Here is a quick status update on different components that are
targeted to be included in the Java EE 7 Platform:
Java EE 7 Platform (JSR 342) - Early
Draft 2 (list,
project,
javadocs ?)
Java Persistence API 2.1 (JSR 338) - Early
Draft 2 (list,
project, javadocs
?)
Java API for RESTful Web Services 2.0 (JSR 339) - Public
Review (list,
project, javadocs)
Servlets 3.1 (JSR
340) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs
?)
Expression Language 3.0 (JSR 341) - Public
Review (list,
project, javadocs
?)
Java Message Service 2.0 (JSR 343) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs)
JavaServer Faces 2.2 (JSR 344) - Early
Draft (list,
project,
javadocs ?)
Enterprise JavaBeans 3.2 (JSR 345) -
Early
Draft (list,
project,
javadocs ?)
Context & Dependency Injection 1.1 (JSR 346) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs)
Bean Validation 1.1 (JSR 349) - Public
Review (list,
project, javadocs ?)
JCACHE Java Temporary Caching API (JSR 107) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs)
Batch Applications for the Java Platform (JSR 352) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs)
Java API for JSON Processing (JSR 353) - Early
Draft (list,
project,
javadocs)
Java API for WebSocket (JSR 356) - Early
Draft (list,
project, javadocs)
As evident, all the components have released at least an Early Draft
specification. Some have released second Early Draft and some even
have a Public Review in different stages. Several implementations
are already integrated in GlassFish
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