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Move bundles from an OSGi application to a bundle repository
We can change the configuration of an enterprise OSGi application so that bundles and composite bundles that were directly contained in the enterprise bundle archive (EBA) file are instead pulled in by reference and provisioned from a repository.
Before you begin
After you import the application as an asset, you can no longer change the direct contents of the asset.To update bundles and composite bundles specified in an asset, you add the updated versions to a repository then apply the updates to the asset. See Update bundle versions in a deployed OSGi application.
About this task
When you first create an OSGi application, each bundle and composite bundle in the application is either directly contained in the EBA file or pulled in by reference. Before you deploy the application, you can move bundles or composite bundles from the EBA file to a bundle repository. You might want to do this to decrease the size of the EBA file, or so that bundles can be shared between multiple applications rather than each application deploying its own copy of a common library.
Composite bundles, and any bundles that are used by composite bundles, can be moved to the internal bundle repository or to an external repository that can process composite bundles. We can move the whole composite bundle to the repository, or move one or more of the bundles that the composite bundle uses to the repository. See Composite bundles.
Procedure
- Use your preferred development tool to remove the bundle or composite bundle from the EBA file.
- Ensure that the EBA file has an application manifest and that the bundle or composite bundle is listed in the Application-Content header of the application manifest.
- Install the bundle that you removed into a bundle repository.
Composite bundles, and bundles referenced by composite bundles, are installed in the internal bundle repository or in an external repository that can process composite bundles. See Administer bundle repositories.
What to do next
We can deploy your OSGi application. See Deploy an OSGi application as a business-level application.
Parent topic: Administer bundle repositories
Related concepts:
About OSGi Applications
Related tasks:
Administer bundles in the internal bundle repository
Administer links to external bundle repositories
Interacting with the OSGi bundle cache
Secure OSGi Applications
Related reference:
OSGi Applications: Troubleshooting tips
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