Bndtools 7.2.0 and beyond: Two years of innovation in the OSGi tooling ecosystem

This talk, presented by Christoph Rüger from Synesty GmbH, focuses on the recent innovations in Bnd and Bndtools, particularly their impact on OSGi-based development workflows. It covers significant updates, including enhancements to OSGi bundle generation, improvements to the workspace model, and advancements in developer tooling. The session showcases the Effective tab in the Bnd editor which offers better visibility into configuration values, as well as updated repository management that supports Maven integration through pom.xml files. Additional tooling improvements discussed include the Bnd run analyser for unused dependencies, enhanced visibility in the repository browser, and advanced visualisation tools like the bundle graph. Overall, the talk emphasizes how these updates facilitate more effective and efficient workflows for building and maintaining modular OSGi systems.