Currently the Service Activator Toolkit
(SAT) in the Open Healthcare Framework (OHF) technology project that is
of great value to people programming OSGi Applications. SAT is a Java component that simplifies the
building of OSGi service-oriented bundles. It is approximately 8,000
lines of Java code. By decreasing the complexity of OSGi bundle
development, this toolkit provides increased acceptance of OSGi in the
device community. In addition to making the use of OSGi services
easier, it supports the creation of well behaved bundles, reducing
development time, reducing training costs, and promotes consistent
bundle behavior. It seems that this technology is somewhat misplaced
and it would better serve the community if it was part of the Equinox
project.
I propose moving
SAT from OHF to Equinox. As this code is very stable, robust and has
been previously used in commercial products, I would ask that it be
reviewed for eligibility for moving in the graduated Equinox bundles
area, rather than the Equinox Incubator.
For reference SAT
is in cvs at
:pserver:dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/technology
org.eclipse.ohf/plugins/org.eclipse.soda.sat
There is also lots of good information
(documentations, bug reporting, downloads) at
Patrick
I support this proposal, as I think that SAT is a must for both
newcomers and professional developers of OSGi.