> Hi Adrian,

> What is "SpringSource repository browser" that is mentioned in the  
> FAQ?
> Is there any way to browse this repository?

> Thanx,
> Alin

> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Adrian Colyer
> <adrian.col...@springsource.com> wrote:
>>  Some of you may have seen the recent announcement of the  
>> SpringSource
>> Application Platform (if not, a good starting point is Rob  
>> Harrop's blog
>> here:
>> http://blog.springsource.com/main/2008/04/30/introducing-the-
>> springsource-application-platform/).
>> The platform uses Spring and Spring Dynamic Modules as the end-user
>> programming model, and contains a lot of smarts to make that model  
>> work
>> smoothly with existing enterprise libraries.

>> Regardless of whether or not you choose to use the Platform,  
>> subscribers to
>> this list will almost certainly be interested in the SpringSource  
>> Bundle
>> Repository (http://www.springsource.com/repository). To support the
>> development of enterprise applications with OSGi we've created a  
>> repository
>> with nearly 300 of the most commonly used enterprise libraries when
>> developing Spring applications. (Yes, this was a big and very  
>> resource
>> intensive undertaking!) Every bundle in the repository has full OSGi
>> manifests, and before any artefact gets into the repository it is  
>> verified
>> in a running OSGi Service Platform to ensure it loads and resolves
>> correctly.

>> The repository meets the following criteria:
>>     * Every jar file in the repository is a valid OSGi bundle. Any  
>> jar you
>> download from the repository can be deployed as-is into an OSGi  
>> Service
>> Platform. It can also be used as a regular jar file outside of  
>> OSGi.    *
>> Every bundle and library has full version information associated  
>> with it.
>> The package export information for a bundle contains version  
>> information,
>> and the package import information for a bundle contains full  
>> version range
>> compatibility information.    * The repository is transitively  
>> complete. The
>> mandatory dependencies of any bundle are guaranteed to also be in the
>> repository. Most of the optional dependencies of any bundle in the
>> repository will also be present. The bundles listed in any library
>> definition are guaranteed to be in the repository.    * The  
>> repository is
>> self-consistent. Before any artefact is uploaded to the  
>> repository, we
>> verify that it can be installed, resolved, and started in an OSGi  
>> Service
>> Platform (using the same profile as the SpringSource Application  
>> Platform)
>> alongside all of the other bundles in the repository.    * The  
>> repository
>> can be used from Ivy and Maven based builds.

>> There is an FAQ here for those who are interested in further details
>> http://www.springsource.com/repository/app/faq

>> Regards, Adrian.

>> Adrian Colyer
>> CTO, SpringSource
>> http://www.springsource.com

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