http://code.google.com/p/pojosr/
"A service registry that enables OSGi style service registry programs without using an OSGi framework."
Basically, it takes any jar deployed to it and treats it as an OSGi bundle, even if it doesn't have the right manifest. This allows to get the benefits of the OSGi service framework without the need for customized jars.
Here's what Peter Kriens (the OSGi architect) thinks of this: http://www.osgi.org/blog/2011/04/osgi-lite.html
hi,
My client is looking for a framework that will enable her to write and deploy plugins on its system.
Had the runtime environment been JBoss, I would've picked MBeans, but since they are using Tomcat, that is not an option.
The following OSGi session was introduced at last Eclipse DemoCamps in Tel Aviv.
OSGi Technology is rapidly becoming the foundation of many small, large, simple, and complex systems. In this session we explain what OSGi really is and where we are heading to.
Tutorial for configuring and running integration and unit tests under Spring Dynamic Modules-based application
Following the Server session today, here is one of the many blogs clarifying OSGi terminology and the questions about imports and exports raised in the meeting
Following the OSGi session in the Server forum regarding bundle tool:
The bnd tool helps you create and diagnose OSGi R4 bundles. The key functions are:
OSGi Technology is rapidly becoming the foundation of many small, large, simple, and complex systems. By providing a dynamic component model for applications as well as infra-structure it creates a universal middleware layer that enforces good software practices from development to after market upgrades. Large scale adoption of OSGi has the chance to alter our industry. In this session we'll explain what OSGi really is and where we are heading to.
Acrobat slides attached
In this two-part article, Aslam Khan, technical director of PBT Group, a software consultancy based in South Africa, introduces you to OSGi and discusses its relevance specifically in the context of the enterprise. What is the exact problem domain of OSGi in this area? In this first part, he uses code snippets to show how the issues surrounding dynamic class management can be tackled. -- Geertjan Wielenga, JavaLobby Zone Leader