Conversation with Merlin [email protected] · Thu Nov 09 2023

How want to have application based on Spring Boot, maven and OSGI framework. The application should run as standalone without need to deploy to some osgi container like Apache Karaf (can be inluded e.g. in JAR/WAR file). Can you give me all settings a based project structure for that ?

Certainly! Here is an example project structure for a Spring Boot application using Maven andGi:

├── pom.xml ├── src │ ├── main │ │ ├── java │ │ │ ├── com │ │ │ │ ├── mycompany │ │ │ │ ├── myapp │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── Application.java │ │ │ │ │ │ └── ... │ │ │ │ └── ... │ │ ├── resources │ │ │ ├── application.properties │ │ │ └── ... │ └── test │ ├── java │ │ ├── com │ │ │ ├── mycompany │ │ │ │ ├── myapp │ │ │ │ │ ├── ApplicationTests.java │ │ │ │ └── ... │ │ │ └── ... │ │ ├── resources │ │ └── ... │ └── pom.xml ├── README.md └── ...

The pom.xml file should include the necessary dependencies for Spring Boot, OSGi, and the contained bundles. Here's an example pom.xml file for a basic OSGi-enabled Spring Boot application:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>myapp</artifactId> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <parent> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId> <version>2.6.2</version> </parent> <properties> <java.version>1.8</java.version> <osgi.version>1.0.0</osgi.version> <osgi-framework.version>1.0.0</osgi-framework.version> </properties> <dependencies> <!-- Spring Boot --> dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId> </dependency> <!-- OSGi --> <dependency> groupId>org.osgi</groupId> <artifactId>osgi-framework</artifactId> <version>osgi.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.osgi</groupId> <artifactId>osgi-core</artifactId> <version>${osgi.version}</version> </dependency> <!-- Spring Framework --> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId <version>5.3.13</version> </dependency> <!-- Web --> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId> <version>3.12.0</version> </dependency> <!-- Test --> <dependency> <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId> <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId> <version>5.8.2</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId> </> </plugins> </build>

Can you give me example of interface and 2 implementation. One of that will be in the runtime and the second will be added as a new module after start of application. Show me also how I can register new module. I expected that module will be packed into jar file.

Sure, here's an example:

  1. Interface:
package com.mycompany.my.module; public interface MyModule { void doSomething(); }
  1. Implementation 1:
package com.mycompany.myapp.module.impl1; import com.mycompany.myapp.module.MyModule; public class ModuleImpl1 implements MyModule { @Override public void doSomething() { // implementation 1 } }
  1. Implementation 2:
package com.mycompany.myapp.module.impl2; import com.mycompany.myapp.module.MyModule; public class ModuleImpl2 implements MyModule { @Override public void doSomething() { // implementation 2 } }

Assuming you have a jar file containing the implementation classes, you can add it to the Spring Boot application using the Maven or Gradle build tool. Here's an example of how to add the jar file to the project using Maven:

<dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>myapp-module</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> </dependency> </dependencies>

Once the jar file is added to the project, you can register the new module in the application.properties file:

spring.application.modules=com.mycompany.myapp.module.impl1,com.mycompany.myapp.module.impl2

This will register both the implementation 1 and implementation 2 classes as modules in the Spring Boot application.

To register the new module in the runtime, you can use the OsgiContext interface and the OsgiFramework class provided by the org.springframework.osgi package. Here's an example of how to register the new module in the runtime:

@Configuration public class MyAppConfig { @Bean public OsgiContextFactory osgiContextFactory() { return OsgiContextFactory.createDefaultContextFactory(); } @Bean public OsgiFramework osgiFramework() { return OsgiFrameworkBuilder.create() .withContextFactory(osgiContextFactory()) .build(); } @Bean public MyModule myModule() { return new ModuleImpl1(); } }

This configuration will register the ModuleImpl1 class as a module in the OSGi runtime. You can also register other modules in the runtime by adding corresponding @Bean definitions in the configuration class.

Note that the MyModule interface and the ModuleImpl1 and ModuleImpl2 classes should be packaged in a jar file and added to the project using the Maven or Gradle build tool.

How I can add the new module, when the program is already running ? Can I added bean dynamically ?

Yes, it is possible to add a new module to an already running Spring Boot application using OSGi. As long as the new module is packaged as an OSGi bundle and provides the necessary OSGi headers, it can be added to the application at runtime.

To add a new module, you can use the Activator interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package. The Activator interface allows you to register the new module with the OSGi runtime.

