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Improving bundle control in computing environment

US7818733B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 2005
Grant dateOct 19, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a method for managing sets of OSGi bundles in a manner that enables a developer to control the order in which bundles are activated, both within and among OSGi start levels. Also provided is a method for eliminating multiple instances of the OSGi class loaders that are typically generated for each bundle. A bundle consolidator tool is provided that combines multiple bundles in a set of bundles into a master bundle that appears to the OSGi framework to be a single bundle. An activator method enables the developer to specify the order in which individual bundles are initiated and terminated. In addition, a single class loader thread is employed to activate the individual bundles. The bundle consolidator tool also analyzes the target bundles for name space collisions and, in the event a collision is detected, the tool is programmed to modify byte codes to eliminate the collision.

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