3 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/BaseResponse.java b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/BaseResponse.java
index 2cfcd7448a5..f97a919ec91 100644
--- a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/BaseResponse.java
+++ b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/BaseResponse.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ abstract class BaseResponse implements WsResponse {
   @Override
   public WsResponse failIfNotSuccessful() {
     if (!isSuccessful()) {
+      close();
       throw new HttpException(requestUrl(), code());
     }
     return this;
@@ -40,4 +41,9 @@ abstract class BaseResponse implements WsResponse {
   public boolean hasContent() {
     return code() != HTTP_NO_CONTENT;
   }
+  
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    // override if needed
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/OkHttpResponse.java b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/OkHttpResponse.java
index c2a6babc714..ce412f69de8 100644
--- a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/OkHttpResponse.java
+++ b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/OkHttpResponse.java
@@ -77,4 +77,12 @@ class OkHttpResponse extends BaseResponse {
   private RuntimeException fail(Exception e) {
     throw new IllegalStateException("Fail to read response of " + requestUrl(), e);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Equivalent to closing contentReader or contentStream.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    okResponse.close();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/WsResponse.java b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/WsResponse.java
index 89c8977a46d..fc3d83ff177 100644
--- a/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/WsResponse.java
+++ b/sonar-ws/src/main/java/org/sonarqube/ws/client/WsResponse.java
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
  */
 package org.sonarqube.ws.client;
 
+import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Reader;
 
 /**
  * @since 5.3
  */
-public interface WsResponse {
+public interface WsResponse extends Closeable {
 
   /**
    * The absolute requested URL
@@ -57,5 +58,8 @@ public interface WsResponse {
   Reader contentReader();
 
   String content();
+  
+  @Override
+  void close();
 
 }