One of the first challenges developers face when developing OSGi-based Applications is that many of the 3rd party components they use are incompatible with OSGi. This article analyzes the most common causes of the problem and observes different solutions for it.

This article tackles the problem of consuming objects that were created in an OSGi Environment from a non-osgi application, the problem is typical for plain Java applications that embed OSGi-based applications.

Presents some of the strongest indicators of Package Wiring conflicts and possible causes for them, also, it shows how Felix Web Console can help you to investigate this kind of problems.

Presents a simple and robust way for logging OSGi-based applications using the OSGi Log Service.