Troubleshooting OSGi applications using developer tools

We can configure the osgiAppConsole-1.0 feature with WebSphere Developer Tools and then use it to determine and analyze the OSGi applications-related issues.

• Install WebSphere Developer Tools for Eclipse and WebSphere Application Server Liberty. We can install the tools using downloaded installation files.

• Deploy an OSGi application to a running Liberty server.

• The osgiAppConsole-1.0 feature is available as part of the downloaded compressed files. If the feature is not already installed, then install the feature from the Liberty Repository using the following command:

  bin\installUtility install osgiAppConsole-1.0

1. Configure the osgiAppConsole-1.0 feature in the server.xml file.

   <featureManager>
     <feature>osgiAppConsole-1.0</feature>
   </featureManager>

2. Add the security configurations.

   The following example shows a sample security configuration with an admin role that uses basic authorization and HTTPS security.

   <httpEndpoint httpPort="9080" httpsPort="9443" id="defaultHttpEndpoint"/>
   <keyStore id="defaultKeyStore" password="Liberty"/>
   <quickStartSecurity userName="admin" userPassword="password"/>

3. Start the OSGi Application Console or the OSGi Shared Bundle Console by completing one of the following tasks.

   • Start the OSGi Application Console:

     1. In the Servers view, right-click the OSGi module.

     2. Select Launch OSGi Application Console.

     The tools open a browser that displays the OSGi Application Console page.

   • Start the OSGi Shared Bundle Console:

     1. Right-click the server.

     2. Select Utilities > Launch OSGi Shared Bundle Console.

     The tools open a browser that displays the OSGi Shared Bundle Console page.