Instruction Index

-augment PARAMETER ( ',' PARAMETER ) *: Add requirements and capabilities to the resources during resolving.
-baseline selector: Control what bundles are enabled for baselining and optionally specify the baseline version or file.
-baselinerepo qname: Define the repository to calculate baselining against
-builderignore PATH-SPEC ( ',' PATH-SPEC ) *: List of project-relative directories to be ignored by the builder.
-buildpath PATH: Provides the class path for building the jar, the entries are references to the repositories.
-buildrepo repo ( ',' repo ) *: After building a JAR, release the JAR to the given repositories.
-bumppolicy: The policy for the bump command
-bundleannotations SELECTORS: Selects the classes that need processing for standard OSGi Bundle annotations.
-cdiannotations SELECTORS: Selects the packages that need processing for CDI annotations.
-check 'ALL' | ( 'IMPORTS' | 'EXPORTS' ) *: Enable additional checking
-classpath FILE (',' FILE) *: Specify additional file based entries (either directories or JAR files) to add to the used classpath.
-compression DEFLATE | STORE: Set the compression level for the generated JAR, the default is DEFLATE
Conditional-Package PACKAGE-SPEC ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC ) *: Recursively add packages from the class path when referred and when they match one of the package specifications.
-conditionalpackage PACKAGE-SPEC ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC ) *: Recursively add packages from the class path when referred and when they match one of the package specifications.
-conduit: This project is a front to one or more JARs in the file system
-connection-settings: Setting up the communications for bnd
-consumer-policy VERSION-MASK: Specify the default version bump policy for a consumer when a binary incompatible change is detected.
-contract: Establishes a link to a contract and handles the low level details.
-define-contract: Define a contract when one cannot be added to the buildpath.
-dependson SELECTORS: Add dependencies from the current project to other projects, before this project is built, any project this project depends on will be built first.
-deploy: Deploy this project through Deploy plugins (MavenDeploy plugin). Needs work
-deployrepo: Deploy this project through Deploy plugins (MavenDeploy plugin). Needs work
-diffignore SELECTORS: Manifest header names and resource paths to ignore during baseline comparison.
-diffpackages SELECTORS: The names of exported packages to baseline.
-digests DIGEST ( ',' DIGEST ) *: Set the digest algorithms to use
-distro REPO (',' REPO): Resolve against pre-defined system capabilities
-donotcopy: Set the default filters for file resources that should not be copied.
-dsannotations-options SELECTORS: Options for controlling DS annotation processing.
-dsannotations SELECTORS: Selects the packages that need processing for standard OSGi DS annotations.
-eeprofile 'auto' | PROFILE +: Provides control over what Java 8 profile to use.
-executable ( rejar= STORE | DEFLATE ) ( ',' strip= matcher ( ',' matcher )* ) ( ',' location= FORMAT ): Process an executable jar to strip optional directories of the contained bundles, and/or change their compression. The location string can also be calculated from bsn and version
-export-apiguardian PACKAGE-SPEC, ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC )*: Exports the given packages where the the `@API` annotation is found on contained classes.
-export PATH ( ';' PARAMETER )* ( ',' PATH ( ';' PARAMETER )* )*: Turns a bndrun file into its deployable format
-exportcontents PACKAGE-SPEC, ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC )*: Exports the given packages but does not try to include them from the class path. The packages should be loaded with alternative means.
-exportreport report-def ( ',' report-def )*: Configure a list of reports to be exported.
-extension: A plugin that is loaded to its url, downloaded and then provides a header used instantiate the plugin.
-failok ('true' | 'false')?: Will ignore any error during building and assume all went ok.
-fixupmessages SELECTOR ( ';' ( is | replace | restrict ) )* ...: Fixup errors and warnings.
-generate srcs ';output=' DIR ( ';' ( system | generate | classpath))* ...: Generate sources
-groupid groupId: Set the default Maven groupId
-include PATH-SPEC ( ',' PATH-SPEC ) *: Include a number of files from the file system
-includepackage PACKAGE-SPEC, ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC )*: Include a number of packages from the class path
-includeresource iclause: Include resources from the file system
-invalidfilenames: Specify file/directory names that should not be used because they are not portable.
-javaagent BOOLEAN: Specify if classpath jars with Premain-Class headers are to be used as java agents
-make: If a resource is not found, specify a recipe to make it.
