[SOLVED] Using existing plug in project created from library in OSGi bundle for Kura

Using existing plug in project created from library in OSGi bundle for Kura

I am creating an OSGi bundle that will be executed under Kura (Target Platform: Kura Target Platform Equinox 3.8.1), on Raspberry Pi 2 model B.

The program should read data received on XBee and we want to use a library: https://github.com/andrewrapp/xbee-api

I created a new plugin project under Eclipse, "Plug-in from existing JAR archive" from the JAR files from the site above.

I tried to set the new plug in as "Required Plug-ins" in the MANIFEST.FM → Dependencies of my project, but that didn't work (java.lang.ClassNotFoundException)

I tried setting up a new folder in my project containing the library, but it is not working.

A similar question was asked, but I don't understand the answers because they are not detailed enough (Using an external java library in OSGI bundle).

Solution

If you are only using the XBee API inside of your bundle, you would probably be ok just embedding the Jar file in your bundle. I think this process is pretty well outlined here.