# Java(TM) API for RESTful Web Services Technology Compatibility Kit, Version 2.0
Release Notes, April 2013

## Release Notes Update For Jersey 2.0 RI Release April 2013

A couple of changes made in Jersey 2.0 RI prompts this note.

- The Jersey 2.0 release requires the use of Java SE 6 and this is also required when running the JAX-RS TCK against Jersey 2.0.

## Kit Contents

The JAX-RS 2.0 Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) includes the following items:

- JavaTest harness and documentation

  - The JavaTest harness Release Notes are provided in the JavaTest documentation directory in the JAXRS TCK 2.0 documentation bundle.

  - The JavaTest harness provides three user guides in PDF format. The JavaTest User's Guides are also available in JavaHelp format, and can be displayed either in the JavaTest harness or in a separate viewer launched from the command line.

    - JavaTest User's Guide: Graphical User Interface contains information on using the test harness GUI.
    - JavaTest User's Guide: Command Line Interface contains information on running tests by using the test harness command line.
    - JavaTest Agent User's Guide contains information on running tests by using the test harness agent.

- JAX-RS TCK, signature, API, and specification tests:

  - A signature test that checks that all of the public APIs are supported or defined in the JAX-RS 2.0 implementation that is under test.

  - Specification tests for the testable assertions required by the JAX-RS 2.0 Specification.

  - API tests for the public APIs and language elements defined by the JAX-RS 2.0 Specification.

## JAXRS 2.0 TCK Facts

The test suite bundle contains the following:

- 2211 total tests

## Platform Notes

The JAX-RS 2.0 TCK tests and the JAX-RS 2.0 Reference Implementation (RI) can be run with Java Platform, Standard Edition version 6.0 (Java SE 6) or above. See Reference Runtime for JAX-RS 2.0 for additional information.

Refer to the Technology Compatibility Kit User's Guide for Java API for RESTful Web Services for platform compatibility requirements and notes.

## Reference Runtime for JAX-RS 2.0

The designated Reference Runtime for compatibility testing of implementations based upon the JAX-RS 2.0 Specification is as follows:

- Java SE 6, which must be used with a Java EE profile/application server, such as the GlassFish v4 server

- Oracle Reference Implementation (RI) of JAX-RS 2.0 available as a standalone implementation from Java Licensee Engineering or included as part of the Java EE 7 RI or the Java EE 7 Web Profile RI, both of which are also available from Java Licensee Engineering

- The JAX-RS 2.0 TCK tests can be run on the following platforms:

  - Solaris 11 Express (x64 architecture)
  - Solaris 10 Sparc
  - Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
  - Oracle Linux 6
  - RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
  - Ubuntu Linux 12.10
  - Suse Enterprise Linux 11
  - MAC OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1+)

## Installing, Setting Up, and Running the JAX-RS 2.0 TCK

Refer to the Technology Compatibility Kit User's Guide for Java API for RESTful Web Services 2.0, included in the documentation bundle (a separate download from the product bundle), for complete instructions on installing, setting up, and running the JAX-RS 2.0 TCK.

## Attributions

The JAX-RS 2.0 TCK includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/). The Apache Ant Contrib project is located at http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/.