*Thanks Rex. There is a method "getRequiringBundles()" in BundleStateMbean defined in RFC 139. I hope to get the bundle list for Jack's request. Do you think it has taken #1 into account?*
2009/12/16 Rex Wang <[email protected]> > > > 2009/12/15 Jack Cai <[email protected]> > > Nice work. A few comments - >> >> 1. Better add a "filter" or alike text before textbox D >> 2. Area B is a little far away from the selection checkboxes, suggest to >> move them closer. By design, users always need to select some bundles by >> checking the check boxes and then move the mouse to the action buttons in B. >> So the nearer, the better >> 3. It looks like the buddle information page is pretty lightweight. Have >> we considered to embed it into the list page? As a pop up or expandable >> area... >> 4. Might want to add paging function >> 5. Might want to use icon to show the status >> >> Also, will it be interesting to show what other bundles are currently >> using a certain bundle? > > There are three kinds of "using": > 1. import-package/required-bundle wiring > 2. service wiring > 3. geronimo bundle dependency > for #1, that means a view to show which one imports the packages the bundle > exports. > for #2, I think we don't need to care about that, because even if a service > provider bundle is uninstalled, the bundle using the service object can > still run without problems. OSGi framework will maintain the service object > for this bundle until it un-gets the service. > for #3, that is the current dependency viewer in the debug-view Portlet. > > So, do you mean the #1? That will be great to display such information. > > -Rex > >> >> -Jack >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Delos <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> OSGI Bundle is a new item for Geronimo admin console and RFC 139 defines >>> many Mbeans used to get bundle information in OSGI environment. So it's >>> necessary for admin console to show the information of OSGI bundles. >>> >>> Therefore, Rodger and I mocked up a couple of portlets. Here are some >>> screenshots for the mock UI. As you can see, we have two portlets here, to >>> show the bundle list and bundle information. It's a initial draft based on >>> Dojo widgets without full javascript implementation. >>> >>> Screenshot 1: >>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/sandbox/delos/dojoBundleList_anntation.JPG >>> Screenshot 2: >>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/sandbox/delos/singlebundle.JPG >>> >>> In the attachment, 1 is the bundle list portlet, while 2 is the bundle >>> information portlet. Bundle list portlet gives a list of installed >>> bundles;besides, the portlet also allow user to stop/start/uninstall >>> bundles. Bundle information portlet is much simpler, it only display the >>> bundle information in OSGI framework. Mbeans defined in RFC 139 is a way to >>> obtain the information. >>> >>> For better illustration, I added some markers (A,B,C,D,E) in snapshot 1. >>> >>> A - With these widgets, user can install any bundle from file system. If >>> "start" is checked, the bundle will be started automatically after it's >>> installed.Meanwhile, user can also specify the start level of this bundle. >>> I'm not sure if the "Deploy New" portlet will be applicable for OSGI >>> bundles, so I just mock the installation UI according to Web console of >>> Felix. >>> >>> B - All the possible actions can be taken to bundles. Every bundle can be >>> selected through the checkbox in front of it. Each time an action is taken >>> to all the selected bundles. If the action is not applicable for some >>> bundles, these bundles will be ignored. >>> >>> C - Each column in the table can be sorted by clicking the column header. >>> The up arrow stands for sort asending while the down arrow stands for sort >>> desending. >>> >>> D - The textbox here is used to filter bundles by symbolic name. Only the >>> bundles with symbolic name containing specified text will be shown. If no >>> text provided, all the bundles will show >>> >>> E - The drop down list here gives the possible status of an installed >>> bundle - "resolved","starting","active","stopping". It's used to filter >>> bundles by status. If one status is selected, only bundle with status the >>> same as selected value will be shown. If no value is selected, all the >>> bundles will be shown. >>> >>> That's all for the snapshot. Any comments? >>> >>> Thanks a lot! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Delos >>> >> >> > -- Best Regards, Delos
