Eclipse Integration for Karaf is the integration of the Apache Karaf application platform and the Eclipse IDE.
Notable features include:
An Eclipse Run/Debug launcher configuration that configures Karaf to run inside the workbench transparently to the developer
Automatic deployment of workspace plugin projects to running Karaf instances without copying files
A Target Platform Definition that allows developers to target only the bundles found in Karaf distributions
A Target Platform Provisioner that automatically constructs a target platform from any Karaf distribution on the user's local disk
JMX instrumentation of the Running/Debugging Karaf instance.
Eclipse views that display the Bundle and Service status of Karaf instances
Experimental features:
Web Tools Platform integration including:
Karaf server runtime with associated classpath maintenance
Karaf runtime locator that scans local disks for compatible Karaf distributions
Install from the EIK Update Site