Hi Mark, This is a follow-up to my previous question about the tomcat 7 servlet websocket deprecation: http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-user&m=137580047908854&w=2
We've discussed this internally and believe we need to look at switching to the JSR-based server-side implementation. How we approach this will be determined by when JSR-356 will be ready. Can you comment on the following: 1) When do you expect to have JSR-356 released on Tomcat 7? 2) How long do you anticipate the release cycle to be for Tomcat 8 - from the recent initial alpha release until it's GA? Our assumption is that JSR-356 will be ready in Tomcat 7 long before Tomcat 8 is GA. The critical factor for us will be WHEN that happens. We're tentatively looking at a release in October that will have websocket support. As a result, if Tomcat 7 JSR support is ready in September, we could begin work on Tomcat 8 RC1, then back-port our JSR server code to Tomcat 7 and release on time with the new implementation. If, however, Tomcat 7 JSR support won't be ready until October, then we'll have to plan on releasing with the existing Servlet implementation. I understand dates constantly change based on priorities, but if you can provide any clarification that would be great. Thanks, Bob
