Additionally, the OSGi repository format defines the "referral" [1] element which points at another index file. This way you can combine repos whoever you like.
- Ray [1] https://osgi.org/specification/osgi.cmpn/7.0.0/service.repository.html#i3236527 On Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 12:57 Peter Kriens via osgi-dev, < osgi-dev@mail.osgi.org> wrote: > The bnd code contains an AggregateRepository class that aggregates a > number of repositories defined by the OSGi Repository standard. It is > actually used in the bnd resolver API. > > Kind regards, > > Peter Kriens > > > > > On 21 Oct 2018, at 12:26, Mark Raynsford via osgi-dev < > osgi-dev@mail.osgi.org> wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > As the subject says: Is there already a standard for aggregating > > repositories? > > > > I'm putting together a small proof of concept API and application that > > allows a user to browse a set of bundle repositories [0], select bundles > > from those repositories, get all of the bundle dependencies resolved > > automatically, download all of the bundles, and finally start up an > > OSGi container with all of the selected and downloaded bundles. > > > > I have all of that working (using the Bnd resolver), but the main pain > > point is the need to initially specify a (possibly rather large) set of > > repositories. I could very easily come up with an API or an XML schema > > that allows a server to deliver a set of repository URLs, but before I > > do that: Is there already a standard for this? > > > > [0] A Compendium chapter 132 repository. > > > > -- > > Mark Raynsford | http://www.io7m.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSGi Developer Mail List > > osgi-dev@mail.osgi.org > > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev > > _______________________________________________ > OSGi Developer Mail List > osgi-dev@mail.osgi.org > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev
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