On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Shing Wai Chan
<shing.wai.chan_at_oracle.com>wrote:
> We plan to have Server-Sent Events in Java EE 8.
> There are several options discussed in Java EE alias:
> https://java.net/projects/javaee-spec/lists/jsr342-
> experts/archive/2014-05/message/10
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> The current plan of record is to provide "no" API for SSE in Servlet.
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+1
It's not clear that this is a widely adopted API. For serious notification
support, the proposed protocol support is insufficient either.
> I am leaving the door open, however. Some conditions must be met:
> * There is a compelling use case
> * It can be done cleanly
> * It adds value
> * The Servlet EG wants it
> * It is complementary to the corresponding API in JAX-RS 2.0.
> (Note there are other areas of overlap between JAX-RS and Servlet and
> no-one seems to mind:
> Servlet JAX-RS
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> AsyncContext AsyncResponse
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> Non-Blocking IO TBD in JAX-RS 2.1
> ReadListener
> WriteListener
> )
>
> The current plan of record does call for standardizing HTTP 2.0 server
> push in Servlet 4.0.
This is fine, but please note that server-push (SPDY or HTTP/2) has little
to do with server-initiated notification support.
- Wenbo
> That work may reveal more facts to sway the
> decision.
>
> We would like to listen to opinions of Servlet EG.
>
> Shing Wai Chan
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