Eclipse Integration for Karaf (EIK)

Apache Karaf EIK (Eclipse Integration for Karaf) is the integration of the Apache Karaf
container and the Eclipse IDE.

Notable features include:

• Custom Eclipse perspective for Apache Karaf development:
  • places valuable Karaf runtime information in one location
• Apache Karaf installation management in your workspace:
  • Karaf installations are managed as workspace projects giving the developer visibility in to the runtime
  • each Karaf installation is automatically synchronized with your workspace, including additional bundles, configuration files
• Run and debug Karaf installations with a single Eclipse Launcher:
  • the launch configuration allows developers to fine tune how Karaf will launch
• Automatic deployment of workspace plugin projects:
  • create plugin-projects and have them deployed automatically
• Advanced instrumentation of the running Karaf instance:
  • watch bundles deploy in real time and examine the OSGi service registry from within the Eclipse IDE
• Access Eclipse platform IDE plugins from within a running Karaf instance:
  • all Eclipse plugins are presented as an OBR

Quick Start

Download the EIK repository zip archive from Central.
For instance, download:
http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/karaf/eik/features/org.apache.karaf.eik.repository/0.9.0/org.apache.karaf.eik.repository-0.9.0.zip

Uncompress the repository zip archive on your system, in the folder of your choice.

In Eclipse, pick up this folder in the following menu:

Select Help > Install new software > Add.. > Local...