Bndtools 101

Bndtools is the easy, powerful IDE for developing OSGi bundles and applications. Its powerful features include automated semantic versioning, advanced requirement resolution against repositories, and an extremely fast build-run development lifecycle. As a result, Bndtools is rapidly being adopted by OSGi developers, including the OSGi Alliance itself.

However, as with any tool, it can tricky to get started when faced with a completely blank workspace. In this talk, I will walk through an example of building a simple OSGi-based application from scratch using Bndtools. Along the way I will highlight how Bndtools and OSGi work together to ensure that the application is robust, modular and reusable.