Using a REST Console to administer OSGi runtime in GlassFish

Introduction   What are our options to administer OSGi runtime in GlassFish? We have already talked about a) a command line tool, and b) a web console. We now have a third option. Recently I came across a REST based console being developed by Filippo Diotalevi. We already have all the necessary support in GlassFish - the REST console requires OSGi/HTTP Service and we have an implementation of the same in GlassFish. So,  I thought I would give it a try and I found it a smooth ride. How to install the REST console: Here are the simple steps to install them: 0. Start GlassFish (I usually run "java -jar glassfish/modules/glassfish.jar"). I suggest you use v3 build #62 or higher available at http://download.java.net/glassfish/v3/promoted 1. Download GlassFish OSGi/HTTP Service bundle and copy it to glassfish/domains/domain1/autodeploy-bundles/. 2. Download the REST Console bundle and copy it to the same directory (i.e., glassfish/domains/domain1/autodeploy-bundles/). That's all. If you are watching the GlassFish logs, you can see GlassFish detecting the new OSGi bundles and starting them. Using the REST console I will show you a couple of commands here. To use the console, you need a HTTP client. You can refer to the usage page for more information. I am using cURL. It is installed by default in many OS. To list all the bundles in the system, we can run: curl http://localhost:8080/osgi/restconsole/bundles/.txt To se...

Date: September, 04 2009
Url: http://www.java.net/blog/ss141213/archive/2009/09/04/using-rest-console-administer-osgi-runtime-glassfish

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