Converting a utility JAR file to an OSGi bundle
When converting an enterprise archive (EAR) file to an enterprise bundle archive (EBA) file, you complete manual tasks to convert any utility JAR files in the EAR file to OSGi bundles.
To convert a utility JAR file to an OSGi application bundle,
define general bundle metadata by adding the following headers to
the bundle manifest file, META-INF/MANIFEST.MF:
- Bundle-ManifestVersion
- The version of the syntax in which the bundle manifest file is written. For OSGi Service Platform Release 4, set the value to 2.
- Bundle-Name
- A human-readable name for the bundle.
- Bundle-SymbolicName
- A non-localizable name that identifies the bundle uniquely.
- Bundle-Version
- The version of the bundle. For more information, see the description of the Bundle-Version header in the bundle manifest file.
- Import-Package
- The external packages on which the bundle depends. For more information, see the description of the Import-Package header in the bundle manifest file.
- Export-Package
- The packages that are visible outside the bundle. For more information, see the description of the Export-Package header in the bundle manifest file.