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Run osgi bundle from command line

I developed an OSGi bundle, which I usually test from Eclipse. Aftrer exporting the bundle, I get a bundle.jar file. I would like to be able to run the generated file from the command line. Something like:

C:\java -jar bundle.jar osgi_framework path

But, how to include the osgi framework in it? and also, how can I start the bundle immediately?

Solution

  • You can start the OSGi framework from the command line as follows. First for Equinox:

    java -jar org.eclipse.osgi_VERSION.jar -console

    NB. substitute VERSION for the version of Equinox you have installed. For Felix:

    java -jar bin/felix.jar

    Now using the OSGi console, install your own bundle:

    osgi> install file:/path/to/my/bundle.jar
Bundle ID is 2

    And start it:

    osgi> start 2