Java Community Process

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The Java Community Process or JCP, established in 1998, is a formalized process which allows interested parties to be involved in the definition of future versions and features of the Java platform.

The JCP process involves the use of Java Specification Request (JSR), which are formal documents that describe proposed specifications and technologies to be added to the Java platform. Formal public reviews of JSRs are conducted before the JSR becomes final and is voted on by the JCP Executive Committee. A final JSR provides a reference implementation which provides a free implementation of the technology in source code form and a Technology Compatibility Kit to verify the API specification.

The JCP itself is described by a JSR. As of 2006, the current version of the JCP in use is 2.6 as described by JSR 215.

There are over 300 JSRs. Some of the more visible JSRs are:

JSR #	Specification or Technology
1	Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) 1.0
3	Java Management Extensions (JMX) 1.0, 1.1, & 1.2<ref>JSR 3 originally specified the JMX 1.0 release. Two subsequent "final" releases have provided JMX 1.1 and JMX 1.2. JMX 2.0 is specified by JSR 255.</ref>
5	Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.0
12	Java Data Objects (JDO) 1.0
13	Improved BigDecimal (Java Platform, Standard Edition#java.math)
14	Add Generic Types To The Java Programming Language (as of J2SE 5.0)
16	Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.0
19	Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 2.0
30	Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.0 for Java ME
31	Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 1.0
32	JAIN SIP API Specification (JSIP) 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 for Java ME
36	Connected Device Configuration (CDC) 1.0 for Java ME
37	Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 1.0 for Java ME
40	Java Metadata Interface (JMI) 1.0
41	A Simple Assertion Facility (as of J2SE 1.4)
47	Logging API Specification (as of J2SE 1.4)
51	New I/O APIs for the Java Platform (NIO) (as of J2SE 1.4)
52	JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0 and 1.1<ref>JSR 52 originally specified the JSTL 1.0 release. A subsequent maintenance release provided JSTL 1.1.</ref>
53	Java Servlet 2.3 and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.2 Specifications
54	Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 3.0
56	Java Network Launching Protocol and API (JNLP) 1.0, 1.5 and 6.0<ref>JSR 56 originally specified the JNLP 1.0 release. A subsequent "final" release[1] provided JNLP 1.5, which was primarily a maintenance release. As of February, 2006, the JNLP 6.0 maintenance release has been completed but not finalized.</ref> (Java Web Start)
58	Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3
59	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.4 (Merlin)
63	Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.1 and 1.2<ref>JSR 63 originally specified the JAXP 1.1 release. A subsequent maintenance release of JSR 63 provided the JAXP 1.2 specification.[2] JAXP 1.3 is specified by JSR 206.</ref>
68	Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) 1.0
73	Java Data Mining API (JDM) 1.0
75	PDA Optional Packages for the J2ME Platform
80	Java USB API
82	Java APIs for Bluetooth
93	Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 1.0
94	Java Rule Engine API
102	Java Document Object Model (JDOM) 1.0
110	Java APIs for WSDL (WSDL4J) 1.0
112	Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.5
114	Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Rowset Implementations
116	SIP Servlet API 1.0
118	Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0 for Java ME
120	Wireless Messaging API
121	Application Isolation API
127	JavaServer Faces (JSF) 1.0 and 1.1<ref>JSR 127 originally specified the JSF 1.0 release. A subsequent maintenance release provided the JSF 1.1 specification.[3] JSF 1.2 is specified by JSR 252.</ref>
133	Java Memory Model and Thread Specification Revision
135	Java Mobile Media API (MMAPI) for Java ME
139	Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1 for Java ME
140	Service Location Protocol (SLP) API for Java
141	Session Description Protocol (SDP) API for Java
151	Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4
152	JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.0
153	Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 2.1
154	Java Servlet 2.4 and 2.5 Specifications<ref>JSR 154 originally specified the Java Servlet 2.4 release. As of February, 2006 a maintenance draft of the 2.5 servlet specification is under review, scheduled to close on March 20, 2006.</ref>
160	Java Management Extensions (JMX) Remote API 1.0
166	Concurrency Utilities (as of J2SE 5.0 `java.util.concurrent`, `java.util.concurrent.atomic` and `java.util.concurrent.locks`)
168	Java Portlet specification 1.0
170	Content repository API for Java (JCR) 1.0
175	A Metadata Facility for the Java Programming Language
176	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 (Tiger)
179	Location API 1.0 for Java ME
180	Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) API for Java ME
181	Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform
184	Mobile 3D Graphics API for Java ME 1.0 and 1.1
185	Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI)
187	Instant messaging
198	A Standard Extension API for Integrated Development Environments
199	Java Compiler API
201	Extending the Java Programming Language with Enumerations, Autoboxing, Enhanced for loops and Static Import (as of J2SE 5.0)
202	Java Class File Specification Update
203	More New I/O APIs for the Java Platform (NIO2)
204	Unicode Supplementary Character Support (as of J2SE 5.0 adds support for Unicode 3.1)
206	Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.3
208	Java Business Integration (JBI) 1.0
215	Java Community Process (JCP) 2.6
218	Connected Device Configuration (CDC) 1.1 for Java ME
220	Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0
221	Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 4.0
222	Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0
225	XQuery API for Java (XQJ)
231	Java Bindings for OpenGL
234	Java advanced multimedia supplements for Java ME
235	Service Data Objects (SDO)
239	Java Bindings for OpenGL ES
241	The Groovy Programming Language
243	Java Data Objects (JDO) 2.0
244	Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5
245	JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.1
247	Java Data Mining API (JDM) 2.0
248	Mobile Service Architecture
249	Mobile Service Architecture Advanced
250	Common Annotations for the Java Platform (for the Metadata facility for Java)
252	JavaServer Faces (JSF) 1.2
255	Java Management Extensions (JMX) 2.0
260	Javadoc Tag Technology Update
269	Pluggable Annotations Processing API (for the Metadata facility for Java)
270	Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 (Mustang)
271	Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 3.0 for Java ME
274	The BeanShell Scripting Language
275	Units specification (see JScience)
276	Design-time Metadata for JavaServer Faces Components
281	IMS Services API (See IMS)
282	Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) 1.1
289	SIP Servlet API 1.1
291	Dynamic Component Support for Java SE (see OSGi)
293	Location API 2.0 for Java ME
308	Annotations on Java Types (Java SE 7)

900	The Java Language Specification, Third Edition (JLS) (as of J2SE 5.0 incorporates changes from JSRs 14, 41, 133, 175, 201, and 204)
907	Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.0 and 1.1
912	Java 3D API 1.3
913	Java Community Process (JCP) 2.0, 2.1 & 2.5<ref>JSR 913 originally specified JCP 2.0. It was subsequently amended by various changes to voting rules to produce version 2.1 and then further changed by licensing rules, policy, and processes to get to version 2.5. JCP 2.6 is defined by JSR 215.[4]</ref>
914	Java Message Service (JMS) API 1.0 and 1.1
924	Java Virtual Machine Specification, Second Edition (JVM) (as of J2SE 5.0)<ref>JSR 924 originally specified changes to the JVM to support changes in J2SE 5.0. As of 2006 a maintenance update to support changes proposed by JSR 202 is underway.</ref>
926	Java 3D API 1.4

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