Thanks for the replies. It's good to hear that it is a good idea to use OSGi/Felix.
I think I'll try to start a simple project, a file explorer or something, using OSGi, and see how I get on. The problem seems to be finding information about it. I have the demo checked out, I'll try get everything set up in Eclipse at the weekend and have a proper look. > > In the past I've done some smaller Swing/OSGi applications, some > > even open source. Recently we've developed a couple of commercial > > ones that unfortunately I cannot show here. None of that is based > > on JSR-296 though. If you can post any links to your old work that would be great. > > There are, unfortunately, hardly any books on OSGi. That's a shame. I searched google using both of your names :) and it's brought up some intresting threads and OSGi things that I will have a look through aswell. Thanks On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:24:01 -0400 "Richard S. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Marcel, I think it is a good idea. Our example app > creates a very simple swing app that is extensible by bundles: > > http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-application- > demonstration.html > > It is too simplistic, but it gives you an example to see it all > working together. > > -> richard > > On Oct 18, 2007, at 3:37 AM, Marcel Offermans wrote: > > > Hello Jim, > > > > On Oct 17, 2007, at 21:59 , Jim B wrote: > > > >> I want to ask a general question about designing from the ground > >> up a Java Desktop application using the Felix OSGi framework. > >> Really I'm just looking for opinions as too whether it's a good > >> use case for it or not. I'm designing two, small, hopefully fast > >> application in Java. One sort of is a workbench app but I feel > >> the likes of Eclipse RPC and its massive size as over kill. I'd > >> like to try keep it under a meg, as far under as I can. My first > >> intention was to build the core swing application, probably using > >> the new Application framework (JSR 296?) and then use the Java > >> Plugin Framework(JPF) to make it extensible. I plan to have the > >> app run using only the core but be fully extensible. So I could > >> say, create a new view, like thumbnails for the data display panel > >> and have all the menus automatically put this option in the views > >> section so it can be chosen and just work. Then when I have time > >> I can just stick in new jars to add new features. The core is > >> obviously the important part and people can start using it once I > >> have finished the core. > > > > First of all, let me state that I think it's a good use case. In > > fact, a while ago I wrote a small article (in dutch, so you > > probably can't read it, but I'll provide a link anyway: http:// > > www.osgi.nl/2007/03/11/framework-voor-de-desktop.html) exactly > > about this: how JSR 296 would benefit from being implemented on top > > of OSGi. > > > >> I look around on the web and sourceforge and I don't see any > >> project or people talking about projects like this that they have > >> done using OSGi. Other than eclipse, net beans and things using > >> their RPC stuff. Is this just to simple a case for the use of > >> OSGi. I see OSGi as something very useful to learn, and JPF/Felix > >> are similar in kilobyte size so it doesn't affect my size limit. > > > > In the past I've done some smaller Swing/OSGi applications, some > > even open source. Recently we've developed a couple of commercial > > ones that unfortunately I cannot show here. None of that is based > > on JSR-296 though. > > > >> Has anyone done something simple like this, maybe as an open > >> source project with documentation :) > > > > Perhaps this is something we can start doing? Developing the basic > > components for doing a Swing based UI for OSGi. I'm sure others > > have an interest in this too, and even for Felix itself it would be > > great to have a "management UI" that makes it very easy to monitor > > all aspects of the framework. > > > >> Or does anyone have any advice, things I should read. Are their > >> any good books about software design using OSGi? > > > > There are, unfortunately, hardly any books on OSGi. > > > > Greetings, Marcel > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
