Santiago,
I'd like to ask for a clarification on the following:
* Is that list to be understood as complete, or is there room for additions?
This question targets on the open issues in JIRA, which (among other items)
represents the community's ideas about the future of JAX-RS in part (besides
what is contained in your list already). Will none of them get addressed, or
when will get decided which of those are also part of JAX-RS 2.1? In the
end, many of the items in your list are more suitable for JAX-RS 3.0, while
2.1 sounds more like a collection of JIRA issues. It wouldn't look
appropriate in my eyes to rule out JIRA-recorded tweaks from JAX-RS 2.1 in
favor of big features better suited in JAX-RS 3.0.
* The list names SSE but not WebSockets. Is this to be understood as really
SSE only, hence definitively no WebSocket support? If that is true, then it
might at least good to add an example to the specification how to use
WebSockets with JAX-RS and describe why there is no need for explicit
WebSocket support due to that.
* Why is it JSR 370's responsibility to evaluate MVC requirements when there
is a separate MVC JSR? What is expected from the JSR 370 EG which cannot be
done by the MVC EG?
Thanks
-Markus
-----Original Message-----
From: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen [mailto:Santiago.PericasGeertsen_at_oracle.com]
Sent: Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2014 20:03
To: jsr370-experts_at_jax-rs-spec.java.net
Cc: Marek Potociar
Subject: Welcome to the JAX-RS 2.1 EG
Hello Experts,
Welcome to the JAX-RS 2.1 (JSR 370) expert group!
This is the official mailing list for the JSR. Note that the old mailing
list for JAX-RS 2.0 (JSR 339) is still available for 2.0 matters.
Before we start any discussions, I would like everyone to take a couple of
minutes and read the JSR description one more time to make sure we are all
on the same page ;)
===
2.1 Please describe the proposed Specification:
Server-Sent Events (SSE) is a new technology defined as part of the HTML5
set of recommendations for a client (e.g., a browser) to automatically get
updates from a server via HTTP. It is commonly employed for one-way
streaming data transmissions in which a server updates a client periodically
or every time an event takes place.
JAX-RS 2.0 introduced the notion of asynchronous processing for both the
client and the server APIs. However, asynchronous processing alone cannot
deliver on all the promises of a modern architecture without the help of
non-blocking I/O. If only blocking I/O is available, asynchronous processing
simply pushes the problem from one thread to the next --this is akin to
borrowing from a person to pay another, the problem is not really solved,
only deferred. Thus, support for non-blocking I/O is necessary to achieve
high throughput and efficiently manage resources like threads.
In summary, the following is a list of the tasks in scope for JAX-RS 2.1:
* Adding support for SSE.
* Improving integration with CDI.
* Exploring support for non-blocking I/O in providers (filters,
interceptors, etc.).
* Evaluating ways in which declarative security can be supported either
directly in this JSR or by leveraging other EE-platform JSRs.
* Making JAXB conditional on runtimes where it is available.
* Providing integration with JSON-B.
* Building upon the hypermedia API added in version 2.0.
* Investigating the reactive programming paradigm as a way to improve the
JAX-RS asynchronous client API.
* Evaluating any requirements necessary to support the use of JAX-RS
resource classes as controllers in the MVC 1.0 JSR.
===
Some useful links:
[JSR]
https://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=370
[JAX-RS Spec]
https://jax-rs-spec.java.net/
[JIRA for 2.1]
https://java.net/jira/browse/JAX_RS_SPEC/fixforversion/16402/
[RI]
https://jersey.java.net/
[E-mail Archives]
https://java.net/projects/jax-rs-spec/lists
As before, all of our discussions will be conducted using the expert's
alias and (automatically) CCed to the user's alias.
Some of the 2.1 tasks above require coordination with other specifications
(JSON-B, Security), so these tasks will tackled later on in the process.
We have tentatively selected 2 topics to start our discussions, both of
which require some investigation, these are: hypermedia improvements and
reactive programming. If you have any suggestions/comments/concerns about
these two topics, feel free to start a discussion about them. We will be
sending some more info as well in the upcoming weeks.
Looking forward to working with all of you!
--
Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
Marek Potociar
JSR 370 Spec Leads