Thanks Chris, My problem in the first place is not to actually how to install the application. I thought Karaf features with "mvn:" url's worked quite nicely. However, I need to be able to create a local repository (like the one in the "system" folder) that contains all required jars. That has bee my latest task. Can this be done nicely (via maven) using OBR?
/Bengt 2010/5/6 Chris Blunck <[email protected]>: > You could package up all of your JARs and place them in an OBR that you > install locally (on the same box as Felix Karaf). At that point you could > use the obr.xml to start up your application. You'd have to figure out how > to change the URIs though in the obr.xml - when you "mvn install" the > obr.xml that gets generated references ~/.m2/repository rather than some > other local directory. > > > -c > > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Guillaume, >> >> Think I found the thread you were mentioning. Now I need to learn OBR >> as well :-) >> >> Will using OBR via Karaf features solve the problem I'm trying to >> solve? What I want to achieve is to create a local repository (under >> my Karaf installation) that includes everything needed without having >> to search for it in an external maven repository. I want a self >> sustained application. Will OBR solve this? >> >> /Bengt >> >> 2010/5/6 Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]>: >> > See comments below... >> > >> > 2010/5/6 Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]>: >> >> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 16:02, Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Regarding the non" mvn:" protocols, I guess I'll either have to stop >> >>> using them as part of features or somehow exclude them fromthe >> >>> features-maven-plugin and handle them manually. It's a shame though... >> >>> Wouldn't it be a reasonable enhancement to the plugin to be able to >> >>> skip leading protocols as long as" mvn:" is present further down the >> >>> url? >> >>> >> >> >> >> Well, if we do the enhancement i talked about in another thread, which >> is to >> >> let >> >> OBR kick in and resolve any missing dependency, then the plugin would >> not >> >> be really helpfull anymore, would it ? >> >> >> >> >> >>>> >> >>>> I've totally missed this thread. Will check it out. Do you mean that >> the alternate solution (OBR...) you mention will render the >> features-maven-plugin unnecessary? >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> Regarding maven 3, I think it can only be a matter of timing. Sooner >> >>> or later it should/must be supported. I think maven 3 compatibility >> >>> should also be added to the "todo list" (JIRA I guess). >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Agreed, but if we can't support both at the same time, i'd rather wait >> until >> >> 3.0 is released. >> >> >> >>>> I totally understand that. However, I haven't seen that situation >> before since maven 3 is designed to be totally backwards compatible. Most of >> the time the problems arise when the plugins use some >> unsupported/undocumented feature. >> >>>> >> >>> /Bengt >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 2010/5/6 Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]>: >> >>> > I'm not aware of any effort related to maven 3 yet. >> >>> > >> >>> > As for the war and ipojo protocols, i don't think it would work well. >> >>> The >> >>> > features plugin try to generate a list of bundles using the mvn >> protocol >> >>> > only iirc. And if you use something else, it won't be able to >> understand >> >>> > and find the required dependencies. >> >>> > >> >>> > I fear you may run into more problems trying to use the plugin than >> >>> > maintaining the feature manually. >> >>> > >> >>> > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 14:38, Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> >> I also have another problem with the plugin. I don't seem to be able >> >>> >> to run it using maven 3 beta. I get the following error: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> [ERROR] Failed to execute goal >> >>> >> org.apache.felix.karaf.tooling:features-maven-plu >> >>> >> gin:1.4.0:add-features-to-repo (add-features-to-repo) on project >> >>> assembly: >> >>> >> Error >> >>> >> populating repository: unknown protocol: null -> [Help 1] >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Note that I get this error even if I remove all references to >> "ipojo:" >> >>> >> and "war:". It seems to be a completely different problem. The >> plugin >> >>> >> works using maven 2.2.1 but we are in the process of migrating to >> >>> >> maven 3 and try to make sure that all our pom's work with the beta >> >>> >> version. Do you know if anyone have tried the plugin using maven 3? >> Is >> >>> >> anyone looking into maven 3 support? >> >>> >> >> >>> >> /Bengt >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> 2010/5/6 Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> > Guillaume, >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > I think I probably misunderstood how to use the plugin. I wasn't >> aware >> >>> >> > that all dependencies must be added to the maven project. I was >> hoping >> >>> >> > that they could be resolved anyway since they are listed in the >> >>> >> > features file. When I add all the dependencies, they will be >> installed >> >>> >> > in my local repo and is accessible to the plugin. >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > I've now got almost everything to work expect for the url's that >> are >> >>> >> > not "mvn:". I also use "ipojo:" and "war:" in my features file, e >> g: >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> >> >>> >> <bundle>war:mvn:se.digia.connect/gui-war/${project.version}/war?Webapp-Context=connect_gui</bundle> >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> >> >>> >> <bundle>ipojo:mvn:se.digia.connect/test-route-template/${project.version}</bundle> >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > How can I get the features-maven-plugin to work with those? At >> this >> >>> >> > point I'm not actually installing anything in Karaf, which means >> that >> >>> >> > the protocol in front of "mvn:" ("ipojo:" and "war:") should >> actually >> >>> >> > be skipped. Is there a workaround for this? >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > /Bengt >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > 2010/5/5 Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >> Not sure to fully understand, but if those are dependencies of >> your >> >>> >> maven >> >>> >> >> project, they should be in your local repo, shouldn't they ? >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 23:02, Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> It seems like the features-maven-plugin is exactly what I'm >> looking >> >>> >> >>> for. However I do run into one problem. I'm using a repository >> >>> manager >> >>> >> >>> (Nexus) but the features-maven-plugin seems to only look in the >> >>> locak >> >>> >> >>> repository (which doesn't contain everything). I get the >> following >> >>> >> >>> error message: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> [INFO] [features:add-features-to-repo {execution: >> >>> >> add-features-to-repo}] >> >>> >> >>> Base repo: file://C:/dev/Maven/repository >> >>> >> >>> Copy: >> commons-pool/commons-pool/1.5.4/commons-pool-1.5.4.jar >> >>> >> >>> Copy: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/org.apache.felix.karaf.shell.ssh/1.4.0/o >> >>> >> >>> rg.apache.felix.karaf.shell.ssh-1.4.0.jar >> >>> >> >>> Copy: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> org/springframework/osgi/spring-osgi-annotation/1.2.0/spring-osgi-ann >> >>> >> >>> otation-1.2.0.jar >> >>> >> >>> Copy: >> org/ops4j/pax/web/pax-web-api/0.7.2/pax-web-api-0.7.2.jar >> >>> >> >>> [INFO] >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>> >> >>> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR >> >>> >> >>> [INFO] >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>> >> >>> [INFO] Error populating repository >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Can I configure the plugin to use Nexus instead? It's a bit >> strange >> >>> >> >>> because first everything is being downloaded to Nexus (due to >> the >> >>> >> >>> dependencies I've added), but then when the plugin kicks in and >> the >> >>> >> >>> repository is about to be created, only the local repo is being >> >>> >> >>> searched. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Any ideas? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> /Bengt >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 2010/5/5 Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >>> > Thanks a lot Guillaume - I will definitely take a look at the >> >>> plugin >> >>> >> >>> > you mentioned. >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> > /Bengt >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> > 2010/5/5 Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >>> >> We actually have a maven plugin that helps in doing that. >> >>> >> >>> >> Take a look at how we package ServiceMix NMR or the full >> >>> ServiceMix >> >>> >> >>> >> distribution. >> >>> >> >>> >> It's based on Karaf, but includes some changes and additional >> >>> >> bundles >> >>> >> >>> >> configured >> >>> >> >>> >> using features. It sounds exactly like what you want. