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Jakarta Expression Language 5.0 (under development)

Jakarta Expression Language defines an expression language for Java applications.

Plan

The plan for the release is to tackle the open issues for the API component including:

  • Potential extensions to the API to support Jakarta Faces
  • Support for default methods
  • Potentially removing the dependency on the java.desktop JPMS module
  • Remove deprecated methods from API

Backwards compatibility

Backward compatibility issue include:

  • Removal of deprecated methods
  • Removing the java.desktop dependency may create compatibility issues. The extent of those issues will be a factor in deciding whether to proceed with this or not.

Optional features

None

Minimum Java SE version

The JDK version required will be aligned with Jakarta EE 10.

TCK Updates

The following TCK updates will be required:

  • Updated signatures
  • New tests for any new features
  • Changes to support the removal of the java.desktop dependency (if implemented)

Release Record

Release Record

Compatible Implementations

  • TBD

Ballots

Plan Review

The Plan Review Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on 12/05/2021 (May 12th 2021) with the following results.

Representative Representative for: Vote
Kenji Kazumura Fujitsu +1
Dan Bandera, Kevin Sutter IBM +1
Ed Bratt, Dmitry Kornilov Oracle +1
Andrew Pielage, Matt Gill Payara +1
Scott Stark, Mark Little Red Hat No vote
David Blevins, Jean-Louis Monteiro Tomitribe +1
Ivar Grimstad EE4J PMC +1
Marcelo Ancelmo, Martijn Verburg Participant Members +1
Werner Keil Committer Members +1
Dr. Jun Qian Enterprise Members +1
Total 9

This ballot was conducted on the public e-mail list jakarta.ee-spec@eclipse.org. This ballot thread begins here.

Release Review

The Release Review Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on TBD with the following results.

Yes No Abstain
Fujitsu
IBM
Oracle
Payara
Red Hat
Tomitribe
EE4J PMC
Participant Members
Committer Members

This ballot was conducted on the public e-mail list jakarta.ee-spec@eclipse.org. This ballot thread begins here.

Click on the specifications below to access the specification document, Javadoc, Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK), and compatible implementation for each release of the specification.

Platform and Profile Specifications

The Jakarta EE Platform and Profile specifications are the umbrella specifications for the individual specifications. The Jakarta EE Platform includes most of the individual specifications, while the Profile specifications include the individual specifications for developing web platforms and microservices architectures.

Individual Specifications

Each individual specification describes a standardized way of implementing a particular aspect of an enterprise Java application.

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