Hi Andrea, It makes sense to "mimic" spring-boot.
I have some WIP on Camel Karaf (not directly related to OSGi). I also have some non-OSGi Karaf support, but it will be similar to some starter/BOM similar to spring-boot. Regards JB > Le 13 mars 2020 à 10:00, Andrea Cosentino <ancosen1...@yahoo.com.INVALID> a > écrit : > > Hello, > > We already moved the Spring Boot code and all the SB starters into a > separated git repository for convenience and to make the core independent. > And the same was done for Camel Quarkus, which started as a separated sub > project from the beginning. And we also recently moved the examples out into > its own git repository. > > We should do the same for Karaf/OSGi support for multiple reasons: > - Having a separated repository will make easier and faster to release new > stuff and fixes without rebuilding the core part (this would be something > really useful) > - We could have separated documentation as we already have for Spring Boot > - We could make the main camel repository lighter > - It’s much easier to find code related to OSGi/Karaf as its all together in > - We can then add Karaf as a sub project to the Camel website (see projects > menu item) > - We can have separated documentation on the website for Karaf/OSGi > - We can generate a list of components that are supported in Karaf/OSGi and > also publish this on the website > > If we follow this path, we could be able to add new supported platforms in > the future without having to modify the core part. > > We envision that we only need to move core/camel-core-osgi, and all the osgi > components, and together with the karaf features and karaf commands, and the > itests. We will continue to generate OSGi MANIFEST.MF in the JARs from the > main Camel so they are still OSGi bundles. > > The end result would essentially be the same as today. Camel will continue to > be supported and work on Karaf. > > And we think we should do this before the first LTS release of Apache Camel, > which is planned to be Camel 3.3.0. So ideally we get this done for Camel > 3.2.0 so more people in the community can get their hands on a release and > provide feedback. > > This will require some effort but we do believe it’s worth the work. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Andrea Cosentino > ---------------------------------- > Apache Camel PMC Chair > Apache Karaf Committer > Apache Servicemix PMC Member > Email: ancosen1...@yahoo.com > Twitter: @oscerd2 > Github: oscerd
