Setting up Apache Felix WebConsole in IGB

To set up Apache web console in IGB we just need two more Felix dependencies they are:

1. org.apache.felix.webconsole-4.3.12-all.jar
2. org.apache.felix.eventadmin-1.5.0.jar

There is webconsole-all.jar in maven repository. We may have to add it to our nexus.

[~aloraine]

I tried creating an Apache web console without webconsole-all jar. To install it we need 15 plus jars and still expecting more dependencies. It is becoming more complicated and we end up downloading more jars.

It would be better to add this jar to our nexus repo.

I agree. I think the "all" bundle is meant to be like a first-class application (built from bundles) that is meant to provide a service into the framework – very useful for development and possibly other things, as well.
Maybe the next step is to investigate how they are building that jar so that we can build it ourselves, if required. Likewise, we can unpack it and review what it is exporting, if anything.

Branch: https://bitbucket.org/svallapu/charan_igb/branch/IGBF-1819-latest

Apache Felix web-console is not supporting our older jetty version(2.2.2). Upgraded jetty to 4.0.10

Added below dependencies in shared lib wrapper that are required by org.apache.felix.webconsole(4.3.12). These are OSGi bundles.
1.commons-fileupload(1.4)
2.commons.io(2.4)
3.org.apache.felix.eventadmin(1.5.0)

To Test:

1. Install IGB (with the latest code)
2. Open your browser
3. Load http://localhost:7080/system/console/bundles

Tested as instructed:

Installed:

• https://bitbucket.org/svallapu/charan_igb/downloads/IGB-IGBF-1819-latest.dmg

and opened:

• http://localhost:7080/system/console/bundles

There was an error:

snip
HTTP ERROR 404
Problem accessing /system/console/bundles. Reason:

Not Found
snip

Question: Is this really the right workflow for testing? Seems like the main target user for this functionality is the developer. Testing instructions need to explain how I would use this new functionality in conjunction with my IDE. So maybe it doesn't matter that I get a 404 error after running from the installer.

To Test:
[~aloraine]
(Note: As of now it only works with running IGB in development mode, it won't work by running IGB using igb_exe.jar)

1. Open Netbeans
2. Load IGB project
3. A single click on main
4. On the top click green run button.
5. Load the below link when IGB is started
http://localhost:7080/system/console/bundles

See this slidedeck that explains how "development mode" works and how it can trigger bugs if one is not careful!

IGBF-1366-Case-Study-DisappearingApps.pptx
https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1164217/files/67490997?module_item_id=19105206

[~aloraine] Srishti Tiwari
Branch: https://bitbucket.org/svallapu/charan_igb/branch/IGBF-1819-latest#diff

To Test:

--> IGB in execution mode

1. Clone latest branch or my branch
2. mvn clean install (build the project)
3. java -jar igb-exe.jar (execute jar)
4. Open http://localhost:7080/system/console/bundles

--> IGB in development mode

1. Open Netbeans
2. Load IGB project
3. A single click on main
4. On the top click green run button.
5. Load the below link when IGB is started
http://localhost:7080/system/console/bundles

Hello Dr. [~aloraine], I have tested this new feature in my system. Its working with both the modes, development and execution.

Pull Request Submitted.

The feature is working perfectly fine, in both, execution and development modes. Moving to closed.

Minor question for Charan about this step:

• 3. java -jar igb-exe.jar (execute jar)

Are you able to run IGB using the run_igb.bat script (top level of project)?

[~aloraine] I didn't try using run_igb.bat script. I will run it and update you.

[~aloraine]

run_igb.bat is running as expected without any issues. Apache web console is loading in the browser.