[KNOX-868] Allow native library auto included through java.library.path property

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.12.0
• Assignee: Mohammad Islam
• Reporter: Mohammad Islam
• Created: 03/Feb/17 00:21
• Updated: 28/Mar/19 14:17
• Resolved: 21/Feb/17 22:35

Description

Currently user can add custom jars by copying it into $GATEWAY_HOME/ext directory. However, there is no easy way to include native library (.so).
The use case is: a lot of authentication mechanism libraries are implemented using C/C++ library. And user may want to integrate it with Knox.

One of the option could be: user can add .so files into $GATEWAY_HOME/ext/native directory. At the same time, gateway service can include that directory through java.library.path property during start up. We can potentially use launcher.cfg to support it.

Any other alternative approach?