The Knopflerfish OSGi Desktop displays a graphical overview of the OSGi framework. Most common operations as install, start, stop and update can be performed on bundles using the desktop. Additionally, bundle and service detail information is shown, and an experimental "Save deploy archive" is incluced.
The desktop is a standard OSGi bundle, using Swing. The desktop is primarily designed to manage a locally running framework, but can be used to control a remote framework, using the optional SOAP bundles. Consult the description of how to activate the "Remote framework..." menu item.
Additionally, the HTTP console or the Telnet console bundle can always be used for remote control. Both are available in the KF bundle repository.
The desktop can be customized using plugin services, see SwingBundleDisplayer for details.
The Desktop bundle can be found in
knopflerfish/osgi/bundles/desktop
When started, it creates a window with four main areas:
View -> Large Icons
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Bundle which has a BundleActivator |
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Active bundle |
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"Library" bundle which has no BundleActivator |
Bundles can be selected by clicking.
View -> Details
Bundles can be selected by clicking.
View -> Spin
Dependencies between bundles and services are shown as connecting lines. Not how the console bundle depends on three other bundles in the image above.
Bundles can be selected by clicking.
View -> Time line
Each bundle has a horizontal line, with bundle events marked for each bundle
Bundles can be selected by clicking.