Wouldn't it be better if it were at eclipse.org; then there's more chance of getting the plugin included in the standard eclipse distros & update sites like the Tomcat stuff?
On 31 August 2011 15:31, Christian Schneider <[email protected]> wrote: > I have already seen the integration some time ago and it really is great. > > Basically I would like to see this in the Karaf community. The only issue is > if it would be better suited as an Eclipse project but I am open to both > variants. > > Christian > > > Am 31.08.2011 14:50, schrieb Jean-Baptiste Onofré: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I discussed since few days with Stephen Evanchik, the author of EIK. >> >> EIK is currently an Eclipse lab project. >> EIK (Eclipse Integration for Karaf) is the integration of the Apache Karaf >> application platform and the Eclipse IDE. >> >> Notable features include: >> >> * An Eclipse Run/Debug launcher configuration that configures Karaf to >> run inside the workbench transparently to the developer >> * Automatic deployment of workspace plugin projects to running Karaf >> instances without copying files >> * A Target Platform Definition that allows developers to target only >> the bundles found in Karaf distributions >> * A Target Platform Provisioner that automatically constructs a target >> platform from any Karaf distribution on the user's local disk >> * JMX instrumentation of the Running/Debugging Karaf instance. >> * Eclipse views that display the Bundle and Service status of Karaf >> instances >> >> Experimental features: >> >> Web Tools Platform integration including: >> * Karaf server runtime with associated classpath maintenance >> * Karaf runtime locator that scans local disks for compatible Karaf >> distributions >> >> Stephen and I would like to propose EIK as a new Karaf sub-project. >> >> We're going to change the current license to use an Apache 2.0 license (I >> will take care of the IP-clearance), update the code base with the correct >> header files, etc. >> As for the others Karaf sub-project, EIK will use a SVN location like >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/eik (and an associated git repo). >> I will take care of others resources (Jira, Jenkins, Sonar, etc, etc :)). >> >> EIK could be a good platform for both Karaf development, but also to >> construct some tool on top of that (I can image some deployment or advanced >> monitoring "studios" powered by Eclipse/EIK, etc). >> >> This thread is not a vote, just a discussion thread. I would like to have >> your view about EIK before starting a formal vote. >> >> Thanks >> Regards >> JB > > -- > Christian Schneider > http://www.liquid-reality.de > > Open Source Architect > http://www.talend.com > > -- James ------- FuseSource Email: [email protected] Web: http://fusesource.com Twitter: jstrachan, fusenews Blog: http://macstrac.blogspot.com/ Open Source Integration and Messaging
