Equinox (OSGi)

Infobox Software
name = Equinox



caption =
developer = Eclipse Foundation
latest release version = 3.4.1
latest release date = release date|2008|09|24
latest preview version = 3.5 M2
latest preview date = release date|2008|09|18
operating system = Cross-platform
language =
programming language = Java
genre = OSGi Service Platform
license = Eclipse Public License
website = http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/

Equinox is the name of an Eclipse project that provides a certified implementation of the OSGi R4 core framework specification. cite web | work=OSGi Alliance Site | title=OSGi Alliance Certified Products | url=http://www.osgi.org/Markets/Certified | accessdate=2008-10-03] Equinox is basically a plug-in system that allows developers to implement an application in a set of "bundles" using common services and infrastructure. In version 3.0, Eclipse chose OSGi to replace the Eclipse plug-in technology found in earlier versions. Briefly, OSGi technology provides a service-oriented plug-in-based platform for application development.

ee also

*OSGi
*Knopflerfish
*Apache Felix
*Concierge OSGi

References

External links

* [http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/ Equinox project home page]
* [http://osgi.org/osgi_technology/download_specs.asp?section=2#Release4 OSGi R4 core framework specification]
* [http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/442/gruber.pdf The Eclipse 3.0 platform: Adopting OSGi technology]
* [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-ecl-osgi/index.html Understanding how Eclipse plug-ins work with OSGi] by Scott Delap
* [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-ecl-osgiconsole/ Explore Eclipse's OSGi console] by Chris Aniszczyk