springboot Felix Framework Embedding

Spring Boot does not officially support embedding the Felix framework. Spring Boot is designed to work with the Apache Tomcat, Jetty, and Undertow servers, which are embedded into the application. However, if you still want to use Felix with Spring Boot, you can manually configure it by adding the necessary dependencies and configuring the Felix container.

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Add the Felix framework dependencies to your project's build file (e.g., pom.xml for Maven):

   <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.apache.felix.main</artifactId>
       <version>6.0.3</version>
   </dependency>

2. Create a new class that initializes and starts the Felix framework:

   import org.apache.felix.framework.Felix;

   public class FelixApplication {
       public static void main(String[] args) {
           try {
               Felix felix = new Felix(null);
               felix.init();
               felix.start();
               // Your Spring Boot application logic here
           } catch (Exception ex) {
               // Handle exception
           }
       }
   }

3. Configure your Spring Boot application to use the FelixApplication class as the main entry point by adding the following property to your application.properties or application.yml file:

   spring.main.web-application-type=none
   spring.main.sources=com.example.FelixApplication

4. Build and run your Spring Boot application as usual.

Please note that this approach is not officially supported by Spring Boot, and you may encounter compatibility or integration issues. It's recommended to use one of the supported embedded servers for better compatibility and easier configuration.