If it performs an update for modified bundles, then I expect it to
uninstall any missing bundles and install any new bundles during
subsequent restart.
Thanks,
Sahoo
Richard S. Hall wrote:
Hey guys,
I have changed the framework launching code in Main to try to
eliminate some need for configuration. The idea is to have the
launcher work a little bit like File Install in that it automatically
will install and start any bundles found in the "bundle" directory. No
existing functionality has been removed and for the most part it
should look very similar to the previous behavior.
The benefit here is we no longer need to configure the
felix.auto.start property to auto deploy the bundles in the "bundle"
directory. If you want to add/remove bundles, you just add/remove them
to/from the "bundle" directory. This is intended to be much simpler
than File Install and only takes effect at framework startup with no
monitoring of the directory at run time. (I originally thought about
using File Install, but after a spate of threading issues with File
Install in JIRA, I felt it was maybe too much.)
Currently, the only real noticeable change is that we now use the
absolute path as the location of the installed bundle, rather than a
relative path. This could cause some exceptions for existing caches,
but they will still function. (We had some issues with File Install
and relative URLs previously, so this change will work better with
that in the future I think.)
One issue I was wondering about is whether or not I should make the
launcher perform an update on bundles in the "bundle" directory when
they are already installed. This would be a change from previous
behavior, which always just installed so you would only see the
existing installed bundle even if you changed the target. It seems
like this could be convenient, but not strictly necessary. What do you
think?
I do not think doing an uninstall of missing bundles would be a good
idea, though. The whole point is to provide a simple,
configuration-less way to get bundles into your framework at startup,
i.e., a replacement for felix.auto.start. I don't want to create a
complex provisioning solution...that is a separate project.
I'd like to get this wrapped up quickly, so any input is welcome. Thanks.
-> richard
