# JSF Technology Compatibility Kit, Version 2.3.0
Release Notes, March 2017

Note | These notes are for the 2.3.0 release of the JSF TCK 2.3.0 product.

## Kit Contents

The JavaServer FacesTM (JSF), Version 2.3.0, Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) includes the following items:

- JavaTest harness and documentation

  - The JavaTest harness Release Notes are provided in the JavaTest documentation bundle.

  - The JavaTest harness provides three User's Guides in PDF format. The JavaTest User's Guides are also available in JavaHelp format, and can be displayed either in the JavaTest harness or in a separate viewer launched from the command line.

    - JavaTest User's Guide: Graphical User Interface contains information on using the test harness GUI.
    - JavaTest User's Guide: Command Line Interface contains information on running tests by using the test harness command line.
    - JavaTest Agent User's Guide contains information on running tests by using the test harness agent.

- JSF TCK signature, API and specification tests:

  - A signature test that checks that all of the public APIs are supported or defined in the JSF Version 2.3.0 implementation that is under test.

  - Specification tests for the testable assertions required by the JSF 2.3.0 Revision A Specification.

  - API tests for the public APIs and language elements defined by the JSF 2.3.0 Revision A Specification.

## Platform Notes

The JSF TCK tests have been built and tested with the JavaTM Enterprise Edition 7 SDK (JavaEE SDK) running on the JavaTM Standard Edition (JavaSE) version 8.0. If you are using a different web server, you will need to make adjustments to the procedures outlined in this document.

Refer to the JSF TCK 2.3.0 User's Guide for platform compatibility requirements and notes.

## Reference Implementation

The reference implementation for this release is Mojarra Java ServerFaces 2.3.0. To run the TCK, you will need to use a Web container or a java EE7 server that has integrated Mojarra 2.3.0. For the current Java EE server, 7, you will need to perform the integration manually. Download Mojarra 2.3.0 from maven using the following GAV:

    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
      <artifactId>javax.faces</artifactId>
      <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>

and replace the existing `javax.faces.jar` with the downloaded jar. This step will not be necessary for future Java EE server 8.x releases since they will come with Mojarra 2.3.0 preintegrated.

## Installing, Setting Up, and Running the JSF TCK

Refer to the JSF TCK 2.3.0 User's Guide, included in the documentation bundle (separate download from product bundle) for complete instructions on installing, setting up, and running the JSF TCK.

## Attributions

The JSF TCK 2.3.0 includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/), the dom4j Project (http://www.dom4j.org/), and the JDOMTM Project (http://www.jdom.org/). The Apache Ant Contrib project is located at http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/.