PrimeFaces is an open-source user interface (UI) component library for JavaServer Faces-based applications, created by Turkish company PrimeTek Informatics.
History
The initial development of PrimeFaces was started in late 2008.2 Predecessor of PrimeFaces is the YUI4JSF library,3 a set of JSF components based on YUI JavaScript library. YUI4JSF got cancelled 4 in favor of PrimeFaces in early 2009.
Since its release, PrimeFaces has been strongly supported by Oracle, particularly within the NetBeans world.5
Release history
| Release | Release date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| PrimeFaces 0.8.1 | 2009-02-23 | Introduced Captcha and resizable components and AJAX tab loading features were also added. |
| PrimeFaces 0.8.2 | 2009-03-26 | Enhanced Carousel component. |
| PrimeFaces 0.8.3 | 2009-04-23 | YUI upgraded to 2.7.0. |
| PrimeFaces 0.9.0 | 2009-06-15 | Initial adoption of jQuery JS library for creating PrimeFaces widgets. |
| PrimeFaces 0.9.1 | 2009-08-04 | New components such as Drag&Drop, Media, InputMask, Dock, outputPanel and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 0.9.2 | 2009-09-07 | Layout and TabSwitch components. |
| PrimeFaces 0.9.3 | 2009-10-05 | TouchFaces 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 2.0.0 | 2010-02-15 | First release with production ready status and suitability for JSF 2.0. |
| PrimeFaces 1.0.1 and 2.0.1 | 2010-04-19 | New components (Dashboard, ProgressBar, MenuButton, Focus and ContextMenu), Spring WebFlow support and Security EL Extensions. |
| PrimeFaces 1.0.2 and 2.0.2 | 2010-05-31 | New components (TreeTable, DataGrid, TimeLine and Spreadsheet) |
| PrimeFaces 1.1 and 2.1 | 2010-07-26 | Last release targeting JSF 1.2. |
| PrimeFaces 2.2 | 2011-02-07 | Initial portlet support enhancements, jQuery 1.43 and jQuery UI 1.8.5.6 |
| PrimeFaces 3.0 | 2012-01-04 | Fully reworked architecture for JSF 2.0, Update PrimePUSH and PrimeFaces Mobile, new components (TimeLine, FeedReader, Sheet, Subtable and new chart types). |
| PrimeFaces 3.1 | 2012-02-06 | Accessibility enhancements for WAI-ARIA. |
| PrimeFaces 3.2 | 2012-03-12 | New widget architecture, Themes upgrade, brand new components (BlockUI, MegaMenu, SplitButton, DefaultButton). |
| PrimeFaces 3.3 | 2012-05-29 | Partial Submit and Selector API. |
| PrimeFaces 3.4 | 2012-09-03 | Enhanced PrimePUSH framework based on Atmosphere based, Upgrade to jQuery 1.8.1 and jQuery UI 1.8.23. |
| PrimeFaces 3.5 | 2013-02-04 | RTL Support, accessibility improvements, new components(Clock, Horizontal Tree)and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 4.0 | 2013-10-03 | JSF 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 5.0 | 2014-05-05 | Brand 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 5.1 | 2014-10-06 | New components (Ribbon, InputSwitch, Barcode, and GridCSS), accessibility improvements and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 5.2 | 2015-04-08 | New components (Diagram and Steps), accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 5.3 | 2015-10-19 | New components (Signature Component and DragDrop Support for Touch Enabled Devices). |
| PrimeFaces 6.0 | 2016-06-07 | New components (TimeLine, InputNumber, KeyFilter, ImportEnum, ImportConstants, Knob, Repeat), new theme called Omega, new CSS grid, accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 6.1 | 2017-04-19 | JSF 2.3 support, new components (Organigram, TriStateCheckbox, Chips, TextEditor), accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 6.2 | 2018-03-01 | New components (SideBar, InputGroups, AutoUpdate), new utility class for users (PrimeFaces.current() instead of RequestContext.getCurrentInstance(), security enhancements and many features for existing components. |
| PrimeFaces 7.0 | 2019-03-18 | New components (DataView, ToggleSwitch and LinkButton), new themes (Nova and Luna) and icons, better performance, various enhancements on accessibility and security. |
| PrimeFaces 8.0 | 2020-03-05 | CSP, changes for components (Scatter Chart, Timeline, DataExporter, Inverted DataScroller, DatePicker) |
| PrimeFaces 10.0 | 2021-03-11 | New 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 11.0 | 2021-12-097 | |
| PrimeFaces 12.0 | 2022-11-148 | |
| PrimeFaces 13.0 | 2023-07-24 | |
| PrimeFaces 14.0 | 2024-05-019 |
Features
- Over 100 UI components
- Ajax Framework
- Mobile UI Kit
- Push Framework
- Dialog Framework
- Client Side Validation
- Theme Engine
- Search Expression Framework
Books
Packt Publishing publish books on this technology.10
- PrimeFaces CookBook (2013)
- PrimeFaces Starter (2013)
- PrimeFaces Beginner's guide (2013)
- Learning PrimeFaces Extensions Development (2014)
- PrimeFaces Blueprints (2014)
- PrimeFaces Theme Development (2015)
- PrimeFaces Cookbook - Second Edition (2015)
Videos
- Building an App UI with PrimeFaces (2014)
- Rapid Primefaces (2014)
- Mastering PrimeFaces (2015)
See also
Other JSF component librariesReferences
"PrimeTek - Home". Retrieved 16 Jan 2020. https://www.primetek.com.tr/ ↩
"Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting". Retrieved 30 July 2016. https://code.google.com/p/primefaces/source/detail?r=1 ↩
"What happened to YUI4JSF". 9 January 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2016. https://cagataycivici.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/what-happened-to-yui4jsf/ ↩
PrimeFaces in the Enterprise, Josh Juneau, Oracle Technology Network, April 2014 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/java-primefaces-2191907.html ↩
"PrimeFaces 2.2RC1 Upgrades JQuery - JAXenter". 3 November 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2016. http://jaxenter.com/primefaces-2-2rc1-upgrades-jquery-32479.html ↩
"PrimeFaces 11.0.0 Released". 9 December 2021. https://www.primefaces.org/primefaces-11-0-0-released/ ↩
"PrimeFaces 12.0.0 Released". 14 November 2022. https://www.primefaces.org/primefaces-12-0-2-released/ ↩
"PrimeFaces Releases". 1 May 2024. https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/releases/ ↩
"All Books and eBooks - PACKT Books". Retrieved 30 July 2016. https://www.packtpub.com/all?search=primefaces ↩