Java Platform Specifications
A collection of the various specifications (JavaEE, etc) that make up the Java platform
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Sigh. I remember a time when I used to follow--and read--these specifications religiously. That was a long, long time ago.
Java SE (aka J2SE, JDK)
Java 16 (latest released, as of Aug 2021)
Java 11 (long-term support release)
Java 8 (long-term support release)
Java EE (aka J2EE, Java2 EE)
As mentioned by Arun Gupta in his book entitled Java EE 7 Essentials, the different components work together to provide an integrated stack, as shown below:
JSR 244: Java EE 5
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Web Services Technologies
- JSR 109: Implementing Enterprise Web Services
- JSR 224: Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0
- JSR 101: Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1
- JSR 222: Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0
- JSR 67, JSR 173: SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ)
- JSR 181: Web Service Metadata for the Java Platform
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Web Application Technologies
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Enterprise Application Technologies
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Management and Security Technologies
JSR 316: Java EE 6
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Web Services Technologies
- JSR 311: Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) 1.1
- JSR 109: Implementing Enterprise Web Services 1.3
- JSR 224: Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.2
- JSR 222: Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.2
- JSR 181: Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform
- JSR 101: Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1
- JSR 67: Java APIs for XML Messaging 1.3
- JSR 93: Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 1.0
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Web Application Technologies
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Enterprise Application Technologies
- JSR 299: Contexts and Dependency Injection for Java (Web Beans 1.0)
- JSR 330: Dependency Injection for Java 1.0
- JSR 303: Bean Validation 1.0
- JSR 318: Enterprise JavaBeans 3.1 (includes Interceptors 1.1)
- JSR 322: Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6
- JSR 317: Java Persistence 2.0
- JSR 250: Common Annotations for the Java Platform 1.1
- JSR 115: Java Message Service API 1.1
- JSR 907: Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.1
- JSR 919: JavaMail 1.4
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Management and Security Technologies
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Java EE-related Specs in Java SE
JSR 342: Java EE 7
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Web Application Technologies
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Enterprise Application Technologies
- JSR 352: Batch Applications for the Java Platform
- JSR 236: Concurrency Utilities for Java EE 1.0
- JSR 346: Contexts and Dependency Injection for Java 1.1
- JSR 330: Dependency Injection for Java 1.0
- JSR 349: Bean Validation 1.1
- JSR 345: Enterprise JavaBeans 3.2
- JSR 318: Interceptors 1.2
- JSR 322: Java EE Connector Architecture 1.7
- JSR 338: Java Persistence 2.1
- JSR 250: Common Annotations for the Java Platform 1.2
- JSR 343: Java Message Service API 2.0
- JSR 907: Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.2
- JSR 919: JavaMail 1.5
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Web Services Technologies
- JSR 339: Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) 2.0
- JSR 109: Implementing Enterprise Web Services 1.3
- JSR 224: Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.2
- JSR 181: Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform
- JSR 101: Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1
- JSR 67: Java APIs for XML Messaging 1.3
- JSR 93: Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 1.0
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Management and Security Technologies
- JSR 196: Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers 1.1
- JSR 115: Java Authorization Contract for Containers 1.5
- JSR 88: Java EE Application Deployment 1.2 (Optional)
- JSR 77: J2EE Management 1.1
- JSR 45: Debugging Support for Other Languages 1.0
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Java EE-related Specs in Java SE
- JSR 222: Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.2
- JSR 206: Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.3
- JSR 221: Java Database Connectivity 4.0
- JSR 3: Java Management Extensions (JMX) 2.0
- JSR 925: JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) 1.1
- JSR 173: Streaming API for XML (StAX) 1.0
JSR 366: Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 8 (Java EE 8)
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Web Application Technologies
- Java API for WebSocket 1.1 JSR 356
- ava API for JSON Binding 1.0 JSR 367
- Java API for JSON Processing 1.1 JSR 374
- Java Servlet 4.0 JSR 369
- JavaServer Faces 2.3 JSR 372
- Expression Language 3.0 JSR 341
- JavaServer Pages 2.3 JSR 245
- Standard Tag Library for JavaServer Pages (JSTL) 1.2 JSR 52
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Enterprise Application Technologies
- Batch Applications for the Java Platform 1.0 JSR 352
- Concurrency Utilities for Java EE 1.0 JSR 236
- Contexts and Dependency Injection for Java 2.0 JSR 365
- Dependency Injection for Java 1.0 JSR 330
- Bean Validation 2.0 JSR 380
- Enterprise JavaBeans 3.2 JSR 345
- Interceptors 1.2 JSR 318
- Java EE Connector Architecture 1.7 JSR 322
- Java Persistence 2.2 JSR 338
- Common Annotations for the Java Platform 1.3 JSR 250
- Java Message Service API 2.0 JSR 343
- Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.2 JSR 907
- JavaMail 1.6 JSR 919
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Web Services Technologies
- Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) 2.1 JSR 370
- Implementing Enterprise Web Services 1.3 JSR 109
- Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform 2.1 JSR 181
- Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1 (Optional) JSR 101
- Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 1.0 (Optional) JSR 93
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Management and Security Technologies
- Java EE Security API 1.0 JSR 375
- Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers 1.1 JSR 196
- Java Authorization Contract for Containers 1.5 JSR 115
- Java EE Application Deployment 1.2 (Optional) JSR 88
- J2EE Management 1.1 JSR 77
- Debugging Support for Other Languages 1.0 JSR 45
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Java EE-related Specs in Java SE
- Java Management Extensions (JMX) 2.0 JSR 3
- SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) Specification 1.3 JSR 67
- Streaming API for XML (StAX) 1.0 JSR 173
- Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.6 JSR 206
- Java Database Connectivity 4.0 JSR 221
- Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.2 JSR 222
- Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.2 JSR 224
- JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) 1.1 JSR 925
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Last modified 06 April 2022