Eclipse WTP provides a API to hook up third party server run time. This
is how Apache Geronimo integrates with Eclipse using Geronimo Eclipse
Plugin (GEP). IIRC, Eclipse WTP has a policy to keep the out of box
server integration to minimum and encourage server runtime provider to
use API to integrate. With this API, server providers can certainly make
use of update sites.
Thanks,
Raj
On Wednesday 31 August 2011 08:19 PM, James Strachan wrote:
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
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