Jakarta Activation API

The Jakarta Activation API provides a data-driven framework for handling various data types and MIME types, enabling Java applications to identify and process different data formats dynamically. It is essential for applications dealing with email, messaging, and other data formats.

Maven Dependency

<dependency>
  <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
  <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.1.1</version>
</dependency>

Version Compatibility and Requirements

Version	Minimum Java Version	Compatible Spring Framework	Compatible Spring Boot
1.2.2	Java 8	Spring Framework 4.3+	Spring Boot 2.0+
2.0.0	Java 8	Spring Framework 5.0+	Spring Boot 2.1+
2.1.1	Java 11	Spring Framework 5.2+	Spring Boot 2.2+

Common Java Classes

jakarta.activation.DataSource
jakarta.activation.DataHandler
jakarta.activation.CommandObject
jakarta.activation.MimeType
jakarta.activation.ActivationDataFlavor

Known Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Version Affected	Fixed In
Remote Code Execution (RCE) risk due to improper MIME type handling	1.2.2	2.0.0
Deserialization vulnerability leading to DoS attacks	2.0.0	2.1.1

Common Errors and Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Fix
`ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.activation.DataSource`	The `jakarta.activation-api` dependency is missing.	Ensure you have the following dependency in `pom.xml`: <dependency> <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId> <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId> <version>2.1.1</version> </dependency>
`NoClassDefFoundError: jakarta.activation.DataHandler`	Incompatible version of Jakarta Activation API.	Ensure you're using a compatible version from the table above.

Manifest File Information


Manifest-Version: 1.0
Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
Bundle-Name: Jakarta Activation API
Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.activation-api
Bundle-Version: 2.1.1
Bundle-Description: Jakarta Activation API provides the framework for handling data and MIME types in a generic, data-driven way.
Bundle-License: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
Export-Package: jakarta.activation;version="2.1.1"
Require-Capability: osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=8))"
Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation
Automatic-Module-Name: jakarta.activation
Specification-Title: Jakarta Activation API
Specification-Version: 2.1
Specification-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation
Implementation-Title: jakarta.activation-api
Implementation-Version: 2.1.1
Implementation-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation