| Stable release | 3.0.2 / October 12, 2006 |
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| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform (JVM) |
| Type | JMX Library |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | http://mx4j.sourceforge.net |
MX4J is a project to create an open source implementation of Java Management Extensions. The JMX specification is a Java Specification Request (see JSR 003[1]) currently in maintenance release 1.2; the new JSR 160[2] has been issued to address connectivity to a remote JMX agent. MX4J implements both JSR 3 and JSR 160.
The MX4J project goals can be simplified as:
Due to its simplicity, MX4J is widely adopted in open source projects like Jetty Server, Tomcat, Geronimo, Harmony, ObjectWeb JOnAS and many others.