[forge-dev] Forge 2.0 and OSGi

[JFlower]

i remember this post:

I've rarely in my life met a more overengineered, overcomplex spec than
OSGi. Compatibility with OSGi should be an anti-requirement in any sane
world.
Unfortunately we live in this world :-(

Gavin King

[http://in.relation.to/22155.lace]

Fiorenzo

PS i never used osgi in my jee apps, and i hate my eclipse when i need
to restart it after a plugin installation...

2012/9/25 <ggastald at redhat.com>

>  Hello,
>
> I've been done some thinking and researching for Forge 2.0 based on the
> last forge meeting we had and the current code in the 2.0 branch, and it
> seems that the architecture we're looking for is very close to OSGi
> architecture itself (regarding to plugability and modularity).
>
> I'm also afraid that we'll face the same problems that OSGi tries to
> solve. As my current experience with OSGi is next to minimal (and probably
> to better understand why and have some arguments if someone asks me about
> it), I would like some opinions about the advantages/disadvantages of why
> not having the Forge container as an OSGi compliant solution.
>
> Also, don't get me wrong: I am not trying to convince anyone of using OSGi
> into the forge core, just want to understand better why this architecture
> is not a viable solution so far. I know Lincoln is against using it, but I
> just want some arguments in case someone asks me in conferences and stuff :)
>
> Of course, we need to keep using CDI and annotations as well. So if it's
> possible to have that and at the same time the modularity (and plugability)
> offered by OSGi, it would be awesome.
>
> Looking forward for your answers !
>
> Best Regards,
>
> --
> *George Gastaldi* | *Senior Software Engineer*
> JBoss Forge Team
> Red Hat
>
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