Monitor your OSGi container with the Apache Felix Web Console

Every OSGi container comes with a handy textual console, but if you aren’t (yet!) an hardcore OSGi geek, there’s a very nice web interface that can help you to inspect and manage your OSGi framework. Its name is Apache Felix Web Management Console.

     

The Felix Web Console is a single OSGi bundle that runs in any OSGi container, provided that you have an OSGi HttpService installed. It allows you to see the installed bundles, start/stop them, install and uninstall bundles and much more. Furthermore, its extensible architecture allows developers to add new pages and functionalities.

Let’s see how we can quickly install and try it using Pax Runner.

Project EZDroid: OSGi on Android phones

Literally a few minutes ago Lumins and Akquinet have announced a joint project called EZDroid with the goal of providing

.. the world’s first open-source, collaborative platform for the safe deployment of component-based software applications and content across Android, and other Java supporting mobile devices.

The building blocks of this project will be Apache Felix and Apache Ace (still in a very early incubator phase), but a lot of other Android-centric code is expected to be available under an open source license.

More details on the EZDroid page.