JDK7 Support?

[riversidecoder]

Hi- I'm evaluating infinispan among several other similar products and one of our criteria is JDK7 support.  I've dug around the Infinispan project site and noted in the wiki (a document from 2011) that JDK7 testing was planned. 

We're 3/4 the way through 2012, what's the status of JDK7 support?  Is fully tested at this point and the documentation just hasn't caught up? 

Thanks.

[chavarao]

yes, we are looking for jdk7 support.

Also,  If we use Infinispan hot rod server  and client . can we have client  using Java 7 and server running Java 6 vice versa. 

Thanks.

[galder.zamarreno]

We're baselined on JDK6, so I'm pretty sure JDK7 should not be a problem.

I'm aware that our QE team are running tests with JDK7 for JBoss Data Grid product version:

http://www.redhat.com/products/jbossenterprisemiddleware/data-grid/

[chavarao]

When we upgrade Java on client side to newer version in  future without upgrading infinispan server , should  there any serialization issues? 

This will be harder to upgrade all clients and sever at the same time?

Thanks

[mircea.markus]

I take it you're using the HotRod client then?

If so, before adding your objects to the cache we serialize them (by default) using a JBossMarshalling[1] serializer[2]. Basically the server is only aware of byte[], the client doing the serialization, so you're safe.

[1] http://www.jboss.org/jbossmarshalling

[2]

[chavarao]

Yes, I am using hot rod client in each application connected to  common hotrod server.

Thank you.

[riversidecoder]

Thought I'd check in again on my own thread.  2013 is almost upon us as is the FEB 2012 JDK 6 EOL.  What's the status of JDK7 support for Infinispan?