This document summarizes YAVIJAVA, an alternative Java SDK for vSphere that was created as a fork of VIJAVA. It provides key details about YAVIJAVA, including that it supports vSphere 6, has an active community, uses Gradle for building, and is a drop-in replacement for VIJAVA. The document also provides information on where to get YAVIJAVA, how to migrate from VIJAVA, and where to find help or learn about its future plans.

1. YAVIJAVA
An Alternative JAVA SDK For vSphere
Created By: Michael Rice
Twitter: @virtdevninja
Date: 08/29/2015

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YAVIJAVA

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What Is YAVIJAVA?
• Yet Another VI JAVA
• Java SDK for vSphere
• Fork of VIJAVA
• Tightly wraps the SOAP API
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Why Did You Make YAVIJAVA?
• Community
• VIJAVA hadn't seen a release since 2013 and it
was a beta
• Forum questions went unanswered
• Pay to play seemed to be the direction VIJAVA
was headed
• I <3 GitHub
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Why Should You Migrate
• vSphere 6 support!!!
• Inventory navigator issues for vijava
• Active community
• Gradle build system
• Allows for easy building
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How To Migrate
• Drop in replacement
• *Mostly*
• Bugs fixed
• New dependencies
• Test heavily before moving to production
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Where Can I Get VIJAVA?
• Source on GitHub
• https://github.com/yavijava/yavijava
• Binary releases on public maven
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Where Can I Get Help?
• GitHub
• https://github.com/yavijava/yavijava
• wiki
• https://github.com/yavijava — Samples
• StackOverFlow
• GitterIM
•https://gitter.im/yavijava/yavijava
• FreeNode IRC #vijava
• http://www.yavijava.com/docs/
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Looking To The Future
• Streaming Markup Parser
• SPBM
• CIM
• SMS
• SSO
• Full JAVA 8 Support
• Dropping JAVA 6 Support
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