Introducing the Java Content Repository API

Introducing the Java Content Repository API

With the growing popularity of content management applications, the need for a common, standardized API for content repositories has become apparent. The Content Repository for Java™ Technology API (JSR-170) aims to provide such an interface. In this article, you’ll use the open source Apache Jackrabbit implementation of JSR-170 to explore the features offered by this promising framework by designing a simple Wikipedia-like encyclopedia back end.