Dropwizard is a Java web application stack and REST framework used to build production-ready web services. It integrates an embedded HTTP server with operational tools to provide a complete environment for developing network interfaces that exchange JSON data.
The project provides a set of core technology stacks for relational data mapping, schema migration, and operational performance monitoring. It includes a relational database migration tool to track schema updates and execute versioned scripts before an application starts.
The framework covers a broad capability surface including request data validation, JSON serialization, and object-relational mapping. It also features application performance monitoring to track real-time system metrics and stability in production environments.