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+package com.baeldung.web;
+
+import static com.baeldung.Consts.APPLICATION_PORT;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+import com.baeldung.common.web.AbstractLiveTest;
+import com.baeldung.persistence.model.Foo;
+import com.baeldung.spring.ConfigIntegrationTest;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MarshallingHttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.oxm.xstream.XStreamMarshaller;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { ConfigIntegrationTest.class }, loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
+public class FooMessageConvertersLiveTest extends AbstractLiveTest<Foo> {
+
+    private static final String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:" + APPLICATION_PORT + "/spring-boot-rest/";
+
+    public FooMessageConvertersLiveTest() {
+        super(Foo.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void create() {
+        create(new Foo(randomAlphabetic(6)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final String createAsUri() {
+        return createAsUri(new Foo(randomAlphabetic(6)));
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup(){
+        create();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Without specifying Accept Header, uses the default response from the
+     * server (in this case json)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void whenRetrievingAFoo_thenCorrect() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        final Foo resource = restTemplate.getForObject(URI, Foo.class, "1");
+
+        assertThat(resource, notNullValue());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenConsumingXml_whenReadingTheFoo_thenCorrect() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        restTemplate.setMessageConverters(getXmlMessageConverters());
+
+        final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setAccept(Collections.singletonList(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+        final HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<>(headers);
+
+        final ResponseEntity<Foo>
+          response = restTemplate.exchange(URI, HttpMethod.GET, entity, Foo.class, "1");
+        final Foo resource = response.getBody();
+
+        assertThat(resource, notNullValue());
+    }
+
+    private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> getXmlMessageConverters() {
+        final XStreamMarshaller marshaller = new XStreamMarshaller();
+        marshaller.setAnnotatedClasses(Foo.class);
+        final MarshallingHttpMessageConverter marshallingConverter = new MarshallingHttpMessageConverter(marshaller);
+
+        final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters = new ArrayList<>();
+        converters.add(marshallingConverter);
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenConsumingJson_whenReadingTheFoo_thenCorrect() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        restTemplate.setMessageConverters(getJsonMessageConverters());
+
+        final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setAccept(Collections.singletonList(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
+        final HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(headers);
+
+        final ResponseEntity<Foo> response = restTemplate.exchange(URI, HttpMethod.GET, entity, Foo.class, "1");
+        final Foo resource = response.getBody();
+
+        assertThat(resource, notNullValue());
+    }
+
+    private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> getJsonMessageConverters() {
+        final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters = new ArrayList<>();
+        converters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenConsumingXml_whenWritingTheFoo_thenCorrect() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos";
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        restTemplate.setMessageConverters(getJsonAndXmlMessageConverters());
+
+        final Foo resource = new Foo("jason");
+        final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setAccept(Collections.singletonList(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
+        headers.setContentType((MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+        final HttpEntity<Foo> entity = new HttpEntity<>(resource, headers);
+
+        final ResponseEntity<Foo> response = restTemplate.exchange(URI, HttpMethod.POST, entity, Foo.class);
+        final Foo fooResponse = response.getBody();
+
+        assertThat(fooResponse, notNullValue());
+        assertEquals(resource.getName(), fooResponse.getName());
+    }
+
+    private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> getJsonAndXmlMessageConverters() {
+        final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters = getJsonMessageConverters();
+        converters.addAll(getXmlMessageConverters());
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+}