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JSRs: Java Specification Requests

JSRs by Stage

JSR Review (0 JSRs) | Early Draft Review (1 JSR) | Public Review (0 JSRs) | Proposed Final Draft (1 JSR) | Final Release (230 JSRs) | Maintenance Review (3 JSRs) | Active (32 JSRs) | Inactive (1 JSR) | Dormant (32 JSRs) | Withdrawn (82 JSRs) | Rejected (13 JSRs)

Active JSRs

48 WBEM Services Specification

Description: Java^TM WBEM Services is a set of APIs and reference implementation for WBEM. WBEM is an initiative from the DMTF that unifies systems management and instrumentation.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Final Release Download page Start: 2014-07-01

Spec Lead: Carl Chan, WBEM Solutions, Inc

Spec Lead: Jim Davis, WBEM Solutions, Inc

56 Java Network Launching Protocol and API

Description: A specification of protocols and APIs that will enable Java^TM applications to be deployed on the Web.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release 5 Download page Start: 2014-08-19

Spec Lead: Andy Herrick, Oracle

107 JCACHE - Java Temporary Caching API

Description: Specifies API and semantics for temporary, in memory caching of Java objects, including object creation, shared access, spooling, invalidation, and consistency across JVM's.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Final Release Download page Start: 2014-03-18

Spec Lead: Gregory Robert Luck, Luck, Gregory Robert

Spec Lead: Brian Oliver, Oracle

Spec Lead: Cameron Purdy, Oracle

270 Java^TM SE 6 Release Contents

Description: The Umbrella JSR for the Java^TM SE 6 release.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Review Ballot Start: 2015-03-03 End: 2015-03-09

Spec Lead: Mark Reinhold, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

282 RTSJ version 1.1

Description: Fill some minor gaps in the RTSJ

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Early Draft Review 2 Download page Start: 2015-01-29 End: 2015-03-30

Spec Lead: James J. Hunt, Aicas GmbH

336 Java^TM SE 7 Release Contents

Description: The Umbrella JSR for the seventh edition of the Java SE Platform

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Review Ballot Start: 2015-03-03 End: 2015-03-09

Spec Lead: Mark Reinhold, Oracle

337 Java^TM SE 8 Release Contents

Description: The Umbrella JSR for the eighth edition of the Java SE Platform

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release Download page Start: 2015-03-03

Spec Lead: Mark Reinhold, Oracle

339 JAX-RS 2.0: The Java API for RESTful Web Services

Description: This JSR will develop the next version of JAX-RS, the API for for RESTful (Representational State Transfer) Web Services in the Java Platform.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release Download page Start: 2014-10-13

Spec Lead: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen, Oracle

Spec Lead: Marek Potociar, Oracle

343 Java^TM Message Service 2.0

Description: This is an update to the Java Message Service API, an existing API for accessing enterprise messaging systems from Java programs.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Review Ballot Start: 2015-03-03 End: 2015-03-09

Spec Lead: Nigel Deakin, Oracle

346 Contexts and Dependency Injection for Java^TM EE 1.1

Description: Updates and clarifications to CDI 1.0 along much requested features.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release Download page Start: 2014-04-18

Spec Lead: Pete Muir, RedHat

352 Batch Applications for the Java Platform

Description: This JSR specifies a programming model for batch applications and a runtime for scheduling and executing jobs.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release Download page Start: 2014-08-19

Spec Lead: Chris Vignola, IBM

354 Money and Currency API

Description: Provides an API for representing, transporting, and performing comprehensive calculations with Money and Currency.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Public Review Ballot 2 View results Start: 2014-04-29 End: 2014-05-12

Spec Lead: Anatole Tresch, Credit Suisse

356 Java^TM API for WebSocket

Description: The Java API for WebSocket JSR will define a standard API for creating WebSocket applications.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Maintenance Release Download page Start: 2014-08-13

Spec Lead: Danny Coward, Oracle

358 A major revision of the Java Community Process

Description: This JSR will make a variety of changes and adjustments to the Java Community Process, revising the Process Document, the EC Standing Rules, and the JSPA.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Renewal Ballot 2 View results Start: 2014-09-23 End: 2014-10-06

Spec Lead: Patrick Curran, Oracle

359 SIP Servlet 2.0

Description: SIP Servlet API is the standard platform for implementing SIP based services.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Proposed Final Draft Download page Start: 2014-12-30

