Apache Aries

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| developer = Apache Software Foundation

| latest release version = 0.3

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| operating system = Cross-platform

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| programming language = Java

| genre = OSGi Blueprint Container implementations

| license = Apache License 2.0

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Apache Aries is a project that provides Blueprint Container implementations and extensions for application-focused specifications defined by the OSGi Enterprise Expert Group. The project aims to deliver a set of pluggable Java components that enable an enterprise OSGi application programming model. The Aries project content includes the following:

• WAR to Web Application Bundle Converter
• Blueprint Container
• Java Persistence API integration
• Java Transaction API integration
• Java Management Extensions
• Java Naming and Directory Interface integration
• Application Assembly and Deployment
• Apache Maven Plugin
• META-INF/services handler
• Samples, tutorials, documentation, and integrator's guide