[jboss-osgi-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBOSGI-589) Support reference: URLs

Support reference: URLs ----------------------- Key: JBOSGI-589 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBOSGI-589 Project: JBoss OSGi Issue Type: Feature Request Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: Core Framework Affects Versions: JBossOSGi 1.1.1 Reporter: Harald Wellmann Assignee: Thomas Diesler Fix For: JBossOSGi 2.0.0 Alpha1 While this is not an official OSGi standard, Equinox, Felix and Knopflerfish all support {{reference:file:}} URLs for provisioning bundles in place, without copying them to the OSGi storage area. This works both for JARs and for directories (exploded bundles), e.g. {noformat} reference:file:/path/to/my/bundle.jar reference:file:target/classes/ {noformat} For interoperability of frameworks, it would be useful for JBoss OSGi to support this protocol.