How do you set clientName in Apache5HttpClient?

[patrickjamesbarry]

The Apache5HttpClient class mentions the clientName in https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/http/apache5/Apache5HttpClient.html however there is no way to set it. I can see how this would be beneficial if you have multiple clients, to help distinguish between them.

Not exposed on builder: https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/http/apache5/Apache5HttpClient.Builder.html

What is the intention of this and what is it set to? Was this an oversight by not letting a user set it?

[debora-ito]

It's not an oversight, all client names are hardcoded - see the values in the Apache5, AwsCrt, Netty HTTP client code.

The client names are used in places like request user-agents and SDK client-side metrics, they are intentionally hardcoded so we know what values to expect.

[patrickjamesbarry]

Thanks for clarification. It would be helpful to note on docs that this is not modifiable and set internally by sdk.