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+package org.baeldung.web.test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.baeldung.web.dto.Foo;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+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.xml.MarshallingHttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.oxm.xstream.XStreamMarshaller;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Integration Test class. Tests methods hits the server's rest services.
+ */
+public class SpringHttpMessageConvertersIntegrationTestsCase {
+
+    private static String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8080/spring-rest/";
+
+    /**
+     * Without specifying Accept Header, uses the default response from the
+     * server (in this case json)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFoo() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        final Foo resource = restTemplate.getForObject(URI, Foo.class, "1");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(1l, resource.getId());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifying Accept Header with application/xml for getting the xml response from the server.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetFooAcceptXML() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        restTemplate.setMessageConverters(getMessageConverters());
+
+        final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setAccept(Arrays.asList(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+        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();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(1l, resource.getId());
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifying Accept Header with application/xml for getting the xml response from the server.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testPUTFooXML() {
+        final String URI = BASE_URI + "foos/{id}";
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        restTemplate.setMessageConverters(getMessageConverters());
+
+        final Foo resource = new Foo(4, "andres");
+        final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setAccept(Arrays.asList(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+        headers.setContentType((MediaType.APPLICATION_XML));
+        final HttpEntity<Foo> entity = new HttpEntity<Foo>(resource, headers);
+
+        final ResponseEntity<Foo> response = restTemplate.exchange(URI, HttpMethod.PUT, entity, Foo.class, resource.getId());
+        final Foo fooResponse = response.getBody();
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(resource.getId(), fooResponse.getId());
+    }
+
+    // UTIL
+
+    /**
+     * Configures Message Converters.
+     */
+    private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> getMessageConverters() {
+        final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters = new ArrayList<HttpMessageConverter<?>>();
+        // adds XML converter using XStreamMarshaller
+        final XStreamMarshaller marshaller = new XStreamMarshaller();
+        marshaller.setAnnotatedClasses(Foo.class);
+
+        final MarshallingHttpMessageConverter marshallingConverter = new MarshallingHttpMessageConverter(marshaller);
+        converters.add(marshallingConverter);
+
+        return converters;
+    }
+
+}