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Java Weekly, Issue 594
2025-05-15 20:35 UTC by baeldung

1. Spring and Java

>> Local AI with Spring: Building Privacy-First Agents Using Ollama [foojay.io]

Learn to set up a local AI agent with Spring AI and Ollama. This has the benefits of not sharing your data with third-party services, eliminating fees, avoiding wait times or limits, and even using the LLM offline.

>> JBang Jash Brings Streamlined Process Execution to Java [infoq.com]

The new JBang Jash library simplifies the execution of external processes and shell commands by introducing a fluent API that automatically handles the management of I/O streams.

Also worth reading:

• >> JEP 505 Delivers Fifth Preview of Java’s Structured Concurrency with Key API Refinements [infoq.com]
• >> Writing Unit Test With MockMvcTester: Returning an Object as JSON [petrikainulainen.net]
• >> Adoption of the Model Context Protocol within the Java Ecosystem [infoq.com]
• >> Building FormPilot: My Journey Creating an AI-Powered Form Filler with RAG, LangChain4j, and Ollama [foojay.io]
• >> JEP targeted to JDK 25: 512: Compact Source Files and Instance Main Methods [inside.java]
• >> JEP targeted to JDK 25: 505: Structured Concurrency (5th Preview) [inside.java]
• >> Present and Future of Kotlin for Web [blog.jetbrains.com]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> Structured Concurrency Revamp in Java 25 – Inside Java Newscast #91 [inside.java]
• >> A Bootiful Podcast: V Körbes on security from the platform on up [spring.io]
• >> JavaFX 24 and Beyond [inside.java]
• >> Foojay Live @ JCON Köln [foojay.io]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Hibernate Search 8.0.0.Beta1 is out [in.relation.to]
• >> Spring AI 1.0.0 RC1 Released [spring.io]
• >> Quarkus 3.22.2 [github/quarkus]
• >> Jhipster v8.11.0 [github.com/jhipster]
• >> jetty-12.0.21 [github.com/jetty]
• >> vert.x 5.0.0.CR8 [github.com/vert.x]
• >> Elasticsearch 9.0.1 [github.com/elasticsearch]
• >> Helidon 4.2.2 [github.com/helidon]

2. Technical & Musings

>> Prevent MCP Tool Poisoning With a Registration Workflow [christianposta.com]

An overview of how the Registration Catalog and Agent Gateway components can improve the security architecture for an AI agent ecosystem.

Also worth reading:

• >> Function calling using LLMs [martinfowler.com]
• >> Agentic AI with Quarkus – part 3 [quarkus.io]
• >> QCon London 2025: How to Build a Database Without a Server [infoq.com]
• >> Cloudflare Tunnel for Home Assistant [frankel.ch]
• >> Coding Assistants Threaten the Software Supply Chain [martinfowler.com]

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