Spring mvc compatibile with Servlet 2.5 - spring

Question

I have developed some rest services with Spring mvc 3.0.9. In some case I have an exception. It depends that my spring version use Servlet 3.0 api (my application server is jboss eap 5.1). What is latest spring mvc version compatible with Servlet 2.5? Thanks.

Answer 1

Spring 3.2 should work with Servlet 2.5 API.
Only Spring 4.0 requires Serlvet 3.0:
refer this official documentation for more info.
3 New Features and Enhancements in Spring Framework 4.0)
3.4 Java EE 6 and 7
Java EE version 6 or above is now considered the baseline for Spring
Framework 4, with the JPA 2.0 and Servlet 3.0 specifications being of
particular relevance.

Answer 2

Spring 4.0 work with Servlet 2.5.
See document: (https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/4.3.14.RELEASE/spring-framework-reference/htmlsingle/)
3.4 Java EE 6 and 7
Java EE version 6 or above is now considered the baseline for Spring
Framework 4, with the JPA 2.0 and Servlet 3.0 specifications being of
particular relevance. In order to remain compatible with Google App
Engine and older application servers, it is possible to deploy a
Spring 4 application into a Servlet 2.5 environment. However, Servlet
3.0+ is strongly recommended and a prerequisite in Spring’s test and mock packages for test setups in development environments.
3.7 General Web Improvements
Deployment to Servlet 2.5 servers remains an option, but Spring
Framework 4.0 is now focused primarily on Servlet 3.0+ environments.
If you are using the Spring MVC Test Framework you will need to ensure
that a Servlet 3.0 compatible JAR is in your test classpath.