Roadmap

Current Roadmap for future versions of CXF. (this This is an ongoing "work in progress", subject to change.)

CXF versions 2.0.x

2.0.13 was the last version of 2.0.x to be released at Apache. It is now considered unsupported. Users are highly encouraged to migrate to newer versions of CXF.

CXF version 2.1.x

2.1.10 was the last version of 2.1.x to be released at Apache. It is now considered unsupported. Users are highly encouraged to migrate to newer versions of CXF.

CXF version 2.2.x

Note that a primary goal of the Apache CXF team is to make frequent CXF releases. This includes major, stabilized, and thoroughly tested releases, as well as minor patch releases.

Future version

These may find their way into one of the releases below if people step up to finish them.

• Support for additional MicroProfile APIs (e.g. OpenAPI)
• HTTP/2 Transport
• SOAP/TCP support (GSoC project)
• Better management capabilities
• Better Acegi integration
• Update to WS-RM 1.1
• Enhancements to WS-Trust support

You should also check the JIRA Road Map for the latest information.

CXF version 3.1.x

The CXF 3.1.x releases include bug fix releases for issues users encounter with 3.1.x versions. These releases These should just be a bug fix releases for bugs users encounter with 2.2.x versions. These will be done on a branch by selectively merging fixes from the trunk on an as-needed basis. For the most part, there would be fixes for:

• XFire migration Interopability issues
• Any interopability issues
• Critical show stoppers
• etc....

However, some Some new features may be back ported from trunk master to provide some new functionality to users quicker if it doesn't affect the existing stuff or can enhance some of the new features in 2.2.

CXF version 2.3

New features are being developed here to be released "when ready". Features on the roadmap include:

• JAX-RS 1.1
• JAX-WS 2.2
• SOAP/JMS spec compliance (GSoC project)
• SDO databinding (GSoC project)
• Additional Annotation driven development/configuration

More may be added if people submit new code. If you want something added, please contribute!

Future version

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3.1.

See the 3.1 Migration Guide for more details about new features and changes.

Legacy CXF versions 3.0.x, 2.7.x, 2.6.x, 2.5.x, 2.4.x, 2.3.x, 2.2.x, 2.1.x, and 2.0.x - EOL

Versions of CXF prior to 3.1.x are no longer supported at Apache. They are now considered end-of-life and are therefore unsupported. Users are highly encouraged to migrate to newer versions of CXF.

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