OSGi - Définition

OSGi dans le cadre du processus JCP

OSGi est inscrit en tant que JSR 291: Dynamic Component Support for Java SE dans le cadre du processus Communautaire Java (JCP) comme le modèle de composant dynamique officiel pour les développement java – à côté de la "JSR 232: Mobile Operational Management", qui traite des problématiques des mobiles traités pat JME. La JSR-232 correspond à spécification Mobile R4 (MEG) et la JSR-291 correspondant à OSGi R4.1.

Liste des JSR associées

• RFC-2608 (Service Location Protocol)
• Sun JINI (Java Intelligent Network Infrastructure)
• Sun JCP JSR-8 (Open Services Gateway Specification)
• Sun JCP JSR-232 (Mobile Operational Management)
• Sun JCP JSR-246 (Device Management API)
• Sun JCP JSR-249 (Mobile Service Architecture for CDC)
• Sun JCP JSR-277 (Java Module System)
• Sun JCP JSR-291 (Dynamic Component Support for Java SE - AKA OSGi 4.1)
• Sun JCP JSR-294 (Improved Modularity Support in the Java Programming Language)

Guides et échanges d'information

• Frequently Asked Questions
• OSGi Developer Mail List
• Eclipse Equinox Article Index - Articles on an open source OSGi implementation
• ProSyst - Access to supported Open Source and Commercial OSGi implementations as well as to 100+ inhouse OSGi developers, seminars, trainings, consulting and custom development services
• aQute: OSGi Info - Information about OSGi and access to seminars
• OSGi Users' Forums - Japan, Korea, France, Spain, Sweden, and soon : Italy, Germany

Exemples de projets utilisant OSGi

• Datanucleus - open source data services and persistence platform in service oriented architectures
• EasyBeans - open source EJB 3 container
• Eclipse - open source IDE and rich client platform
• Nuxeo - open source ECM Service Platform
• JOnAS 5 - open source Java EE 5 application server
• JPOX - open source object-relational mapper
• Newton - open source distributed OSGi/SCA runtime (inactif/archivé : continue avec Paremus Service Fabric)
• Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) Project - Open source reporting engine
• Apache Sling - OSGi-based applications layer for JCR content repositories.
• GlassFish (v3) - application server for J2EE
• Project Fuji in Open ESB v3 - light weight and modular ESB core runtime.
• SIP Communicator - open source Java VoIP and multi-protocol instant messenger
• Spring Source Application Platform - A module-based Java application server built on Spring, Tomcat and OSGi-based technologies.

Standards technologiques associés

• MHP / OCAP
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
• Universal Powerline Association
• HomePlug
• LonWorks
• CORBA
• CEBus
• EHS (KNX) / CECED CHAIN
• X10
• Java Management Extensions

Webinar

• (en)Part 1 of a webinar series on OSGi – Running OSGi
• (en)Part 2 of a webinar series on OSGi - Installing some bundles
• (en)Part 3 of a webinar series on OSGi – Running some games
• (en)Part 4 of a webinar series on OSGi – Installing a php wiki on top of OSGi
• (en)OSGi Best Practices by OSGi Fellows Hargrave and Kriens at JavaOne 2007
• (en)OSGi, the good the bad the ugly

Livres

• OSGi Service Platform, Release 3, IOS Press, ISBN 1-58603-311-5
• Programming Open Service Gateways with Java Embedded Server(TM) Technology, ISBN 0-20171-102-8