Jakarta Faces

Status: Production-ready, Enterprise standard

Java Version: 8+

Learning Curve: Moderate

Last Release: Active

Jakarta Faces (the evolution of JavaServer Faces under the Jakarta EE umbrella) is a component-focused web framework deeply integrated with enterprise Java. As part of the Jakarta EE specification, it provides standardized UI component development with server-side state management, event handling, and validation. The framework includes drag-and-drop features in supporting IDEs and works seamlessly with other Jakarta EE technologies like CDI, JPA, and Bean Validation. For teams already invested in the Jakarta EE ecosystem, Faces provides a stable, standardized approach to web UI development with broad vendor support and extensive enterprise tooling.

Code Example

// Backing bean
            @Named
            @RequestScoped
            public class HelloFaces {
                private String message = "Hello, Jakarta Faces!";
                
                public String getMessage() { return message; }
                public void setMessage(String message) { this.message = message; }
            }
            
            // XHTML view:
            // <h:outputText value="#{helloFaces.message}" />