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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 20:01:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Rob Walker (JIRA)" <jira@apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (FELIX-4528) Felix properties cannot be used in
 unsigned JNLP files
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Rob Walker commented on FELIX-4528:
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You can, in fact that would be what we'll need to do without this.

Bottom line is though, without this, a plain/vanilla Felix will never be Web Start able without a separate external launcher. Seems like kind of a shame if that is the case for the sake of a 1 line change.

> Felix properties cannot be used in unsigned JNLP files
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: FELIX-4528
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-4528
>             Project: Felix
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Framework
>         Environment: java 7u45 and later
>            Reporter: Rob Walker
>            Assignee: Rob Walker
>            Priority: Minor
>         Attachments: sec_action.patch
>
>
> Unsigned JNLP files are required for most real world cases - especially those with dynamic deployment needs where the host URL cannot be known  in advance.
> To use System properties in unsigned JNLP files  they must be prefixed with "jnlp."  - which effectively renders all current Felix properties unusable.
> Attached is a patch with one implementation approach for this - a mod to SecureAction to check for a "jnlp," version of a property before falling back to System properties or the supplied default.
> An alternative would be additional init code in Felix or FelixConstants to test each property that we wish to expose to JNLP files and push any non-null value into System properties. This would be more transparent, but also more maintenance whenever new FelixConstants are added.


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