Wiki source code of Bundles

Last modified by Pierre Dubois on 2011/10/07 15:54

1.1	1	= OSGi Bundles =
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	3	The REQUEA Platform is based on OSGi. That means:
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	5	- applications are packages as OSGi bundles that can be deployed on the platform
	6	- the platform itself is packaged as bundles
	7	- bundles can be added to extend the applications or the platform.
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	9	= Structure of an OSGi bundle =
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	11	A bundle is a jar file with a manifest. It provides:
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	13	- a symbolic name, which is the identifier of the bundle
	14	- a version number
	15	- a classpath entry that describes java classes that can be loaded by the platform
	16	- dependencies. This is useful to describe which services or classes or even bundles are required by the bundle.
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	19	The list of bundles that the platform has started is available on the dysoweb panel:
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	21	http://localhost:8080/dysoweb/dysoweb/panel/secure/bundles.jsp
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	24	= Create an application bundle =
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	26	To create an application bundle,
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	28	- Go to the Tab Design
	29	- Bundles / Click on new
	30	- Fill in name, creator
	31	- The prefix should be a small (3 letter max) identifier
	32	- Click on submit
	33	- Check that your bundle is on the bundle list: http://localhost:8080/dysoweb/dysoweb/bundles
	34	- Start / stop the bundle from there