Open Source Java Frameworks

The Struts/SourceForge site hosts sample applications and related components based on the Apache Struts Web application framework. Disclaimer: This site is not affiliated with the Apache Software Foundation.

Session Initialtion Protocol (SIP) is widely used for telephone services over the Internet. CafeSip provides a suite of open-source tools and applications for creating customized SIP services and applications using the Java.

Eclipse based editor for phpBB MOD files

Klava (Klaim in Java) is a Java package for implementing distributed applications that can exploit mobile code and run over a heterogeneous network environment. Klava is based on the KLAIM (Kernel Language for Agent Interaction and Mobility)

A chatbot framework currently implementing the ErkiTalk and irc protocol. By specifying parsers for the server's input one can easily create custom bots (if one can program in java of course ;).

AOLibrary is a java-based library for writing chat bots that can be used with the game Anarchy Online. (Bots are often used to facilitate communications within an in-game organization or guild.) The library is written in Java 6.

Awake File is now KRemote Files : http://www.kremote-files.com

Wireless telecommunication framework based on Jabber protocol, targeting JME (known before as J2ME) enabled devices.

Alternative implementation of Spring framework remoting subsystem that supports different schemes of remote communication between client and server (1-1, 1-many, dynamic services discovering).

It is a lightweight API to invoke web services (RMI, CORBA, WebService (SOAP), XML-RPC, EJB, Hessian, Burlap, REST, ...), how simple Java Object calls. You can integrate Crispy in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) or in a Rich Client Platform (RCP).

An extensible framework to provide data adaptation services in distributed systems and ETL applications. Used to preprocess (non-XML) data into XML, transform and validate XML data and write it to a sink interface. Also includes simple XML tools.

DNA is an open, flexible and extensible deep network analyzer software server and software architecture for gathering and analyzing network packets, network sessions and applications protocols, passively off enterprise class networks.

DominoBot is a project for a simple IRC framework. It is currently a simple yet functional Domino game bot for IRC. It currently allows arbitrary piece (stones) numbers and multi session support. The game states are broadcast to the lobby. Uses colors to identify the player who layed each stone. It is a case study to create a framework for quick development of turn-based sessions, such as games, voting, meeting and etc. Uses PircBotX (redistributed - you do not need to download it). Pure J2SE. Java 6.0 compliant. GPL v3 license.

Duke is an IRC-bot framework based on PircBot library. It provides extensible IRC messages handling bus, made of modules integrated by Spring IoC container.

Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. With Etch, service development and consumption becomes no more difficult than library development and consumption.

gene4j is a simple java notification framework which will connect event providers with event consumers. It is based upon a plugin pattern where each plugin may contain any number of providers andor consumers.

Hokan is an IRC bot developed using Java programming language and using PircBot framework. First version development was started around year 2001. Join #HokanDEV@IRCNet to find out more! Current version of Hokan is maintained in GitHub: https://github.com/petria/hokan_ng

IMC is a Java software framework for building infrastructures and applications for systems where code mobility and/or network communication are key issues.

Importal is a Java framework for building secure, distributed, presence-aware applications, based on the XMPP instant messaging protocol.

Java Enterprise application for handling multiple user initiated SMS messages by heterogenous services, provides high performance and security. Main technologies used: JMS, EJB, JTA, SMPP, TCP/IP.

JBot is a java framework (inspired by Howdyai's Botkit) to make Slack and Facebook bots in minutes. It provides all the boilerplate code needed so that you can make your bot live right away. Provides you with all the boilerplate code which handles underlying WebSocket connections and other complexities. Supports extra events in addition to all the events supported by Slack/Facebook which makes your work a lot easier. Receiving & sending messages is as easy as defining a @Controller and calling reply(). The conversation feature of JBoss makes talking to your bot a breeze. This feature makes JBot different from than rest of the Java frameworks out there.

Java Instant Message (IM) Library, Client and Tools. Flexible framework to design your own. AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, SMS, Nate, GoogleTalk. GUI, spell checking and more. Includes a web interface for remote/cell access. Mac, Win, Linux friendly

JIMO(Java-based Instant Messenger One), supports multiple protocols via services, including AIM, MSN, Yahoo, IRC. It is flexible through its plugin architecture, with an intelligent agent, Chatbot.

The Jive API is a lightweight Java framework for writing IVR applications. The premise for the Jive API is to allow powerful IVR applications to be written without the user having to worry (or know) about the underlying IVR platforms.

Is an API for Java that closely follows the Metalink specification. Using this API will simplify a developer's task of adding support for metalink downloads in their application.