My client and fallback

import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.feign.FeignClient;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;

@FeignClient(
        name = "my-service",
        fallback = MyClientFallback.class
)
public interface MyClient {
    @RequestMapping(value = "/do/stuff",
            method = RequestMethod.GET,
            produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE})
    @ResponseBody
    boolean myServiceMethod();
}

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;

@Component
public class MyClientFallback implements MyClient {

    @Autowired
    AlertBroadcaster broadcaster;

    @Override
    public boolean myServiceMethod() {
        broadcaster.alert("Failed to contact external service.");
        return false;
    }
}


@EnableSwagger2
@SpringBootApplication
@EnableMongoRepositories
@EnableDiscoveryClient
@EnableZuulProxy
@EnableFeignClients
@EnableHystrix
public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
    }

    @Bean
    public AlertBroadcaster alertBroadcaster() {
        return new AlertBroadcaster();
    }

    @Bean
    public MyClientFallback myClientFallback() {
        return new MyClientFallback();
    }
}