Basic dm Server question

[tsouza]

Hello there,

I've been reading about dm Server/OSGi. But there is this question that I just can find a simple a answer: What's the difference between Library and Bundle? Why one should use Import-Bundle instead of Import-Library and vice-versa?

Regards,
Thiago Souza

[Marten Deinum]

A library is a collection of bundles so instead of importing 15 spring bundles you can import 1 spring library giving you all the 15 bundles.

[tsouza]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I get it, very simple... But then, what would be the downside if importing all the 15 bundles instead of using a more fine-grained control?

Regards,
Thiago Souza

[Marten Deinum]

Its easier to forget a depend bundle, your manifest gets cluttered especially when using a lot of dependend bundles.

[tsouza]

Hi,

Thanks for your support.

Regards,
Thiago Souza