Archive for April, 2009
Pax Construct: From zero to OSGi
Craig Wells has a detailed introduction to Pax Construct on his blog:
[...] if you were to ask me what the best and quickest way to get started with OSGi development is, I’d tell you to have a look at Pax Construct. While there certainly are other ways to develop OSGi projects, I find Pax Construct [...]
Scala OSGi Bundle With Spring DM
Today, the OSGi bundles concept with SSAP as the application server is one of the most interesting things that developer should know. In addition, Scala is one of the most powerful languages . Reading some blogs on how to integrate Scala with OSGi : an introduction given by Neil and also the DSL concept presented [...]
Universal Middleware: What's Happening With OSGi and Why You Should Care
In this article we’ll examine the need for the kind of container model provided by the OSGi, outline the capabilities it would provide, and discuss its relationship to complementary technologies such as SOA, SCA, and Spring. Enterprise software is often composed of large amounts of complex interdependent logic that makes it hard to adapt readily [...]
OSGi for Eclipse Developers
Apache Felix FileInstall
The first entry in the Reusable Service Library is a cool little bundle called Apache Felix FileInstall. Originally developed by Peter Kriens, it is now a subjected of Apache Felix.
This bundle can:
poll a folder in the filesystem to find bundles. When new bundles are found, they are installed in the OSGi container; modified bundles are [...]
Enterprise OSGi – "Not List"
I spend a lot of time talking about what enterprise OSGi is, but I always get a lot of questions, particularly about distributed OSGi. I thought it might help to put out a list of what enterprise OSGi is not.
Read the complete article on Architect Zone
A Dozen OSGi Myths and Misconceptions
Anybody who knows me or has been following me lately knows that I have an interest in OSGi. And I’m not alone–there has a lot of buzz about OSGi in the past few years.
But as I talk about OSGi with other developers, I often hear them say things about OSGi that simply aren’t true. It’s [...]
OSGi on AppEngine?
As many people know, Google recently announced support for Java on its AppEngine platform. As a connoisseur of OSGi, the first natural thought of how quickly I could get OSGi running on it. Well, I’m happy to announce that we are part way there. I have OSGi running locally using the AppEngine SDK using the [...]
