Trying to clarify how to use ACE for provisioning configuration along with bundles.
Using the template engine <https://ace.apache.org/docs/user-guide.html#using-the-template-engine-for-targets>, would a metatype.xml inside a bundle (ie in the OSGI-INF/metatype directory, per the spec) be processed and the variables substituted, or does the metatype need to be deployed as a separate artifact. Just for my understanding, where does the interpolation actually take place? I've been assuming it's a process at the client/target... If the same "tag" key gets set at multiple stages (ie artifact, feature, dist, and/or target), is the a "last one wins" rule or something when the interpolation takes place? And finally, is this example metatype.xml the right idea for adding the ${context.blah} variables (in the content field)? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><metatype:MetaData xmlns:metatype="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/metatype/v1.1.0";> <OCD id="ocd" name="ocd"> <AD id="server" type="String" /> </OCD> <Designate pid="org.amdatu.conf" bundle="org.amdatu.sample.bundle"> <Object ocdref="ocd"> <Attribute adref="server" name="serverurl" content="${context.serverUrl}" /> </Object> </Designate></metatype:MetaData> I'm using declarative services with bnd(tools), which is generating metatype from my @OCD annotated interfaces, so I'm trying to find the best/most automated way to prepare those for Apache ACE with template variables. Any thoughts on the right way to do that would be much appreciated, I'm hoping I'm not the first person to want to do something like this! Thanks, Robert
