2009/7/14 Filippo Diotalevi <[email protected]>

> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Andrea Zoppello<[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm just trying to address how to address the problem of developing
> > components that needs access to
> > database using the javax.sql.Datasource object..
> >
> > Unfortunately JNDI integration is still not complete and not usable at
> the
> > moment....
> >
> > Actually i've managed this situation using a DS component factory that
> > provide javax.sql.Datasource services
> > into the OSGi registry.
> >
> > This DS factory is just used by a deployment service that provide to
> > deploy/undeploy datasources upon files deployed on a particular
> filesystem
> > folder, using commons-dbcp bundle.
> >
> > BTW to make this wroking i've use the Dynamic-Import directive into the
> > bundle of commons-dbcp because if this is
> > not present dbcp does not work because it's not able  to create the
> driver
> > class...
> >
> > I think this is a very common problems and i'd like  to know and share
> > within the community which could be the best approach, when you need to
> work
> > with Datasource in OSGi enviroment...
> >
> > Any thoughts??
>
>
> Hi Andrea,
>  I actually did pretty much the same thing you have done:
>
> * a managed service factory that register services under "
> javax.sql.Datasource"
> * the Apache Felix FileInstall bundle watches a folder in the
> filesystem for new configuration files defining datasources. When it
> finds a new file, sends the configuration dictionary to the managed
> service factory
>
> As for the Dynamic-Import directive, I did the same thing, but I
> suppose (I haven't tried, though) it should be possible to do that
> adding a bundle fragment. The osgi spec in fact says that a bundle
> fragment can add additional imports to the host bundle; so if you
> create a bundle fragment importing, let's say, the oracle.jdbc
> package, and you attach it to the common-dbcp bundle, it should work.
>

RFC 122 is addressing using JDBC in OSGi, both DataSource and legacy
DriverManager
- last I heard there was a working prototype ( I helped develop it :) which
worked without
requiring DynamicImport-Package by using a wrapping technique to install the
driver(s)

there's also:
http://www.slideshare.net/shaunmsmith/osgi-persistence-with-eclipselink


> If you try this approach, let me know if it works!
>
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> Filippo Diotalevi
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