Eclipse Integration for Karaf is the integration of the Apache Felix 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
• Web Tools Platform integration including:
  • Karaf server runtime with associated classpath maintenance
  • Karaf runtime locator that scans local disks for compatible Karaf distributions