THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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Then, click on File -> New -> Project... as depicts on the Figure 1.
Figure{} 1: Creation of a new project
This action will launch the project creation wizard. Select Java project (Figure 2), and click on "Next".
Figure{} 2: Selection of the project type
Enter the project name (Felix for example). Select the "create separate source and output folders" option (if not already selected). These actions are depicted on the Figure 3. Then click on "Next".
Figure{} 3: Configuration of the Felix project
On this new wizard page, you need only to change the default output folder (Felix/bin) to another (classes for example, as presented on Figure 4).
Figure{} 4: Change the "Default output folder"
After that, click on the "Finish" button. You need to see the following structure (Figure 5). Check that the bin folder appears.
Figure 5: Our new Java Project
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Now, remember where you uncompress the Felix release. Move these files inside the created project. Override the bin folder when asked.
Figure{} 6: Overwrite the "bin" folder
Once copied, refresh the project. You should see something as presented on the Figure 7.
Figure{} 7: The Felix project after the copy
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The Felix classes are inside bin/Felix.jar. So, we need to add this jar in the project build path as presented on Figure 8. Right-click on the felix.jar file and then choose Build Path -> Add to Build Path.
Figure{} 8: Add the felix.jar file to the project build path
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Now, the Felix project is ready. But, we need to configure a Runconfiguration to launch Felix. To achieve this, right-click on the Felix project and select Run As -> Run... (Figure 9)
Figure{} 9: Create a Run configuration to launch Felix
This action launch the Run configuration windows. Create a new Java Application (Right-click on Java Application and select new) (Figure 10)
Figure 10: Create a new Java Application
On the configuration wizard, enter a configuration name. Afterward, check the project name (it should be Felix if you choose Felix as project name). Then, Tick the "Include libraries when searching for a main class" option. You should obtain something as presented on the Figure 11.
Figure{} 11: Felix run configuration
Next, click on the "Search" button. Enter "Main" in the text area. In the resulting list, select "Main – org.apache.felix.main". Below the list, you should see: "org.apache.felix.main /Felix/bin/felix.jar". The resulting windows must be similar as the Figure 11.
Figure{} 12: Choose to "good" main class
At that moment, clicks on the "Ok" button. You come back to the Run configuration windows. Apply the configuration ("Apply" button). And click on the "Run" button (Figure 13).
Figure{} 13: The Felix run configuration can be launched
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Once launched, you should see in the Eclipse console view:
Figure{} 14: Endly Felix inside Eclipse!
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To stop Felix, either type shutdown in the console, either clicks on the red square ("terminate") in the console toolbar.
Figure{} 15: Use the Felix console normally
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Note: You can launch Felix in profiling mode too, if you have installed TPTP.
Figure{} 16: Launching directly Felix from the icon bar
Figure{} 17: Launch Felix in debug mode
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Note: refresh your project; else the folder does not appear.
Figure{} 18: Customize the Felix cache location
Figure{} 19: The Felix cache inside your project
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To achieve this, open the configuration file and add your needed bundle path to the felix.auto.start.1 property (Figure 20). Be careful to the / in your path, to the \ at the end of the line, and to leave a space to the beginning of a new line.
Figure{} 20: Add auto-started bundles
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