Check for application problems using the binary scanner
The binary scanner is not just for migration. Check out problem areas it reports in your application. It might be telling you something worth fixing. The post Check for application problems using the...
View ArticleTry out MicroProfile OpenAPI 1.0 in the January WebSphere Liberty beta
Get a preview of MicroProfile OpenAPI 1.0 in this month's beta. Or, if JSON's more your thing, you can now format log messages in JSON too. The post Try out MicroProfile OpenAPI 1.0 in the January...
View ArticleEE.next: Java EE evolution continues at the Eclipse Foundation
Get involved with the new Eclipse Foundation EE.next working group, which takes over the strategy and direction of EE from the JCP. The post EE.next: Java EE evolution continues at the Eclipse...
View ArticleTry out MicroProfile 1.3 technologies in the February Liberty beta
Try out some of the MicroProfile 1.3 technologies, including MicroProfile Rest Client 1.0, MicroProfile Config 1.2, and MicroProfile OpenAPI 1.0, in beta. The post Try out MicroProfile 1.3 technologies...
View ArticleControl traffic on server endpoints with Liberty MBeans (Part 2)
In 18.0.0.1, we have added a new endpoint control MBean that allows you to query and control the state of both HTTP and messaging endpoints. You can also now control the state of message endpoints...
View ArticleGet a full, supported implementation of MicroProfile 1.3 for your...
Get distributed tracing of microservices, a standardised way to describe your RESTful applications using OpenAPI, a type-safe approach for invoking RESTful services over HTTP, metrics for your...
View ArticleTry out single logout with single sign-on in the March Liberty beta
Try out the single logout function with single sign-on, and HTTP sesssion persistence backed by JCache in the March 2018 beta of WebSphere Liberty. The post Try out single logout with single sign-on in...
View ArticleDocument RESTful APIs in your Java apps with OpenAPI 3.1 in April Liberty beta
Try out documenting the RESTful APIs in your Java apps with OpenAPI 3.1 in the April 2018 beta of WebSphere Liberty. Also try single sign-on with JWT, and custom X.509 certificate mapping to users. The...
View ArticleA type-safe approach for invoking RESTful services: MicroProfile Rest Client 1.0
The MicroProfile Rest Client builds on JAX-RS 2.0 client APIs to provide a type-safe approach for invoking RESTful services. This means writing client applications with more model-centric code and less...
View ArticlelogstashCollector supports Beats input plugin
Logstash is phasing out the Lumberjack input plugin in favor of the Beats input plugin. You can switch the input plugin used in Liberty from Lumberjack to Beats in the Logstash configuration file....
View ArticleDeploy Spring Boot applications on Liberty in the May beta
Deploy your Spring Boot applications on WebSphere Liberty without needing to package the app as a WAR. Spring Boot 1.5.x and 2.0.x supported. Also, bring your own JSF 2.3 implementation, custom X.509...
View ArticleControl how custom X.509 certificates map to users in the Liberty June beta
Get complete control over how custom X.509 certificates map to users in the user registry with the June 2018 beta of WebSphere Liberty. Also, submit usage statistics from your Liberty servers to IBM...
View ArticleFirst to Java EE 8 compatibility! WebSphere Liberty 18.0.0.2
WebSphere Liberty is Java EE 8 compatible and is now available to download. The post First to Java EE 8 compatibility! WebSphere Liberty 18.0.0.2 appeared first on WASdev.
View ArticleSimplify your collective security in WebSphere Liberty 18.0.0.2
Significant improvements to the SSH host authentication model for collectives. While previously each member required its own SSH key pair, now the entire collective can be configured to share just one...
View ArticleMonitor fault tolerance in your microservices in Liberty July beta
Monitor fault tolerance in Java microservices. MicroProfile Metrics integrates with MicroProfile fault tolerance (circuit breaker, retry, fallback, etc). The post Monitor fault tolerance in your...
View ArticleConfigure failover of non-persistent user session data using JCache
One aspect of high availability in web applications is failover of non-persistent user session data (e.g. a shopping cart). Not all applications may have a database available to them, so we've been...
View ArticleDynamically update your microservice configuration in Liberty August beta
Easily and dynamically update your Java microservice configuration by adding or modifying variables in the Liberty server configuration. Try out MicroProfile Config 1.3 in the August 2018 beta. The...
View ArticleReactive programming in a type-safe RESTful client in Liberty August/Sept beta
Program reactively in a type-safe RESTful client in the August/September 2018 beta of WebSphere Liberty, built on the open source project Open Liberty. The post Reactive programming in a type-safe...
View ArticleMonitor your microservices with more metrics from MicroProfile 1.4/2.0 in...
Get more metrics from your apps and servers so you can monitor your microservices more effectively with WebSphere Liberty 18.0.0.3 with MicroProfile 1.4 and 2.0. The post Monitor your microservices...
View ArticlePrevent message log rotating in WebSphere Liberty (October beta)
The October beta of Liberty introduces a new option (disabled by default) which allows you to append to any existing messages.log or trace.log files, if they exist, instead of rolling them over any...
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