OBOE — Open Business Objects for EDI

Modern, lightweight, high-performance Java library for parsing, validating, and generating EDI documents.

Supports:

• ANSI X12 (including all HIPAA variants)
• EDIFACT
• TRADACOMS

OBOE is an open-source, actively maintained Java EDI engine with Maven Central support, clean API, and production-grade performance.

📖 Full Documentation

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.ediandxml</groupId>
    <artifactId>oboe</artifactId>
    <version>2026.04.08</version>
</dependency>

See the examples/ folder for complete working samples.

• Streaming / SAX-style parsing (memory efficient)
• Full support for X12 envelopes and segments
• Strong HIPAA transaction support
• XML rules-based engine (ediRules.xsd)
• Built-in code generation capabilities
• Easy integration with Spring Boot and modern Java

See our public roadmap for planned features, priorities, and upcoming releases.

Full runnable examples are located in the examples/ directory:

• ParseX12_850.java – Reading a Purchase Order
• GenerateX12_850.java – Creating an 850 from code
• More examples coming soon (EDIFACT, 837, JSON conversion, etc.)

• 📖 Full Documentation Site
• Full tutorial: Parsing X12 850 with OBOE

Commercial EDI solutions are often expensive and complex. OBOE gives you full control, no vendor lock-in, and clean modern Java integration.

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

See the LICENSE file for details.