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/servicemix/smx4/nmr/trunk/assembly/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> The plugin could be enhanced to make this task easier though, >> but >> >>> >> it's >> >>> >> >>> still >> >>> >> >>> >> a good >> >>> >> >>> >> starting point. The final packaging and other changes are >> done >> >>> >> using >> >>> >> >>> the >> >>> >> >>> >> maven >> >>> >> >>> >> assembly plugin. Any help / suggestion / patch would be >> >>> welcomed ! >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> As for maven, two things: >> >>> >> >>> >> * first, if a bundle can be located in the system folder, it >> >>> won't >> >>> >> try >> >>> >> >>> to >> >>> >> >>> >> find it in any >> >>> >> >>> >> other maven repository, even for a snapshot >> >>> >> >>> >> * second, the list of repositories where the maven url >> handler >> >>> can >> >>> >> >>> >> download the >> >>> >> >>> >> artifacts from can be configured in >> >>> etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg >> >>> >> >>> >> I agree i would not let artifacts be downloaded from the >> internet >> >>> >> >>> either. A >> >>> >> >>> >> nice configuration >> >>> >> >>> >> would be to point to a nexus repository manager and the work >> >>> there. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:18, Bengt Rodehav < >> [email protected]> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >>> I'm building an integration platform using Camel deployed in >> >>> Karaf. >> >>> >> >>> >>> The platform will be used for different kinds of >> applications >> >>> >> (mainly >> >>> >> >>> >>> integration oriented of course). I'm not entirely sure how I >> >>> best >> >>> >> >>> >>> construct an installation program for these applications. >> >>> Basically >> >>> >> I >> >>> >> >>> >>> need to: >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> a) Install Karaf. This is as easy as unpacking a zip file - >> very >> >>> >> >>> >>> convenient. >> >>> >> >>> >>> b) Configure Karaf. I will change some of the configuration >> >>> files >> >>> >> and >> >>> >> >>> >>> add some. This is not hard. >> >>> >> >>> >>> c) Install the bundles needed for my application. This is >> where >> >>> I >> >>> >> need >> >>> >> >>> >>> some advice. >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> My bundles are installed in two ways: via startup.properties >> and >> >>> >> via >> >>> >> >>> >>> features defined in org.apache.felix.karaf.features.cfg. The >> >>> >> bundles >> >>> >> >>> >>> in startup.properties refer to its location in the folder >> >>> "system" >> >>> >> >>> >>> under the Karaf installation. I will probably define an >> >>> additional >> >>> >> >>> >>> folder where I will put bundles that I add to >> >>> startup.properties. >> >>> >> This >> >>> >> >>> >>> is to clearly distinguish between the standard Karaf >> >>> installation >> >>> >> >>> >>> (which I want to be able to upgrade easily) and my >> application >> >>> >> >>> >>> specific bundles. Don't know how I do this but I imagine it >> is >> >>> >> >>> >>> configurable somehow. >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> However, most of my required bundles are installed as Karaf >> >>> >> features >> >>> >> >>> >>> via maven (the url's begin with mvn:). In a development >> >>> environment >> >>> >> >>> >>> this is very convenient. In a production environment I do >> not >> >>> want >> >>> >> my >> >>> >> >>> >>> application to go out on the Internet looking for bundles. I >> >>> want >> >>> >> it >> >>> >> >>> >>> to be totally self sustained. In other words, I want my >> >>> >> installation >> >>> >> >>> >>> to contain (in a subfolder to the Karaf installation) all >> the >> >>> >> needed >> >>> >> >>> >>> jars/bundles. My problem is how do I generate a folder >> >>> containing >> >>> >> all >> >>> >> >>> >>> my required bundles from a list of features (with the "mvn:" >> >>> url)? >> >>> >> >>> >>> Ideally I would list the features I want and then >> automatically >> >>> >> >>> >>> generate a folder containing all the referred bundles. I >> would >> >>> then >> >>> >> >>> >>> include this folder in my installation. >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> Has anyone solved this problem (going from development to >> >>> >> production >> >>> >> >>> >>> using Karaf)? What is best practice? >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> /Bengt >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> >> >>> >>> 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] >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> -- >> >>> >> >> 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] >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > 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] >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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] >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
