MVC 1.0 (JSR 371) formally known as the 'Model-View-Controller Specification' has just entered the Early Draft Review period. This is significant because it is the first Java EE 8 specification to enter this phase. Kudos to the JSR 371 Expert Group! JSR 371 is ‘just’ a piece of the Java EE 8 story but this step shows that, slowly but surely, Java EE 8 is starting to take shape.
You are strongly encouraged to review the early draft of the specification, test it using Ozark, the open source JSR 371 Reference Implementation and obviously provide comments and feedback!
The MVC specification is really easy to grasp for anybody familiar with JAX-RS, the samples bundled with Ozark will also help to understand the specification. You can also check Ozark's sources and the presentation I gave a few days ago at JavaLand.
To test the first Ozark milestone build, you need a recent GlassFish build (post 4.1 build, see here for details). Another and simple solution to test JSR 371 and Ozark is to use this script to create a Docker image with GF, Ozark and the JSR 371 samples pre-deployed.
The Early Draft Review period will end of April 30th. For specification related feedback, you can use the JSR 371 users mailing list or the JSR 371 issue tracker. For Ozark related feedback, please use the Ozark users mailing list or the Ozark issue tracker.
So what do you think of JSR 371? Also, should we use this Docker based approach to help you test other upcoming Java EE 8 specifications?
