On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 00:29, Moloney, Tim M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What are the pros and cons of using feature repositories, Maven > repositories, and OSGI bundle repositories in Karaf? > > Feature Pros > - can include bundle configuration > - can include other features > - can group unrelated bundles/features > - no required directory structure > > Feature Cons > - manually created > - no automatic dependency resolution
We have a maven plugin that can be used to create a features repository from a maven project, but there is still a bit of work needed. > Maven Pros > - no configuration required > - convenient for development, can reuse local repository > > Maven Cons > - no automatic dependency resolution > - no bundle configuration > - requires deep directory structure In theory, maven is more a protocol than a provisioning system. Using the maven pax url handler which is included in Karaf, you could provision features or OBR using maven repositories (we usually do that when using features). This provide local caching and enable using a more abstract URI so you don't have to point to the real file using an http location. THis can also be used from within a company to make everything point to a single controlled repository, whereas plain http urls can not be easily moved around. > OBR Pros > - automatic dependency resolution > - no required directory structure > > OBR Cons > - no bundle configuration > - repository isn't as dynamic since bindex must be run to assimilate > changes OBR is really verbose and leads to *very* big files. The existing repositories don't use maven repositories, so you can't benefit from any local cache (i.e. everything will be downloaded from the internet). > > Did I miss anything? It appears that a combination of these is probably > best. How are people using these repositories when distributing their > projects? I tend to advocate features + maven. > > Tim Moloney The reasonable man adapts himself to > MRSL the world; the unreasonable one persists > 2015 Cattlemen Road in trying to adapt the world to himself. > Sarasota, FL 34232 Therefore all progress depends on the > (941) 377-6775 x208 unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Cheers, Guillaume Nodet ------------------------ Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ Open Source SOA http://fusesource.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
