Hello Richard, > - Work has started on OpenJPA for JPA 3.2 on a separate branch / repo, so not out to see in the original repo. I think, that help would be welcome on their side. > - We need to discuss how we want to deal with Jakarta Data (new spec); would need to be implemented either as a separate project or in TomEE itself.
Can I therefore interpret the outcome of the last discussion on this subject ([DISCUSS] Future of OpenJPA in TomEE 11 / EE 11 [1]) as continuing to use OpenJPA and implementing Jakarta Data either in a new Apache project or directly in TomEE? I am asking because I would like to help with this and with MicroProfile 7+, but I don't know if this type of discussion can be held in advance, particularly in parallel with this point: > - Next step on our side would be to start implementing the changes for the specs (security, concurrency, …) which are implemented in TomEE itself. Thanks Skander [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/o8hydq47hvfhqorooql90hc4kf1rbqtk On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have just updated our CI build definitions, created tomee-10.x and > merged ee11 into main, so the current development is reflected on the main > part of the GitHub repo ;-) > > Gruß > Richard > > > Am 18.11.2025 um 13:37 schrieb Markus Jung <[email protected]>: > > > > Hey David, > > > > > > I'm +1 for merging EE11 into the main branch. IMO a main branch is where > the main development happens and not some sort of stable branch, with the > actual work happening being hidden away in a separate branch. In its > current state it will obviously break the build. For me that's okay since > TomEE 11 is still in its _very_ early stages. IMO fixing these tests should > also be a higher priority than working on e.g. our security/concurrency > implementations. > > > > > > Thanks > > Markus > > > > On 11/18/25 01:37, David Blevins wrote: > >> Thanks for this update, Richard. Thanks also Markus for the work. > >> > >> What does everyone think about making this branch the main branch? > >> > >> People looking for stable branches can easily find them. People > looking to see activity in main can easily miss the branch. > >> > >> > >> -David > >> > >> > >>> On Nov 16, 2025, at 12:18 AM, Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> Markus and myself started the work on EE11 on this branch: [1] > >>> > >>> What is currently done: > >>> > >>> 1.) Markus upgraded the EE API Shade to EE11. Notably, some APIs were > dropped that we still need in TomEE, so work was done to add those APIs > back into TomEE (JAXB, etc.). > >>> 2. ) We are currently using a custom CXF fork based on Reta’s work on > CXF-8828 [2]. Similar to EE10, I forked his work branch and created an > intermediate custom release until CXF provides something official. The > forked code is available here: [3]. > >>> 3.) Although EE11 targets Java 17/21, the CXF team would like to > require Java 21. I’ve commented on that, but it would be great if others > could also voice their preference for Java 17 over Java 21 as the baseline. > >>> An alternative would be to adopt Java 21 as the baseline for TomEE 11: > [4]. Currently, the baseline on the ee11 branch is set to Java 21 (as the > intermediate CXF fork did require it). > >>> 4.) Build looks good so far. The tests, which are failing right now, > are all related to the removal of the SecurityManager in Java 21. The build > is here: [5] > >>> > >>> On our upstream dependencies: > >>> > >>> - Work has started on OpenJPA for JPA 3.2 on a separate branch / repo, > so not out to see in the original repo. I think, that help would be welcome > on their side. > >>> - CXF has also started working on EE11 (see above) > >>> - OWB also started for the CDI part. > >>> - MyFaces is already EE 11 ready (afaik) > >>> > >>> What needs to be done: > >>> > >>> - Next step on our side would be to start implementing the changes for > the specs (security, concurrency, …) which are implemented in TomEE itself. > >>> - We need to discuss how we want to deal with Jakarta Data (new spec); > would need to be implemented either as a separate project or in TomEE > itself. > >>> - Look into MicroProfile 7+ upgrades ;-) > >>> > >>> More updates will follow as the work progresses. > >>> Feedback, testing, and comments are very welcome. > >>> > >>> Gruß > >>> Richard > >>> > >>> [1] https://github.com/apache/tomee/tree/ee11 > >>> [2] https://github.com/reta/cxf/tree/CXF-8828 > >>> [3] https://github.com/rzo1/cxf/tree/CXF-8828 > >>> [4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-8828 > >>> [5] https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Tomee/job/tomee11-full/ > >>> > >
