Exporting OSGi applications

Learn how to export OSGi applications, OSGi bundles, OSGi fragments, and OSGi composite bundles. Learn also how to export deployment manifest files.

Exporting OSGi application projects
Exporting OSGi bundle projects
You can export your OSGi bundle project as a bundle JAR file. An OSGi bundle is a Java™ archive file that contains Java code, resources, and a manifest that describes the bundle and its dependencies.
Exporting OSGi composite bundle projects
You can export your OSGi composite bundle project as a CBA archive file.
Exporting OSGi fragment projects
You can export your OSGi fragment project as a JAR file.
Exporting deployment manifest files
When an application is deployed to the server, a deployment manifest file is generated. It contains the exact set of bundles, at the specific versions, that are deployed as part of that application. If you want to run the same application on another server, you can export the deployment manifest as part of the OSGi application EBA and import it to the new server to ensure that the same set of bundles with the same versions are deployed.

Parent topic: Developing OSGi applications