"walid joseph Gedeon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Hope it works out. > Thanks :) >> Did you consider OSGi? Apache Felix or Eclipse Equinox would probably >> provide everything you need. > I did consider OSGi, I must admit I hadn't looked at Felix yet, I've > just downloaded it and am trying it out. > I've already developed for the Eclipse framework and it's great for > gui-based apps, dunno if it fits well as a server-side application > (any thoughts on this?)
Though Eclipse is built on OSGi, it's easy to never see it or know it if you develop plugins. That said, you can easily create a headless Eclipse application that runs as a service. You just don't import any of the Workbench, but you still get to use the extension APIs and updater and all the other non-UI Eclipse features. That includes the Eclipse launcher. I've written a headless Eclipse application and it wasn't difficult. Though now I favor pure OSGi applications. You can use Eclipse Equinox or Apache Felix as your OSGi container. You'll find plenty of arguments for either project. -- jaaron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
