Apache Tapestry

aid: apache-tapestry
name: Apache Tapestry
description: Apache Tapestry is a component-oriented framework for creating highly scalable web applications in Java. It provides
  a component-based development model with live class reloading, built-in Ajax support, type-safe URL generation, strong convention-over-configuration
  principles, and deep IDE integration. Tapestry applications are highly testable and work well with dependency injection
  via Tapestry IoC. It is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
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tags:
- Component-Based
- Java
- Web Applications
- Web Framework
- Open Source
- Ajax
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
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specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-tapestry:apache-tapestry-component-api
  name: Apache Tapestry Component API
  description: The Tapestry Component API provides Java annotations and interfaces for building reusable web components. Components
    are defined by a Java class and an HTML template file. The API includes @Component, @Property, @Parameter, @InjectPage,
    @OnEvent annotations for component wiring, event handling, and page navigation. Tapestry also provides built-in components
    for forms, loops, conditionals, and Ajax event handling.
  humanURL: https://tapestry.apache.org/component-classes.html
  tags:
  - Java
  - Components
  - Web Framework
  - Ajax
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tapestry.apache.org/component-classes.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://tapestry.apache.org/apidocs/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://search.maven.org/search?q=org.apache.tapestry
    title: Maven Java SDK
common:
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/tapestry-5
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tapestry.apache.org/documentation.html
- type: Portal
  url: https://tapestry.apache.org/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://tapestry.apache.org/getting-started.html
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/apache/tapestry-5/releases
- type: Support
  url: https://tapestry.apache.org/community.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Live Class Reloading
    description: Hot class reloading during development without server restart for faster iteration.
  - name: Component Model
    description: Pure component-based development with isolated component state and event handling.
  - name: Tapestry IoC
    description: Built-in inversion of control container with service binding and decoration.
  - name: Ajax Support
    description: Built-in Zone components for partial page updates and Ajax event handling.
  - name: Type-Safe URLs
    description: Type-safe URL generation with automatic parameter encoding and SEO-friendly URLs.
  - name: Asset Pipeline
    description: Automatic asset minification, versioning, and CDN support for JavaScript and CSS.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Enterprise Java Web Applications
    description: Large-scale enterprise applications with reusable component libraries.
  - name: Form-Heavy Applications
    description: Complex data entry applications with server-side validation and type coercion.
  - name: Single-Page Application Backends
    description: Ajax-driven UIs with partial page updates via Tapestry Zone components.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Spring Framework
    description: Spring IoC integration for service injection into Tapestry pages and components.
  - name: Hibernate
    description: Hibernate ORM integration for database access from Tapestry pages.
  - name: JPA
    description: JPA integration module for entity management in Tapestry applications.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
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