Felix SCR API problem/misunderstanding --------------------------------------
Key: FELIX-2288 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-2288 Project: Felix Issue Type: Bug Components: Declarative Services (SCR), Web Console Reporter: Valentin Valchev Priority: Critical I've been playing with the Components plugin of the Web Console and it work perfectly with the Felix SCR implementation. When I switched to ProSyst/Equinox implementation (they are basically the same) I found a small problem. When I disable a component, it's ID becomes -1 and I cannot enable it anymore. As long as I disable components all their IDs becomes -1. I opened the OSGi r4.2 specification to see if there is a reason for this behaviour. The JavaDoc for ComponentConstants states for the component ID, that "The value of this property is assigned by the Service Component Runtime when a component configuration is created." In part 112.6 Component Properties, the specification says, that 'component.id' property is always added by the SCR but for "Each component configuration". When a component is disabled or uninstalled, there is no configuration - it's just a component definition. So the SCR is not required to assign ID. As for the Web Console we can easily fix the problem by using the pair bundle + component name for identification, instead of ID. However, since Apache SCR API is becoming recommended OSGi API, it would be better to define a mature and compatible API. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira