Why the "maven-bundle-plugin" plugin adds some of the "Import-Package" messages in the "META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • The "MANIFEST.MF" is created by the apache Felix plugin program. Felix program creates "MANIFEST.MF" by reading the "Import-Package" tag.
  • This is my pom of my TestProject project. There are only 2 entries it for the "MANIFEST.MF" file. i.e. component and log4j.
         <build>
        <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>${maven-bundle-plugin.version}</version>
                <extensions>true</extensions>
                <configuration>
                    <instructions>
                        <Import-Package>
                            org.apache.activemq.camel.component,
                            org.apache.log4j,
                            *
                        </Import-Package>
                        <Export-Package>test.project.one</Export-Package>
                    </instructions>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.5.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.7</source>
                    <target>1.7</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.6</version>
                <configuration>
                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
                <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.12.0.redhat-610379</version>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
  • Yet, while looking at the generated "MANIFEST.MF" file, it has many jars listed.
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Export-Package: test.project.one;uses:="javax.jms,org.apache.camel,o rg.springframework.jms.core,com.google.gson,org.apache.log4j,javax.sq
 l,org.springframework.jdbc.core,org.apache.camel.component.file,org.a pache.commons.compress.archivers.tar,org.springframework.context.supp
 ort,org.apache.camel.builder,org.apache.camel.model,javax.xml.bind"
Bundle-Version: 1.0.0
Build-Jdk: 1.7.0_55
Built-By: mmeandro
Tool: Bnd-1.15.0
Bnd-LastModified: 1408667612600
Bundle-Name: TEST BZ
Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
Created-By: Apache Maven Bundle Plugin
Import-Package: com.google.gson;version="[2.2,3)",javax.jms;version="[
 1.1,2)",javax.mail;version="[1.4,2)",javax.mail.internet;version="[1.
 4,2)",javax.sql,javax.xml.bind,javax.xml.bind.annotation,org.apache.a
 ctivemq,org.apache.activemq.camel.component;version="[5.9,6)",org.apa
 che.activemq.command,org.apache.activemq.pool,org.apache.camel;versio
 n="[2.12,3)",org.apache.camel.builder;version="[2.12,3)",org.apache.c
 amel.component.file;version="[2.12,3)",org.apache.camel.model;version
 ="[2.12,3)",org.apache.camel.spring;version="[2.12,3)",org.apache.com
 mons.compress.archivers.tar;version="[1.5,2)",org.apache.commons.dbcp
 ;version="[1.4,2)",org.apache.log4j;version="[1.2,2)",org.springframe
 work.context.support,org.springframework.dao,org.springframework.jdbc
 .core,org.springframework.jms.core,org.springframework.mail;version="
 [3.1,4)",org.springframework.mail.javamail;version="[3.1,4)"
Bundle-SymbolicName: test.project.TestProject
  • Where did all the other values for this Import-Package portion of the MANIFEST.MF come from?

Environment

  • Fuse ESB
    • 7.1.1

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