| h1. HTTP wrapper service |
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| When you install the Apache Karaf Cave Server, it starts a HTTP service wrapper. |
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| It means that all artifacts and repository metadata presents in local repositories are exposed over HTTP. |
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| h2. Repository metadata access |
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| Assuming that you have the following repositories: |
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| {code} |
| karaf@root()> cave:repositories |
| Name | Location |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| my-repository | /opt/apache-karaf-4.0.0/data/cave/my-repository |
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| {code} |
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| You can access the repository metadata using the following URL in your favorite browser: |
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| {code} |
| http://localhost:8181/cave/http/my-repository-repository.xml |
| {code} |
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| NB: the port 8181 is the default one of the Apache Karaf HTTP service. |
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| You can see that the URL follows the format: |
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| {code} |
| http://[cave_server_hostname]:[http_service_port]/cave/http/[cave_repository_name]-repository.xml |
| {code} |
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| It means that you can register the repositories on remote Apache Karaf instances. |
