Jakarta Batch 2.1

Jakarta Batch specifies a Java API plus an XML-based job specification language (JSL), which lets you compose batch jobs in XML from reusable Java application artifacts and conveniently parameterize different executions of a single job.

New features, enhancements or additions

• Defines Jakarta Batch integration with Jakarta Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI) within and outside of the Jakarta EE Platform
• Require Jakarta Batch + CDI integration (which in previous releases was optional from the Jakarta Batch perspective

Removals, deprecations or backwards incompatible changes

• None

Minimum Java SE Version

Java SE 11 or higher

Details

• Jakarta Batch 2.1.0 Release Record
  • Jakarta EE Platform 10 Release Plan
• Jakarta Batch 2.1 Specification Document (PDF)
• Jakarta Batch 2.1 Specification Document (HTML)
• Jakarta Batch 2.1 Javadoc
• Jakarta Batch 2.1 TCK (sig, sha, pub)
• Maven coordinates
  • jakarta.batch:jakarta.batch-api:jar:2.1.1
• Schemas
  • XML Schema for the Jakarta Batch artifacts XML file (batch.xml)
  • XML Schema for the Jakarta Batch Job Specification Language
• Compatible Implementations used for ratification.
  • “jbatch” v2.1.0-M2 => The former Reference Implementation using com.ibm.jbatch.* packages. Maven links: implementation and SPI.

Ballots

Release Review

The Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on 2022-03-16 with the following results.

The ballot was run in the jakarta.ee-spec mailing list

Plan Review

The Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on 2021-06-11 with the following results.

The ballot was run in the jakarta.ee-spec mailing list