apache/struts

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Apache Struts is a free, open-source MVC framework for building Java web applications, favoring convention over configuration with an extensible plugin architecture. It ships with plugins for REST, AJAX, and JSON and is actively maintained under the Apache Software Foundation.

Use cases

• build a java mvc web application
• separate business logic from jsp page design and control flow
• create rest endpoints in a java web app
• process and validate html forms in java
• add ajax and support to a java web application
• maintain a legacy struts 2 application and apply security patches

When to choose

• you are building or maintaining a traditional Java servlet-based MVC web application
• your team already knows Struts and wants convention-over-configuration with interceptor and plugin extensibility
• you need a mature, Apache-licensed framework with long-term security bulletins and release support

When to avoid

• you are starting a modern Java web project where Spring Boot, Quarkus, or Micronaut would be a better fit
• you need a reactive or microservices-first stack rather than a servlet-based MVC framework
• you cannot keep up with its frequent security bulletins and required upgrades

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework routing templating form-handling middleware web-development backend jvm mvc struts2 java-web jsp interceptors rest-plugin apache java web-server

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