Instant OSGi Starter

Jamie Goodyear, Johan Edstrom

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781849519922
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Application Development
• Index: Computer Science

In Detail

OSGi is a tried and true modularity standard for Java. It has in recent years gained a lot of traction and tooling; becoming frequently used in Enterprise containers and distributed software systems.

"Instant OSGi Starter" is where you should start before beginning your first OSGi based project. You'll be exposed to the core concepts, gain practical experience with the most important features, and learn about the basic tenets of modular code practices.

This book begins with the fundamental tools needed for building modular applications, top features with basic tenets of modular core practices and provides useful insights into resources and the community.

As this book progresses you will be able to get started programming in OSGi whilst looking at the default three layer design so the application will be architected towards modularity and simplicity.

Through exploring several tools and technologies and browsing the communities you will be able to work towards modular programming in OSGi.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. Using a practical approach with explanation where needed, the book will take an in depth look at what OSGi is and what it offers to Java programmers and development standards.

Who this book is for

"Instant OSGi Starter" is intended for the senior Java programmer whom will be joining OSGi based projects, or for Architects looking to broaden their exposure to OSGi as a beneficial framework and runtime software system.

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Credits

Authors

Johan Edstrom

Jamie Goodyear

Reviewer

Tomek Lipski

Acquisition Editor

Joanna Finchen

Commissioning Editor

Meeta Rajani

Technical Editors

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Vrinda Amberkar

Copy Editor

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Project Coordinator

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Proofreader

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Graphics

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Production Coordinator

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Cover Work

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Cover Image

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About the authors

Johan Edstrom is an open source software evangelist, Apache developer, and a seasoned architect working with Savoir Technologies. He has created Java architectures for large and scalable, high transaction monitoring, financial, and open source systems. He has worked as a development lead, an infrastructure manager, an IT lead, and a programmer. He has also guided several large companies to succeed in the use of open source software components. Lately, he has been helping some of the world's largest networking companies and medical startups in achieving high availability, scalability, and dynamically adapting SOA systems. Johan divides his time between writing software, mentoring development teams, and teaching people how to use Apache ServiceMix, Camel, CXF, and ActiveMQ effectively and make them scalable for enterprise installations.

Johan blogs at http://johan-edstrom.blogspot.com/.

Jamie Goodyear is an Apache developer and computer systems analyst working with Savoir Technologies. He has designed and critiqued architectures for large organizations worldwide. He has worked as a systems administrator, a software quality assurance tester, and a senior software developer. He has attained the committer status on Apache Karaf, ServiceMix, and Felix, and is a Project Management Committee member for Apache Karaf. Jamie divides his time between providing high-level reviews of architectures, helping to grow the Apache Karaf community, and teaching developers about the Apache Way.

Jamie blogs at http://icodebythesea.blogspot.com/.

About the reviewer

Tomek Lipski is a Polyglot programmer, and an open source enthusiast and evangelist. He has over 16 years of commercial experience in IT and 10 years of working experience in integration, VAS, and traditional IT areas for the biggest companies in Central Europe.

In 2011, he designed and coordinated an implementation and launch of Aperte Workflow—an open source BPMS. Aperte Workflow utilizes the OSGi plugin management system to provide flexible solutions, combining several popular open source Java-based technologies such as Liferay, Vaadin, and Activiti.

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Chapter 1. Instant OSGi Starter

Welcome to the Instant OSGi Starter. This book has been created especially to provide you with all the information that you need to set up OSGi. You will learn the basics, get started with building your first OSGi application, and discover some tips and tricks for using OSGi.

This book contains the following sections:

So, what is OSGi? – Find out what you can do with it, and what it can...

Table of contents

• Instant OSGi Starter