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The following page has been changed by RolandWeber: http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-httpclient/HttpComponentsAndOSGi The comment on the change is: page moved ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - #pragma section-numbers off + #DEPRECATED - = OSGi-Enabling HttpComponents = + This page has been [http://wiki.apache.org/HttpComponents/HttpComponentsAndOSGi moved] + to the new [http://wiki.apache.org/HttpComponents/ HttpComponents Wiki]. + ## - OSGi bundles are JARs with additional metadata that allows for easy deployment of the bundles in OSGi frameworks, - such as Apache Felix or Eclipse Equinox. Since the difference is only the metadata, I (Roland Weber) will look - into generating OSGi bundles instead of plain JARs for the HttpComponents. I'll record my ideas and progress on - this page, hoping to eventually turn that into documentation useful for others. - == Tools == - - The tool of choice for a Maven 2 based project at Apache is the - [http://felix.apache.org/site/maven-bundle-plugin-bnd.html maven-bundle-plugin] - maintained by the Apache Felix team. - That plugin creates complete OSGi bundles, not just the additional metadata. - As such, it would have to replace the currently used maven-jar-plugin for our release builds. - The maven-jar-plugin is specified in the component's parent POM, applicable for all modules in all components. - - == Plan == - - Start with !HttpCore-main, as it has no dependencies beyond plain Java. - Put the maven-bundle-plugin into the module POM, and check the output carefully: - * Are all classes in the bundle? - * Are all non-classes (properties files) in the bundle? - * Is the metadata for the bundle correct? (version, symbolic name, package lists) - Compare the effort for the maven-bundle-plugin with the (non-)effort for the maven-jar-plugin. - The bundle plugin calls a separate tool and is therefore not as tightly integrated with Maven 2. - - If the approach is feasible, move on to !HttpNIO and !HttpNIOSSL. - Consider moving the maven-bundle-plugin definition to the component POM. - Switch the release assembly from the plain JAR to the OSGi bundle. - [[BR]] - If the approach is not feasible, consider working with the Felix team to improve the plugin integration. - - - == Status == - - Read through the maven-bundle-plugin documentation. - No hands-on experiments yet. - - == Progress == - - not yet started - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