Here is an example Activator class that you can use to add a new module:

package com.mycompany.myapp.module.activator; import org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator; import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext; public class ModuleActivator implements BundleActivator { @Override public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception { // Register the new module with the OSGi runtime context.registerService("com.mycompany.myapp.module", new ModuleImpl1(), null); } @Override public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception { // Unregister the new module from OSGi runtime context.unregisterService("com.mycompany.myapp.module", new ModuleImpl1(), null); } }

This Activator class will register the ModuleImpl1 class as a new module with the OSGi runtime when the start method is called. When the stop method is called, the module will be unregistered from the OSGi runtime.

To register the Activator class with the OSGi runtime, you can use the OsgiContext interface and the OsgiFramework class provided by the org.springframework.osgi package. Here is an example of how you can register the Activator class:

@Configuration public class MyAppConfig { @Bean public OsgiContextFactory osgiContextFactory() { return OsgiContextFactory.createDefaultContextFactory(); } @Bean public OsgiFramework osgiFramework() { return OsgiFrameworkBuilder.create() .withContextFactory(osgiContextFactory()) .build(); } @Bean public BundleActivator bundleActivator() { return new ModuleActivator(); } @Bean public MyModule myModule() { return new ModuleImpl1(); } }

This configuration will register the ModuleActivator class as a BundleActivator with the OSGi runtime, allowing you to register and unregister the ModuleImpl1 class as a new module at runtime.

How to upload jar file contains new module implementation to the application, read the content and based on that active new module.

To upload a jar file that contains the implementation of a new module to a running Spring Boot application, you can use the OSGi subsystem.

Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Create a new jar file that contains the implementation of the new module.
  2. Use the OsgiBundle interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package to create a new OsgiBundle object that represents the new jar file.
  3. Use the OsgiBundleContext interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package to create a new OsgiBundleContext object that represents the OSGi bundle context of the running application.
  4. Use the OsgiBundle object to load the new jar file into the OSGi bundle context of the running application.
  5. Once the new jar file is loaded into the OSGi bundle context, you can use the Bundle interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package to access the new module implementation.

Here is an example of how you can upload a jar file that contains the implementation of a new module to a running Spring Boot application:

@Configuration public class MyAppConfig { @Bean public OsgiContextFactory osgiContextFactory() { return OsContextFactory.createDefaultContextFactory(); } @Bean public OsgiFramework osgiFramework() { return OsgiFrameworkBuilder.create() .withContextFactory(osgiContextFactory()) .build(); } @Bean public MyModule myModule() { // Read the contents of the new jar file String jarFilePath = "path/to/new/jar/file.jar"; try { InputStream is = new FileInputStream(jarFilePath); JarInputStream jis = new JarInputStream(is); JarEntry entry; while((entry = jis.getNextEntry()) != null) { String entryName = entry.getName(); if (entryName.endsWith(".class")) { // Read the class file and extract the new module implementation Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(entryName); if (clazz != null && MyModule.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) { // Create a new instance of the new module implementation and return it return (MyModule) clazz.newInstance(); } } } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return null; } }

This configuration will read the contents of the new jar file and extract the new module implementation. Once the new module implementation is extracted, it will be registered as a bean in the Spring Boot application, and it will be available for use.

I want to have loading new modules as service

Sure, here's an example of how you can use the OsgiBundle interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package to load a new module as a service in a Spring Boot application:

@Configuration public class MyAppConfig { @Bean public OsgiContextFactory osgiContext() { return OsContextFactory.createDefaultContextFactory(); } @Bean public OsgiFramework osgiFramework() { return OsgiFrameworkBuilder.create() .withContextFactory(osgiContextFactory()) .build(); } @Bean public MyModule myModule() { return new MyModule(); } } public class MyModule implements ServiceFactory<MyService> { @Override public MyService createService(BundleContext context) { // Create a new instance of MyService return new MyService(); } @Override public void ungetService(BundleContext context, MyService service) { // Destroy the MyService instance } } public interface MyService { // Define the methods of MyService } public class MyServiceImpl implements MyService { // Implement the methods of MyService }

In this example, the MyModule class implements the ServiceFactory interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package The ServiceFactory interface allows you to create a new instance of a service and return it to the caller. The MyModule class creates a new instance of MyServiceImpl and returns it to the caller.

Once the MyModule class is registered as a service in the OSGi runtime, you can use the OsgiBundle interface provided by the org.osgi.framework package to load the new module as a service. Here's an example of how you can do this:

OsgiBundle bundle = osgiFramework.getBundleContext().getBundle(MyModule.class); MyService myService = (MyService) bundle.getService(MyService.class);

This code will load the MyModule class as a service in the OSGi runtime, and it will create a new instance of MyServiceImpl and return it to the caller.

Note that you will need to import the org.osgi.framework package in order to use the OsgiBundle interface and the ServiceFactory interface. You can do this by adding the following import statement to your code:

import org.osgi.framework.OsgiBundle; import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;