I think EIK would make a positive addition to the Apache Karaf ecosphere. Having supported integration into a popular editor will help encourage more users to try out and stay with Karaf.
Cheers, Jamie On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I discussed since few days with Stephen Evanchik, the author of EIK. > > EIK is currently an Eclipse lab project. > EIK (Eclipse Integration for Karaf) is the integration of the Apache Karaf > application platform and the Eclipse IDE. > > Notable features include: > > * An Eclipse Run/Debug launcher configuration that configures Karaf to > run inside the workbench transparently to the developer > * Automatic deployment of workspace plugin projects to running Karaf > instances without copying files > * A Target Platform Definition that allows developers to target only the > bundles found in Karaf distributions > * A Target Platform Provisioner that automatically constructs a target > platform from any Karaf distribution on the user's local disk > * JMX instrumentation of the Running/Debugging Karaf instance. > * Eclipse views that display the Bundle and Service status of Karaf > instances > > Experimental features: > > Web Tools Platform integration including: > * Karaf server runtime with associated classpath maintenance > * Karaf runtime locator that scans local disks for compatible Karaf > distributions > > Stephen and I would like to propose EIK as a new Karaf sub-project. > > We're going to change the current license to use an Apache 2.0 license (I > will take care of the IP-clearance), update the code base with the correct > header files, etc. > As for the others Karaf sub-project, EIK will use a SVN location like > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/eik (and an associated git repo). > I will take care of others resources (Jira, Jenkins, Sonar, etc, etc :)). > > EIK could be a good platform for both Karaf development, but also to > construct some tool on top of that (I can image some deployment or advanced > monitoring "studios" powered by Eclipse/EIK, etc). > > This thread is not a vote, just a discussion thread. I would like to have > your view about EIK before starting a formal vote. > > Thanks > Regards > JB > -- > Jean-Baptiste Onofré > [email protected] > http://blog.nanthrax.net > Talend - http://www.talend.com >
