About Knopflerfish 2 - an OSGi R4 v4.01 distribution

Knopflerfish 2 is an implementation of the OSGi R4 specifications This includes the:

Core Specification
Service Compendium

Additionally, all Knopflerfish bundles from the 1.x version is included in the 2.x release.

The Knopflerfish 2 version, implementing OSGi R4 version has been released and is available for download.

With this release, the KF framework is feature complete in all OSGi R4 mandatory parts. Of the optional parts only some security items remain. All other parts are implemented and fully functional.

The desktop and framework commands have been updated in a number of ways to reflect new features in R4. The

The table below lists the features in KF3.

Core Specification - OSGi framework

Module Status R4 Support Description

Security Layer In Progress Full Note! no keystore integration yet

Module Layer Done Full To use the extension bundle support you need to use a wrapper script that will restart framework when needed. An example shell-script is included (OSGi/KF2).

Life Cycle Layer Done Full

Service Layer Done Full

Framework Services Done Full Start Level, Permission Admin and URL Handler services have been updated to conform to R4 added new Conditional Permission Admin service.

Service Compendium

Module Status R4 Support Description

Log Done Full

HTTP Done Full

Configuration Admin Done Full

Preferences Done Full

User Admin Done Full

IO Connector Done Full

Metatype Done Full

Declarative Services Done Full New in R4

Event Admin Done Full New in R4

Service Tracker Done Full

Knopflerfish Extras

Console, Framework Commands Done NA New commands: closure, resolve, findbundles. The output of the bundles command has been changed (fragments and hosts are indicated, last modified is listed in verbose output, it is possible to sort on last modified)

KF Desktop Done NA Fragments, hosts and required bundles are listed on the Closure tab. Symbolic name and last modified information is displayed on the Manifest tab.

Core Specification - OSGi framework
Module	Status	R4 Support	Description
Security Layer	In Progress	Full	Note! no keystore integration yet
Module Layer	Done	Full	To use the extension bundle support you need to use a wrapper script that will restart framework when needed. An example shell-script is included (OSGi/KF2).
Life Cycle Layer	Done	Full
Service Layer	Done	Full
Framework Services	Done	Full	Start Level, Permission Admin and URL Handler services have been updated to conform to R4 added new Conditional Permission Admin service.
Service Compendium
Module	Status	R4 Support	Description
Log	Done	Full
HTTP	Done	Full
Configuration Admin	Done	Full
Preferences	Done	Full
User Admin	Done	Full
IO Connector	Done	Full
Metatype	Done	Full
Declarative Services	Done	Full	New in R4
Event Admin	Done	Full	New in R4
Service Tracker	Done	Full
Knopflerfish Extras
Console, Framework Commands	Done	NA	New commands: closure, resolve, findbundles. The output of the bundles command has been changed (fragments and hosts are indicated, last modified is listed in verbose output, it is possible to sort on last modified)
KF Desktop	Done	NA	Fragments, hosts and required bundles are listed on the Closure tab. Symbolic name and last modified information is displayed on the Manifest tab.