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3.8.0 Release


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ECF Remote Service SDK for Apache Karaf

Apache Karaf is an OSGi runtime that supports the easy install of frameworks such as ECF's OSGi Remote Services/RSA implementation. With the ECF 3.8.0 release, we are now creating Karaf features, to allow easy install of the ECF RS/RSA bundles into a Karaf runtime. See here for instructions on installing ECF RS SDK into Apacke Karaf.


Improvements to OSGi Remote Services Admin Discovery


ECF's implementation of RSA discovery has been made easier to use through the introduction of the use of whiteboard-pattern registration of IServiceInfo instances. For details please see bug 424060.


Metadata to support use of BndTools 2.0+

To make our OSGi RS/RSA framework more accessible to more tooling, ECF is creating metadata to allow use with BndTools 2.0


New Tutorials and Examples for OSGi Remote Services

We've added and enhanced several tutorials and created additional examples


Remote Services Based upon MQTT Protocol

We now have a remote services provider that's based upon the MQTT protocol (Internet of things...Iot). For information on how to install, and use this new provider please see bug 420896


Better Support for Provisioning into Non-Eclipse Runtimes

ECF has done a lot of work to refactor our features so that they are now more easily usable in all OSGi runtimes. This includes Eclipse, and the work makes the installation of ECF features into Eclipse both easier and more flexible, but it also makes the use of ECF features (e.g. OSGi Remote Service Admin) into non-Eclipse runtimes much easier and more flexible as well. For details about what was done, see bug 409787. We now have a remote services provider that's based upon the MQTT protocol (Internet of things...Iot). For information on how to install, and use this new provider please see bug 420896