Which httpmime version can I use with Android's HttpClient?
android, androidhttpclient, file-upload
Solution
`httpmime-4.2.6.jar` worked fine all by itself. I needed no other dependencies besides that jar.
If you're using a dependency-managing build system like `Maven` or `gradle`, you'll notice that `httpmime-4.2.6` depends on `httpcore-4.2.5`. Android's HttpClient seems compatible with `httpcore-4.2.5`, so I just excluded that dependency. My actual dependency declaration is below:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
<version>4.2.6</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
Problem
I need to upload files using Android's HttpClient. Unfortunately, Android doesn't include MultipartEntity, so I must using Apache's httpmime library. I don't want to incur possible conflicts between the Android's HttpClient and the official HttpClient. Also, I don't want to bring in more outside libraries than I have to because I need to keep my method count low. What version of httpmime will work with Android's HttpClient? All of the questions I've seen recommending httpmime also recommend using Apache's official HttpClient or HttpCore. (I know I should use Retrofit, but I must use Android's HttpClient for compatibility with other libraries.)