What does OSGi solve?

Question

I\'ve read on Wikipedia and other sites about OSGi, but I don\'t really see the big picture. It says that it\'s a component-based platform, and that you can reload modules a

Answer 1

I've been doing work with OSGi almost 8 or so years and I have to say that you should consider OSGi only if you have a business need to update, remove, install or replace a component on runtime. This also means that you should have a modular mindset and understanding what modularity means. There's some arguments that OSGi is lightweight - yes, that is true but there are also some other frameworks that are lightweight and easier to maintain and develop. Same goes to secure java blah blah.

OSGi requires a solid architecture to be used correctly and it's quite easy to make OSGi-system that could just as easily be a standalone-runnable-jar without any OSGi being involved.