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What’s New in
WebLogic 12.1.3
and Beyond
Reza Rahman
Java EE Evangelist
Reza.Rahman@Oracle.com
@reza_rahman
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WebLogic Timeline
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2009-20102009-2010 20112011 20122012 20132013 20142014 20152015
WebLogic 11gR1 (10.3.1-6)
 Oracle FMW 11g & Apps
Manageability, Active GridLink,
Messaging, Coherence, OVAB
 Engineered Systems, Cloud
 JDK 6 and JDK 7 (WLS 10.3.6)
WebLogic 12c (12.1.2) – CY2013
 FMW 12c Infrastructure
 Mission Critical Cloud Platform
 Native Cloud Management
 Modern Development Platform
 JDK 7
WebLogic 12c (12.1.1)
 Java EE 6
 JDK 6 and JDK 7
Developer zip distribution, Maven,
WebSocket, GlassFish interoperability
WebLogic 12c (12.1.3) – June 2014
 Some Java EE 7 API Support
 Oracle Cloud Support
 JDK 7, JDK 8
 Maven, Arquillian
 Docker
WebLogic 12cR2 (12.2.1) – CY2015
 Java EE 7 Support
 Multitenancy
 Elastic Clusters
 REST Management
 JDK 8

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WebLogic 12.1.3
 Fusion Middleware 12.1.3 Release
 Supports some key Java EE 7 APIs
 Java SE 8 Support
 Improved Maven Support
 Docker Support

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Java EE 7 APIs
+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*

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Java EE 7 APIs in WebLogic 12.1.3
+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*

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Java EE 7 APIs in WebLogic 12.1.3
+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*
Enabled by
Default
Enabled by
Default

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Java EE 7 APIs in WebLogic 12.1.3
+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*
Enabled by
Default
Enabled by
Default
PRE_CLASSPATH
Adjustment/Patch
PRE_CLASSPATH
Adjustment/Patch

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Java EE 7 APIs in WebLogic 12.1.3
+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*
Enabled by
Default
Enabled by
Default
PRE_CLASSPATH
Adjustment/Patch
PRE_CLASSPATH
Adjustment/Patch
Deployed as
Shared Library
Deployed as
Shared Library

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WebLogic Server 12.1.3
Java SE 8 Support
• WebLogic 12.1.3 now supports Java SE 7 and Java SE 8
– Java SE 8 featured tested, including lambdas
• Parallel streams, fork/join features not supported
– Threads not managed by WebLogic may cause issues

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• Improves upon 12.1.2 Maven support via oracle-maven-sync, weblogic-
maven-plugin
• New wlst-client goal to run WLST scripts from fully remote environment
• No longer require local installation of WebLogic Server to execute WLST
from Maven
• All WebLogic artifacts available in public Maven repository
– Not Maven Central
WebLogic 12.1.3
Maven Support

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• WebLogic certified to run on Docker
• Official Docker images available
– On GitHub
• You can use supplied images or create your own
WebLogic 12.1.3
Docker Support

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+WebSocket Servlet 3.1*
+Concurrency
JPA 2.1*
JTA 1.2* EJB 3.2* JMS 2*
JSP EL 3* JSF 2.2* JAX-RS 2*
+JSON-P
+Batch
JavaMail
JCA
Interceptors1.2*
BeanValidation1.1*
CDI1.1*
WebLogic 12.2.1
Full Java EE 7 Certification

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• Full Java EE 7 certification
• Multitenancy
– Isolating WebLogic domains
– CPU, memory, thread, resource, JVM isolation
– End-to-end isolation for the Oracle stack
• Elastic clusters
– Dynamic upward and downward scaling
• REST management
WebLogic 12.2.1

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• Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3 is Released
– https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/oracle_weblogic_server_12_11
• WebLogic Server and the Oracle Maven Repository
– https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/weblogic_server_and_the_oracle
• Oracle WebLogic Server Now Running on Docker Containers
– https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/oracle_weblogic_server_now_run
ning
• WebLogic 12.2.1 Roadmap
– https://blogs.oracle.com/emeapartnerweblogic/entry/weblogic_12_2_1_coherenc
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