Is Retrofit+Okhttp using httpCaching as a default in Android?

Question

I use retrofit and okhttp in one of our applications.

I can't really find a good explanation for the default behaviour of Retrofit.

If Okhttp is on the class path it will be automatically used. But as far as I can see it the default HttpResponseCache is null.

Do I need to explicitly enable caching with Retrofit and Okhttp?

Answer 1

You should manually create your OkHttpClient and configure it how you like. In this case you should install a cache. Once you have that create an OkClient and pass it to Retrofit's RestAdapter.Builder

Also, no caching for HTTP POST requests. GETs will be cached, however.