org.ops4j.pax.runner.platform
Interface Platform

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlatformImpl

public interface Platform

Platform service exposes a service that could start an osgi implementation.

Since:

August 20, 2007

Author:

Alin Dreghiciu, Stuart McCulloch

Method Summary

void	start(java.util.List<BundleReference> bundles, java.util.Properties platformProperties, java.util.Dictionary config) Starts the platform using the internal Java runner service and waits for it to exit.
void	start(java.util.List<BundleReference> bundles, java.util.Properties platformProperties, java.util.Dictionary config, JavaRunner runner) Starts the platform using an external Java runner service, which may not wait for it to exit.

Method Detail

start

void start(java.util.List<BundleReference> bundles,
           java.util.Properties platformProperties,
           java.util.Dictionary config)
           throws PlatformException

Starts the platform using the internal Java runner service and waits for it to exit.

Parameters:

bundles - a list of bundles to be included in the target platform; optional

platformProperties - platform properties to be available in the started platform; optional

config - service configuration properties

Throws:

PlatformException - if something goes wrong

start

void start(java.util.List<BundleReference> bundles,
           java.util.Properties platformProperties,
           java.util.Dictionary config,
           JavaRunner runner)
           throws PlatformException

Starts the platform using an external Java runner service, which may not wait for it to exit.

Parameters:

bundles - a list of bundles to be included in the target platform; optional

platformProperties - platform properties to be available in the started platform; optional

config - service configuration properties

runner - an external service to run Java programs

Throws:

PlatformException - if something goes wrong