anyone tried this kind of requirement?

Answer 1

I was able to call this api localhost:8080/actuator/busenv programmatically in spring boot using RestTemplate in spring. It is refreshing the configuration as well in application context. I am not sure why it didn't work with WebClient though.

posting the answer if anyone else is looking for the same requirement.

Please find the below code

@Service
public class ActuatorRefreshService {

   private final String inventoryModeKey = "inventory.initial.mode";

   @Autowired
   public ActuatorRefreshService() {
   }

   public void refreshInventoryMode(String latestMode) {
      Map<String, String> bodyMap = new HashMap();
      bodyMap.put("name",inventoryModeKey);
      bodyMap.put("value",latestMode);
      final String url = "http://localhost:8080/actuator/busenv";

      RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
      HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
    


      headers
      .setAccept(Collections.singletonList(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));

      HttpEntity<Object> entity = new HttpEntity<>(bodyMap, headers);
      restTemplate.exchange(url, HttpMethod.POST, entity, String.class);
      System.out.println("call actuator endpoint to update the value ");

}

}