Jigsaw and OSGi interop

[Glyn Normington]

Great idea!

Regards,
Glyn

On 5 Oct 2011, at 14:15, Tim Ellison wrote:

> Hello jigsaw-devs,
> 
> It is good to see Jigsaw making progress, and the focus on getting
> modularity into the JDK during the Java 8 development period.  While I
> have only been lurking on this list, I have been following the various
> objectives and goals of modular Java for a while.  I should also declare
> at this point that I work for IBM.
> 
> The module-system requirements doc [1] calls for a level of OSGi interop
> to be demonstrated by prototype.  This is important, not only because of
> the existing broad technical investment in OSGi that should not be
> ignored, but also the opportunity for developers to see and influence
> how these module systems will work together.
> 
> I suggest that such prototype work is best done in a separate 'sister'
> project, maintaining close collaboration with jigsaw-dev.  As a
> prototype, having the freedom to experiment and modify code without
> impacting Jigsaw's progress will be helpful to both.
> 
> At this point I'm simply looking for support to create a new project,
> with a mandate as written in the requirements doc, and see if there is
> interest in pursuing this goal in the open at OpenJDK?  Details of what
> will be attempted in the prototype, and in what order, and by whom are
> all up for discussion.
> 
> [1]
> http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/doc/draft-java-module-system-requirements-12#osgi-support
> 
> Regards,
> Tim
>