On Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 13:38 Raymond Auge, <raymond.a...@liferay.com> wrote:
> 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. > ... and yes, bnd supports this. > > - 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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