karaf-2.3.x/assemblies/apache-karaf/src/main/filtered-resources/demos/deployer/kar/README.txt

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Karaf Archive (kar)  EXAMPLE
==============================

Purpose
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Demonstrate how to create Karaf Archives.


Prerequisites for Running this Example
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You must have the following installed on your machine:

   - JDK 1.6 or higher.

   - Apache Maven 2.2.1 or higher.


Building and Deploying
----------------------
This example will produce a kar, containing a bundle. 

To build the demo kar invoke the following command:

  mvn install

Karaf provides a KAR deployer:

  karaf@root> la | grep -i archive
  [  15] [Active     ] [Created     ] [   30] Apache Karaf :: Deployer :: Karaf Archive (.kar) (${pom.version})

It's a core deployer (you don't need to install additional features).

To deploy a kar, simply drop the kar into the deploy directory. 
The KAR Deployer will deploy all the kar content starting from
the features descriptor.

The KAR Deployer uncompress the KAR archive in the system
repository and register the features descriptor.
You can now see your feature available for installation:

  karaf@root> feature:list | grep -i my-kar
  [installed] [${pom.version}             ] my-kar                        repo-0

Now you can use any commands available on features:

  karaf@root> feature:info my-kar
  Feature my-kar ${pom.version}
  Feature has no configuration
  Feature has no configuration files
  Feature has no dependencies.
  Feature contains followed bundles:
    mvn:commons-collections/commons-collections/3.2.1

For more information on Karaf Archives please visit:
http://karaf.apache.org/manual/latest-2.2.x/users-guide/kar.html