OSGi and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java Systems, Rough Cuts

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• Copyright 2010
• Dimensions: 7 X 9-1/8
• Pages: 528
• Edition: 1st

• Rough Cuts
• ISBN-10: 0-321-60942-5
• ISBN-13: 978-0-321-60942-7

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<>A Hands-On Guide to Equinox and the OSGi Framework

 In OSGI and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java™ Systems, three leading experts show developers—for the first time—exactly how to make the most of these breakthrough technologies for building highly modular dynamic systems.

You’ll quickly get started with Eclipse bundle tooling, create your first OSGi-based system, and move rapidly to sophisticated production development. Next, you’ll master best practices and techniques for creating systems with exceptional modularity and maintainability. You’ll learn all about OSGi’s Declarative Services and how to use them to solve a wide variety of real-world problems. Finally, you’ll see everything that you’ve learned implemented in a complete case study project that takes you from early prototype through application delivery.

For every Eclipse developer, regardless of previous experience, this book

• Combines a complete hands-on tutorial, online sample code at every step, and deep technical dives for working developers
• Covers the OSGi programming model, component development, OSGi services, Eclipse bundle tooling, server-side Equinox, and much more
• Offers knowledge, guidance, and best practices for overcoming the complexities of building modular systems
• Addresses practical issues ranging from integrating third-party code libraries to server-side programming
• Includes a comprehensive case study that goes beyond prototyping to deliver a fully refined
  and refactored production system

Whatever your application, industry, or problem domain, if you want to build state-of-the-art software systems with OSGi and Equinox, you will find this book to be an essential resource.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Foreword         xxi

Preface        xxv

Acknowledgments         xxix

About the Authors        xxxiii

Part I:  Introduction        1

Chapter 1: OSGi, Equinox, and Eclipse         3

1.1 A Bit of History   3

1.2 Collaboration   4

1.3 Modularity and Freedom of Action   5

1.4 Platforms   7

1.5 Ecosystems   7

1.6 OSGi in Context   8

1.7 OSGi and Equinox in Practice   10

1.8 Summary   11

Chapter 2: OSGi Concepts         13

2.1 A Community of Bundles   13

2.2 Why OSGi?   15

2.3 The Anatomy of a Bundle   18

2.4 Modularity   19

2.5 Modular Design Concepts   21

2.6 Lifecycle   22

2.7 Collaboration   24

2.8 The OSGi Framework   26

2.9 Security   27

2.10 OSGi Framework Implementations   27

2.11 Summary   28

Part II: OSGi by Example         29

Chapter 3: Tutorial Introduction          31

3.1 What Is Toast?   31

3.2 The Evolution of Toast   34

3.3 Development Environment Installation   36

3.4 Sample Code   36

3.5 Target Platform Setup   39

3.6 Learning by Example   46

3.7 Summary   48

Chapter 4: Hello, Toast          49

4.1 A Simple Scenario   49

4.2 Slicing Toast into Bundles   56

4.3 Summary   65

Chapter 5: Services         67

5.1 Moving to Services   67

5.2 Registering the GPS Service   69

5.3 Registering the Airbag Service   75

5.4 Acquiring Services   79

5.5 Launching   81

5.6 Troubleshooting   82

5.7 Summary   83

Chapter 6: Dynamic Services          85

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