Tag Archives: OSGi

Speak like a native – How to use native code (Windows DLL) in OSGi

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Lars Vogel

As you know the OSGi Framework enforces strong modularity. This also applies to native library code, e.g. a Windows DLL. To make your DLL available in the context of OSGi you have to use the Bundle-NativeCode section in MANIFEST.MF. For … Continue reading →

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Friends of yours? Using x-friends in Equinox to loosen the API restrictions for some plugins

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Lars Vogel

In Defining provisional API in Equinox I discussed how to mark your API as internal / provisional. But what if your plugin has a close friend which should be allowed to use this API without restrictions? Even in the plugin … Continue reading →

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I didn’t mean it like this – Defining provisional API in Equinox

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Lars Vogel

OSGi is very strong in defining API contracts. In each bundle you can decide this which packages are exported and which can be used by other plugins. But what if you want to make your classes usable to other but … Continue reading →

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Going plugin (from an OSGi bundle)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Lars Vogel

The Eclipse plugin creation wizard allows to create OSGi bundles or Eclipse plugins. The most notable difference is that the PDE plugin editor does not show the extension tab. I recently wanted to use an plugin extension in a project … Continue reading →

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Eclipse Papercut #5 – Getting external libraries as bundles

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Lars Vogel

Explains why Eclipse Plugins are improving the definition of the external API and how to get prepared Eclipse plugins via the Springsource bundle repository. Continue reading →

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