-manifest FILE: Override manifest calculation and set fixed manifest
-manifest-name RESOURCE: Set the resource path to the manifest, for certain standards the manifest has a different name.
-maven-release ('local'|'remote') ( ',' option )*: Set the Maven release options for the Maven Bnd Repository
-metatype-options SELECTORS: Restricts the use of Metatype Annotation to a minimum version.
-metatype CLASS-SPEC ( ',' CLASS-SPEC )*: Create metatype XML resources in the bundle based on the OCD annotations.
-namesection RESOURCE-SPEC ( ',' RESOURCE-SPEC ) *: Create a name section (second part of manifest) with optional property expansion and addition of custom attributes. Patterns not ending with \"/\" target resources. Those ending with \"/\" target packages.
-nobuildincache BOOLEAN: Do not use a build in cache for the launcher and JUnit.
-nobundles BOOLEAN: Do not build the project.
-noclassforname BOOLEAN: Do not add package reference to classes loaded with Class.forName(String).
-nodefaultversion BOOLEAN: Do not add a default version to exported packages when no version is present.
-noee BOOLEAN: Donot add an automatic requirement on an EE capability based on the class format.
-noextraheaders BOOLEAN: Do not add a any extra headers specific for bnd.
-noimportjava BOOLEAN: Do not import java.* packages.
-nojunit BOOLEAN: Indicate that this project does not have JUnit tests
-nojunitosgi BOOLEAN: Indicate that this project does not have JUnit OSGi tests
-nomanifest BOOLEAN: Do not safe the manifest in the JAR.
-noparallel CATEGORY;task=TASKS: Prevent Gradle tasks in the same category from executing in parallel.
-nouses BOOLEAN: Do not calculate uses directives on package exports or on capabilities.
-output FILE: Specify the output directory or file.
-outputmask TEMPLATE ?: If set, is used a template to calculate the output file. It can use any macro but the ${@bsn} and ${@version} macros refer to the current JAR being saved. The default is bsn + ".jar".
-package: Packaging options
-pedantic BOOLEAN: Warn about things that are not really wrong but still not right.
-plugin.* plugin-def ( ',' plugin-def )*: Load plugins and their parameters.
-pluginpath* PARAMETERS: Define JARs to be loaded in the local classloader for plugins.
-pom BOOLEAN | PROPERTIES: Generate a maven pom in the JAR
-prepare makespec ( ',' makespec )*: Execute a number of shell commands before every build (might not work on Windows)
-preprocessmatchers SELECTOR: Specify which files can be preprocessed
-privatepackage PACKAGE-SPEC: Specify the private packages, these packages are included from the class path. Alternative to Private-Package, this version is not included in the manifest.
-profile KEY: Sets a prefix that is used when a variable is not found, it is then re-searched under "[<[profile]>]<[key]>".
-provider-policy VERSION-MASK: Specify the default version bump policy for a provider when a binary incompatible change is detected.
-releaserepo* NAME ( ',' NAME ) *: Define the names of the repositories to use for a release
-remoteworkspace (true|false): Enable the workspace to server remote requests from the local system, needed for Launchpad
-removeheaders KEY-SELECTOR ( '.' KEY-SELECTOR ) *: Remove matching headers from the manifest.
-reportconfig plugin-def ( ',' plugin-def )*: Configure a the content of report.
-reportnewer BOOLEAN: Report any entries that were added to the build since the last JAR was made.
-require-bnd (FILTER ( ',' FILTER )* )?: The filter can test against 'version', which will contain the Bnd version. If it does not match, Bnd will generate an error.
-resolve.effective qname (',' qname ): Set the use effectives for the resolver
-resolve (manual|auto|beforelaunch|batch): Defines when/how resolving is done to calculate the -runbundles
-resolve.preferences qname ( ',' qname ): Override the default order and selection of repositories
-resourceonly BOOLEAN: Ignores warning if the bundle only contains resources and no classes.
-runblacklist requirement (',' requirement): Blacklist a set of bundles for a resolve operation
-runbuilds BOOLEAN: Defines if this should add the bundles build by this project to the -runbundles. For a bndrun file this is default false, for a bnd file this is default true.
-runbundles* REPO-ENTRY ( ',' REPO-ENTRY )*: Add additional bundles, specified with their bsn and version like in -buildpath, that are installed and started before the project is run.
