Yes, Geronimo is aimed to implement a Java Enterprise Application server which comply Java EE spec. But in G 3.0, we not only modifid our kernel to base on OSGi framework, but also we extends the programming model to OSGi Enterprise area, such as WAB, Aries applications. These bundles might require some other normal bundles to be installed in the osgi framework, so to keep the completeness of a web console, we need integrate the function to help install a bundle in portlet, although this might be the real work items for karaf/felix... You know, it' should be a little unacceptable that when we need delpoy a WAB application in web console, the prerequisite is that he have to firstly use osgi shell to install a required bundle.. So I agree with #1.
-Rex 2010/1/26 Juergen Weber <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > people who'd use Geronimo as a JEE application server (the vast majority, > as > I see it) might not want to be bothered by OSGI dialogues. > So, I'd vote for > 3. hide all OSGI features from the console until the user explicitely wants > to see them by > [x] show OSGI features > > Juergen > > > RunHua Chi wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > With the progress of OSGi implementation for G3.0, I think we can start > > thinking about which features we will provide to users via Admin Console. > > IMHO, there would be 2 options to present the new features: > > 1. Use an independent section for OSGi part and keep Java EE parts as > > is. > > 2. Integrate OSGi features into existing portlets > > > > If we choose option 1, I can think of following new portlets to be > > appended > > to the navigation item(might be more, you are welcome to append the > list): > > 1.a. OSGi Framework information; > > 1.b. Bundle management, which is only used to install/uninstall > > bundles; > > 1.c. Blueprint management, which Rex and Delos are working on, but > > resides in Debug Views section temporarily. > > 1.c. OBR management, which is used to Add/Browse repositories and > > install bundles from repos. > > > > Other than the portlets above, there are 2 more features: User Admin and > > Log > > Service, which can be integrated with existing portlets like Security&Log > > viewers. > > > > I can see a lot of overlaps between Java EE and OSGi related portlets, it > > would be nice to have them consolidated as one, for example； > > Bundle management v.s Deploy New > > OBR management v.s Install Plugins from repositories > > OSGi Framework info v.s Java System Info > > > > But thinking of the resource available, I'd like to suggest we choose > > option > > 1 for G3.0 console. > > > > Any comments? > > > > > > Jeff C > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/OSGi-features-on-Admin-Console-tp27319741s134p27322871.html > Sent from the Apache Geronimo - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- Lei Wang (Rex) rwonly AT apache.org
