jakartaee / jakartaee/platform

Unify the HTTP Apis (Jakarta HTTP)

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Description

Jakarta EE 10 has two competing APIs for HTTP handling; one provided by Servlet, the other by REST.

This is highly undesirable. Both users and other vendors need to learn / support two largely distinct APIs.
[AB#51](https://dev.azure.com/jakarta-ee-azdo/7cf9a9d3-9854-41e0-9a66-99506a9ed874/_workitems/edit/51)

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Research direction

Review the Jakarta EE 10 Servlet and REST HTTP APIs, then read the linked AB#51 work item to understand the intended unification scope. Done requires an agreed, actionable direction for reconciling the two APIs; this issue does not identify files or tests to change.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
api, backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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