文档介绍：OSGi and Apache Felix
Beginner’s Guide
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First published: November 2010
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Quick Intro to Felix and OSGi 7
What is OSGi? 8
The framework layout 10
The functional layers 10
The bundle lifecycle states 12
Bundle wiring 13
The shared service registry 14
Working with bundles 15
Anatomy of a bundle 15
The OSGi headers 16
Mandatory headers 16
Functional headers 17
Information headers 18
Start levels 18
The Start Level Service 18
The active start level 18
Using start levels 20
Apache Felix and sub-projects 21
Summary 24
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Environment 25
Setting up the Felix framework 25
Checking that a JDK is installed 26
Download and unpack the Felix distribution 27
Time for action – downloading and installing Felix 27
What's in the box? 28
Time