org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.test.platform

Class FelixPlatform

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.test.platform.FelixPlatform

All Implemented Interfaces:

OsgiPlatform

public class FelixPlatform
extends Object

Apache Felix (1.0.3+/1.4.x+/2.0.x) OSGi platform. Automatically detects the available version on the classpath and uses the appropriate means to configure and instantiate it.

Author:

Costin Leau

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FelixPlatform()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.osgi.framework.BundleContext	getBundleContext() Returns the bundle context of the returned platform.
Properties	getConfigurationProperties() Returns the Properties object used for configuring the underlying OSGi implementation before starting it.
void	start() Starts the OSGi platform.
void	stop() Stops the OSGi platform.
String	toString() Returns the underlying OSGi platform name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FelixPlatform

public FelixPlatform()

Method Detail

getBundleContext

public org.osgi.framework.BundleContext getBundleContext()

Description copied from interface: OsgiPlatform

Returns the bundle context of the returned platform. Useful during startup for installing bundles and interacting with the OSGi instance.

Returns:

platform bundle context

start

public void start()
           throws Exception

Description copied from interface: OsgiPlatform

Starts the OSGi platform.

Throws:

Exception - if starting the platform fails

stop

public void stop()
          throws Exception

Description copied from interface: OsgiPlatform

Stops the OSGi platform.

Throws:

Exception - if stopping the platform fails.

getConfigurationProperties

public Properties getConfigurationProperties()

Returns the Properties object used for configuring the underlying OSGi implementation before starting it. This implementation considers existing system properties as well as platform specific ones, defined in this class. The system properties are convenient for changing the configuration directly from the command line (useful for CI builds) leaving the programmer to ultimately decide the actual configuration used.

Specified by:

getConfigurationProperties in interface OsgiPlatform

Returns:

platform implementation specific properties

toString

public String toString()

Returns the underlying OSGi platform name.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the platform name