How to Contribute to GlassFish and Java EE
There are many ways to contribute to GlassFish and to the larger Java EE ecosystem.
Participate in the GlassFish Community
Being involved in the GlassFish Community is probably the easiest way. For example, you can help your peers in the GlassFish Mailing List.
Adopt-a-JSR
Adopt-a-JSR is an initiative lead by JUG leaders to encourage JUG members to get involved in a JSR, to evangelize that JSR to their JUG and the wider Java community, in order to increase grass roots participation.
More information can be found on the Adopt-a-JSR for Java EE page.
Contribute code to GlassFish
If you are a developer interested in contributing to the GlassFish project, here are a few things you should probably know.
- Build GlassFish
Starting with GlassFish v3, the build infrastructure is entirely based on Maven.
- Contribute Code
Contributing to GlassFish can be done in various ways: fixing bugs, enhancements, new features, or even whole modules. If you want to raise a Pull Request with your changes, please refer to GlassFish Pull Request Acceptance Workflow.
- Test GlassFish
There are several different tests that are currently available in GlassFish. QuickLook tests run in a short time and cover a broad set of the application server features. Developer tests are also available for the different modules. Each module has more information about running those tests.
Contribute Samples
We also welcome good quality samples that demonstrate a specific feature of GlassFish or a specific Java EE API. Samples combining mutliple Java EE APIs are also useful.