Neil, org.osgi.util.tracker is part of core since 5.0
- Ray On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 6:28 PM, Neil Bartlett <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s unusual to see this package embedded, because it’s almost guaranteed > to be available from the framework exports. However it’s not really a > problem either, since trackers are an internal implementation detail. > > The packages that should never be embedded (at least not privately) are > those that form a contract between you and another bundle — e.g. service > APIs — or are part of the core contract between a bundle and the OSGi > Framework, such as the OSGi core packages including things like > ServiceReference, BundleContext, BundleActivator etc. > > Note that the tracker package is not and has never been part of OSGi Core. > > Regards > Neil > > On 9 September 2014 at 15:08:35, Cristiano Gavião ([email protected]) > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm facing a class duplicity problem and while investigating it I noted > that org.apache.felix.configadmin, org.apache.felix.scr and others > embeds the /org.osgi.util.tracker/ package inline in its own bundle. > > I thought that this package would be imported/used from the framework... > > What is the reason for such approach ? when should I worry to embed > packages from osgi.core in my own bundle ? > > many thanks, > > regards, > > Cristiano > -- *Raymond Augé* <http://www.liferay.com/web/raymond.auge/profile> (@rotty3000) Senior Software Architect *Liferay, Inc.* <http://www.liferay.com> (@Liferay)
