Starting Out with OSGi

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OSGi the modularity system for Java . Since some people prefer mailing lists than Google to request introductory material, here’s my own.

The first thing you’ll need to start practicing is an OSGi distribution. Pick one of them below:

• FUSE ESB (aka Apache ServiceMix )
• ModuleFusion
• SpringSource dm Server
• Pax Construct

You should be able to get example projects for any of the above, and try OSGi bundles, usually by dropping the bundles into a pickup folder.

Then get an IDE to start developing:

• Eclipse + M2Eclipse + SpringIDE
• NetBeans + Maven plugin (installable inside)

Happy OSGi-ing!

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