PrimeFaces

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PrimeFaces
Original author(s) PrimeTek Informatics
Stable release
15.0.0 / February 17, 2025;50 days ago (2025-02-17)
Repository
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Java, JavaServer Faces, Ajax
License MIT License [1]
Website primefaces.org

PrimeFaces is an open-source user interface (UI) component library for JavaServer Faces-based applications, created by Turkish company PrimeTek Informatics. [2]

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History

The initial development of PrimeFaces was started in late 2008. [3] Predecessor of PrimeFaces is the YUI4JSF library, [4] a set of JSF components based on YUI JavaScript library. YUI4JSF got cancelled [5] in favor of PrimeFaces in early 2009.

Since its release, PrimeFaces has been strongly supported by Oracle, particularly within the NetBeans world. [6]

Release history

ReleaseRelease dateHighlights
PrimeFaces 0.8.12009-02-23Introduced Captcha and resizable components and AJAX tab loading features were also added.
PrimeFaces 0.8.22009-03-26Enhanced Carousel component.
PrimeFaces 0.8.32009-04-23YUI upgraded to 2.7.0.
PrimeFaces 0.9.02009-06-15Initial adoption of jQuery JS library for creating PrimeFaces widgets.
PrimeFaces 0.9.12009-08-04New components such as Drag&Drop, Media, InputMask, Dock, outputPanel and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 0.9.22009-09-07Layout and TabSwitch components.
PrimeFaces 0.9.32009-10-05TouchFaces mobile UI kit, five new components (PickList, HotKey, VirtualKeyboard and reimplemented FileUpload, Tooltip components), improved portlet support, enhanced datatable and various improvements.
PrimeFaces 1.0.0 and 2.0.02010-02-15First release with production ready status and suitability for JSF 2.0.
PrimeFaces 1.0.1 and 2.0.12010-04-19New components (Dashboard, ProgressBar, MenuButton, Focus and ContextMenu), Spring WebFlow support and Security EL Extensions.
PrimeFaces 1.0.2 and 2.0.22010-05-31New components (TreeTable, DataGrid, TimeLine and Spreadsheet)
PrimeFaces 1.1 and 2.12010-07-26Last release targeting JSF 1.2.
PrimeFaces 2.22011-02-07Initial portlet support enhancements, jQuery 1.43 and jQuery UI 1.8.5. [7]
PrimeFaces 3.02012-01-04Fully reworked architecture for JSF 2.0, Update PrimePUSH and PrimeFaces Mobile, new components (TimeLine, FeedReader, Sheet, Subtable and new chart types).
PrimeFaces 3.12012-02-06Accessibility enhancements for WAI-ARIA.
PrimeFaces 3.22012-03-12New widget architecture, Themes upgrade, brand new components (BlockUI, MegaMenu, SplitButton, DefaultButton).
PrimeFaces 3.32012-05-29Partial Submit and Selector API.
PrimeFaces 3.42012-09-03Enhanced PrimePUSH framework based on Atmosphere based, Upgrade to jQuery 1.8.1 and jQuery UI 1.8.23.
PrimeFaces 3.52013-02-04RTL Support, accessibility improvements, new components(Clock, Horizontal Tree)and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 4.02013-10-03JSF 2.2 Support, Client Side Validation Framework, Dialog Framework, Search Expressions, Deferred Loading, brand new HTML5 FileUpload, new components(fragment, multiSelectListbox, sticky) and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.02014-05-05Brand new chart API, new components(DataScroller, Cache, Spotlight, ColumnToggler and ContentFlow), Exception handler, PrimeFaces mobile(PFM) reimplementation, improved PrimePUSH, accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.12014-10-06New components (Ribbon, InputSwitch, Barcode, and GridCSS), accessibility improvements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.22015-04-08New components (Diagram and Steps), accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.32015-10-19New components (Signature Component and DragDrop Support for Touch Enabled Devices).
PrimeFaces 6.02016-06-07New components (TimeLine, InputNumber, KeyFilter, ImportEnum, ImportConstants, Knob, Repeat), new theme called Omega, new CSS grid, accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 6.12017-04-19JSF 2.3 support, new components (Organigram, TriStateCheckbox, Chips, TextEditor), accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 6.22018-03-01New components (SideBar, InputGroups, AutoUpdate), new utility class for users (PrimeFaces.current() instead of RequestContext.getCurrentInstance(), security enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 7.02019-03-18New components (DataView, ToggleSwitch and LinkButton), new themes (Nova and Luna) and icons, better performance, various enhancements on accessibility and security.
PrimeFaces 8.02020-03-05CSP, changes for components (Scatter Chart, Timeline, DataExporter, Inverted DataScroller, DatePicker)
PrimeFaces 10.02021-03-11New themes and components, file upload and download changes, improved implementation of JSF Client Window mode, new audio and video components, observer/event based p:autoUpdate, supports JSF 3.0
PrimeFaces 11.02021-12-09 [8]
PrimeFaces 12.02022-10-05 [9]
PrimeFaces 13.02023-07-24
PrimeFaces 14.02024-05-01 [10]
PrimeFaces 15.02025-02-17 [11]

Features

Books

Packt Publishing publish books on this technology. [12]

Videos

See also

Other JSF component libraries

References

  1. "PrimeFaces Framework Licenses". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.
  2. "PrimeTek - Home" . Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.
  3. "Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting" . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. YUI4JSF
  5. "What happened to YUI4JSF". 9 January 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. PrimeFaces in the Enterprise, Josh Juneau, Oracle Technology Network, April 2014
  7. "PrimeFaces 2.2RC1 Upgrades JQuery - JAXenter". 3 November 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. "PrimeFaces 11.0.0 Released". 9 December 2021.
  9. "Release PrimeFaces 12.0.0". 5 October 2022.
  10. "PrimeFaces Releases". 1 May 2024.
  11. "Release PrimeFaces 15.0.0". 17 Feb 2025.
  12. "All Books and eBooks - PACKT Books" . Retrieved 30 July 2016.