| Apache CXF | |
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| Developer | Apache Software Foundation |
| Stable release | 4.2.0
/ February 16, 2026 (2026-02-16) |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web Services |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | cxf |
| Repository | CXF Repository |
Apache CXF is an open source software project developing a Web services framework. It originated as the combination of Celtix developed by IONA Technologies and XFire developed by a team hosted at the now defunct host CodeHaus in 2006. These two projects were combined at the Apache Software Foundation. The name "CXF" was derived by combining "Celtix" and "XFire".1
Description
CXF is often used with Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ in service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure projects.
Apache CXF supports the Java programming interfaces JAX-WS,2: 638 JAX-RS, JBI, JCA, JMX, JMS over SOAP, Spring,2: 635–641 and the XML data binding frameworks JAXB, Aegis, Apache XMLBeans, SDO.3
CXF includes the following:
- Web Services Standards Support:
- JAX-WS API for Web service development2: 638
- JAX-RS (JSR 339 2.0) API for RESTful Web service development
- JavaScript programming model for service and client development
- Maven tooling
- CORBA support
- HTTP, JMS and WebSocket transport layers
- Embeddable Deployment:
- Reference OSGi Remote Services implementation
IONA Technologies distributes a commercial Enterprise version of Apache CXF under the name FUSE Services Framework.4
See also
See also
- The Axis Web Services framework
- Apache Wink, a project in incubation with JAX-RS support
- List of web service frameworks
Citations
Citations
- "Celtix: The Open Source Java Enterprise Service Bus". ObjectWeb. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- Deinum et al. 2014.
- "Apache CXF -- Project Status". cxf.apache.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- Open Source FUSE Services Framework - based on CXF
References
References
- Deinum, Marten; Rubio, Daniel; Long, Josh; Mak, Gary (September 1, 2014). Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Second ed.). Apress. ISBN 978-1-4302-2499-0.