Update on the OSGi Enterprise Expert Group

What we have● Enterprise Specification since March 2010● Focus on – JEE integration, e.g. JPA, JNDI, Web Container – Component models, e.g Blueprint, DS – Remote Services● Adoption enabler driven by immediate needs and use cases EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What comes out next● Focus on concept of bundle aggregation and isolation, aka applications, regions, composites, …● Dependency resolution● Missing enhancements to Blueprint, e.g. namespaces, interceptors, transactions, config admin integration● JMX management update EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What comes out next - OBROSGi Bundle Repository (OBR)● Long in the making, known as Felix OBR● Resolve dependencies based on new generic requirements and capabilities introduced in R4.3 of the core spec● Includes support for – Repository format, federated repositories – Resolver substitution – Resolution introspection EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What comes out next - SubsystemsSubsystems● Provides aggregation of bundles and scoping with visibility boundaries and common lifecycle – Can be bundled together in a single application archive – Can be resolved based on a set of root bundles and their dependencies● Integrates with OBR● Uses new R4.3 Resolver Hooks from core spec● Scoping support – Application - Implicitly scoped subsystems – Composite - Explicitly scoped subsystems – Feature - Unscoped subsystem EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What comes out next – Blueprint EnhancementsBlueprint Enhancements● didn’t make it into last release● may not be ready in time for next release● support for – Namespaces – Interceptors – Transactions – Config Admin integration enhancements EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What comes out next – JMX UpdateJMX Update● Improvements from feedback on the existing JMX spec – To better suit certain JMX use-cases • Like multiple frameworks in a single MBean Server • Leaner in the amount of information sent over the wire● Upgrade to match OSGi 4.3 core spec functionality EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

What are we working on● JCA integration support● java.util.ServiceLoader and META-INF/services support● Cloud Computing EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

Cloud Computing● Open Working Group started after last years EclipseCon● Currently gathering requirements in RFP 133 – Available publicly through osgi.org bugzilla (bug 114)● Themes – Provide information about current cloud environment – Maybe standardized APIs for common Cloud functionality● Mailing list – https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/cloud-workshop EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

Time lineEnterprise Specification 4.3 targeted to beavailable at EclipseCon/OSGiCon 2012Key specs:● OBR● Subsystems + other specs that are ready in timeCloud work will be later EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

References● Enterprise Specification v. 4.2 – http://www.osgi.org/Download/Release4V42● EEG charter – http://www.osgi.org/EEG● Early Access Releases are announced at – http://www.osgi.org/News EEG Update | © 2011 by TIBCO Software Inc. and RedHat; made available under the EPL v1.0

Update on the OSGi Enterprise Expert Group

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