-runee EE: Define the runtime Execution Environment capabilities, default Java 6.
-runenv PROPERTIES: Specify a JDB port on invocation when launched outside a debugger so the debugger can attach later.
-runframework ( 'none' | 'services' | ANY )?: Sets the type of framework to run. If 'none', an internal dummy framework is used. Otherwise the Java META-INF/services model is used for the FrameworkFactory interface name.
-runframeworkrestart BOOLEAN: Restart the framework in the same VM if the framework is stopped or updated.
-runfw REPO-ENTRY: Specify the framework JAR's entry in a repository.
-runjdb PORT: Specify a JDB port on invocation when launched outside a debugger so the debugger can attach later.
-runkeep true | false: Decides to keep the framework storage directory between launching
-runnoreferences BOOLEAN: Do not use the `reference:` URL scheme for installing a bundle in the installer.
-runpath REPO-ENTRY ( ',' REPO-ENTRY ): Additional JARs for the remote VM path, should include the framework.
-runprogramargs: Additional arguments for the program invokation.
-runproperties PROPERTIES: Define system properties for the remote VM.
-runprovidedcapabilities: Extra capabilities for a distro resolve
-runrepos REPO-NAME ( ',' REPO-NAME )*: Order and select the repository for resolving against. The default order is all repositories in their plugin creation order.
-runrequires REQUIREMENT ( ',' REQUIREMENT )*: The root requirements for a resolve intended to create a constellation for the -runbundles.
-runstartlevel ( order | begin | step )*: Assign a start level to each run-bundle after resolving
-runstorage FILE: Define the directory to use for the framework's work area.
-runsystemcapabilities* CAPABILITY (',' CAPABILITY ): Define extra capabilities for the remote VM.
-runsystempackages* PARAMETERS: Define extra system packages (packages exported from the remote VM -runpath).
-runtimeout DURATION
-runtrace BOOLEAN: Trace the launched process in detail
-runvm KEYS: Additional arguments for the VM invocation. Arguments are added as-is.
-savemanifest FILE: Write out the manifest to a separate file after it has been calculated.
-sign PARAMETERS: Report any entries that were added to the build since the last JAR was made.
-snapshot STRING: String to substitute for "SNAPSHOT" in the bundle version's qualifier
-sourcepath: List of directory names that used to find sources.
-sources BOOLEAN: Include the source code (if available on the -sourcepath) in the bundle at OSGI-OPT/src
-stalecheck srcs ';newer=' depends ( ';' ( warning | error | command ))* ...: Perform a stale check of files and directories before building a jar
-standalone repo-spec (, repo-spec ): Disconnects the bndrun file from the workspace and defines its on repositories
-strict BOOLEAN: If strict is true, then extra verification is done.
-sub FILE-SPEC ( ',' FILE-SPEC )*: Build a set of bnd files that use this bnd file as a basis. The list of bnd file can be specified with wildcards.
-systemproperties PROPERTIES: These system properties are set in the local JVM when a workspace is started. This was mainly added to allow one to set JVM options via system properties.
-testcontinuous BOOLEAN: Do not exit after running the test suites but keep watching the bundles and rerun the test cases if the bundle is updated.
-tester REPO-SPEC: Species the tester (bundle) that is supposed to test the code. The default is biz.aQute.tester
-testpackages PACKAGE-SPEC ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC )
-testpath REPO-SPEC ( ',' REPO-SPEC ): The specified JARs from a repository are added to the remote JVM's classpath if the JVM is started in test mode in addition to the -runpath JARs.
-testsources REGEX ( ',' REGEX )*: Specification to find JUnit test cases by traversing the test src directory and looking for java classes. The default is (.*).java.
-testunresolved BOOLEAN: Will execute a JUnit testcase ahead of any other test case that will abort if there are any unresolved bundles.
-undertest true: Will be set by the project when it builds a JAR in test mode, intended to be used by plugins.
-upto VERSION: Specify the highest compatibility version, will disable any incompatible features added after this version.
-wab FILE ( ',' FILE )*: Create a Web Archive Bundle (WAB) or a WAR
-wablib FILE ( ',' FILE )*: Specify the libraries that must be included in a Web Archive Bundle (WAB) or WAR.
-workingset PARAMETER ( ',' PARAMETER ) *: Group the workspace into different working sets