[FELIX-954] Import-Package should include packages from optional Maven dependencies with resolution=optional

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: maven-bundle-plugin-1.4.3
• Fix Version/s: maven-bundle-plugin-2.3.4
• Component/s: Maven Bundle Plugin
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Pavol Juhos
• Created: 22/Feb/09 19:52
• Updated: 11/Oct/11 17:09
• Resolved: 29/Jun/11 00:59

Description

It would be great if maven-bundle-plugin used resolution=optional for packages that are coming from optional Maven dependencies.

The current behavior causes problems e.g. when embedding libraries with lots of optional dependencies. As described by Detelin Yordanov: "[I]t seems that BND finds the
references to [the optional packages] and assumes them to be mandatory adding a bunch of imports in the manifest." This can easily result in hundreds of import-package declarations importing packages that are actually not required by the application. In these cases it is not practical to handle this manually in the plug-in / BND configuration.

This issue was already discussed on felix-users list in Jan 2009 – see thread "Maven bundle plugin: Is it possible to mark optional Maven dependencies to be imported with resolition=optional"
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/felix-users/200901.mbox/[e-mail]%3E