Jersey with Java 5

Question

What is the latest version of Jersey that will run with Java 5? I found the Jersey 1.3 documentation saying that Java 6 is required but I\'m having troubles finding previou

Answer 1

You sure? Jersey 1.7 guide claims 1.5 works, with some additional jars.

Answer 2

If you are stuck with Java 5, your need to use Jersey 1.2.

If the version is not mature enough for you, try Spring 3 MVC for building REST webservices, works with Java 5:

• Spring Documentation
• Spring blog article
• Build RESTful web services using Spring 3 (ibm)