Hi all,
just a little feedback on my previous question regarding the best IDE for OSGi
bundle development.
NetBeans (v7.0.1)
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I have been able to:
1. Manually create a Java project consisting of the OSGi in action Chapter 13
paint example top-level app. sources and build it.
2. Manually create a Java project consisting of the OSGi in action Chapter 13
paint example square bundle sources.
3. Manually modify the manifest.mf file to specify the bundle Activator method
and build the bundle.
3. Put the two together (by adding a "bundles" folder into the "dist"
sub-folder of the top-level app. project folder and copying in the built square
bundle jar file.
4. Run the top-level app and see the square icon appear and be able to place
squares in the window, i.e. application, framework and auto-deploy bundles
working.
As of yet, I have not seen any graphical interface to configure the bundle
information (i.e. the META-INF folder contents). Does anyone know if there is
such an interface as standard, or if there is a NetBeans add-on available,
which will provide a more graphical interface to bundle creation/maintenance? I
saw Richard mention "Maven Bundle Plugin", which I have not looked into as yet.
That's next on my list.
Using Eclipse Java (Indigo Service Release 1 Build id: 20110916-0149):
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I could not find any project template for creating OSGi bundles, despite seeing
a web article that suggested there was at least one template available under
the root type "plugin" (which is not present in the above version of Eclipse).
I assumed that I would be able to manually create the Java projects as
previously achieved with NetBeans, so did not explore this option.
I've experimented a little with BndTools under Eclipse, which looks like it
provides a more graphical interface, but I am finding that setting the
configuration options is not obvious (is there any documentation for this
tool?).
Summary
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As a user with little experience with OSGi based Java development, I'm
struggling to find simple to use tools. That said, I think the fact that there
are so many free tools and related information available is impressive.
Aside from buying Richards book ("OSGi in Action") which I think I'll need to
do next, can anyone provide me any pointers to good graphical (as opposed to
command line based) tools for OSGi development?
Dave
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