Spec Lead: Binod PG, Oracle

360 Connected Limited Device Configuration 8

Description: CLDC 8 will be an evolutionary update to CLDC 1.1.1 to bring the VM, Java Language, and libraries up to date with Java SE 8.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Final Release Download page Start: 2014-04-30

Spec Lead: Michael Lagally, Oracle

Spec Lead: Roger Riggs, Oracle

361 Java^TM ME Embedded Profile

Description: Update IMP(-NG) to align with state-of-the-art features and current embedded device market requirements.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Final Release Download page Start: 2014-04-30

Spec Lead: Volker Bauche, Oracle

363 Units of Measurement API

Description: This JSR specifies Java packages for modeling and working with measurement values, quantities and their corresponding units.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Early Draft Review Download page Start: 2014-12-29 End: 2015-01-27

Spec Lead: Jean-Marie Dautelle, Dautelle, Jean-Marie

Spec Lead: Werner Keil, Keil, Werner

Spec Lead: Leonardo Lima, V2COM

364 Broadening JCP Membership

Description: This aims to broaden JCP participation by defining new membership classes, changing existing membership categories, enabling participation by the community, and ensuring the appropriate Intellectual Property commitments from JCP Members.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

Early Draft Review Download page Start: 2014-07-11 End: 2014-08-10

Spec Lead: Heather VanCura, Oracle

365 Contexts and Dependency Injection for Java^TM 2.0

Description: This JSR is a major evolution of the CDI 1.1 (JSR 346) specification. Focused on modularity and Java SE support.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-08-12 End: 2014-08-25

Spec Lead: Pete Muir, RedHat

Spec Lead: Antoine Sabot-Durand, RedHat

366 Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 8 (Java EE 8) Specification

Description: This JSR is to develop Java EE 8, the next release of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Linda DeMichiel, Oracle

Spec Lead: Bill Shannon, Oracle

367 Java^TM API for JSON Binding (JSON-B)

Description: A standard binding layer (metadata & runtime) for converting Java objects to/from JSON messages.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Martin Grebac, Oracle

368 Java^TM Message Service 2.1

Description: The JMS API is an API for accessing enterprise messaging systems from Java programs. This JSR is to develop JMS 2.1, the next version of the API.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Nigel Deakin, Oracle

369 Java^TM Servlet 4.0 Specification

Description: This JSR aims to expose the latest advances in HTTP to users of JavaEE as well as providing a vehicle for continual improvement in this foundational Java EE API.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Edward Burns, Oracle

Spec Lead: Shing Wai Chan, Oracle

370 Java^TM API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS 2.1) Specification

Description: This JSR is to develop JAX-RS 2.1, the next release of Java API for RESTful Web Services.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen, Oracle

Spec Lead: Marek Potociar, Oracle

371 Model-View-Controller (MVC 1.0) Specification

Description: This JSR is to develop MVC 1.0, a model-view-controller specification for Java EE.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen, Oracle

Spec Lead: Manfred Riem, Oracle

372 JavaServer Faces (JSF 2.3) Specification.

Description: This JSR is to develop JSF 2.3, the next release of Java Server Faces.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-09-09 End: 2014-09-22

Spec Lead: Edward Burns, Oracle

Spec Lead: Manfred Riem, Oracle

373 Java^TM EE Management API 2.0

Description: This JSR is to update JSR 77 with REST interfaces and incorporate deployment as a standard part of the management interface.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-12-09 End: 2014-12-22

Spec Lead: Martin Mares, Oracle

374 Java^TM API for JSON Processing 1.1

Description: This JSR is to provide an update for the Java API for JSON Processing Specification.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-12-09 End: 2014-12-22

Spec Lead: Kin-man Chung, Oracle

375 Java^TM EE Security API

Description: The goal of this JSR is to improve the Java EE platform by ensuring the Security API aspect is useful in the modern cloud/PaaS application paradigm.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-12-09 End: 2014-12-22

Spec Lead: Alex Kosowski, Oracle

376 Java^TM Platform Module System

Description: Define a module system for the Java Platform.

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2014-12-09 End: 2014-12-22

Spec Lead: Mark Reinhold, Oracle

377 Desktop|Embedded Application API

Description: The purpose of this specification is to standardize common behavior found in desktop & embedded applications

Status: Active
Latest Stage:

JSR Review Ballot View results Start: 2015-01-27 End: 2015-02-09

Spec Lead: Andres Almiray, Almiray, Andres