How to get all the loaded bundles in Equinox 3.10 and onwards

Question

I want to programmatically retrieve all the bundles that are loaded. In an older version we were using it in this fashion:

    Field osgiField = EclipseStarter.class.getDeclaredField("osgi"); 
    osgiField.setAccessible(true);
    final org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.OSGi osgi =
          (org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.OSGi) osgiField.get(null);
    osgi.getBundleContext().getBundles();

How to retrieve all the loaded bundles in the latest osgi?

Are you trying to do this from outside OSGi or from a bundle? — Christian Schneider, Apr 08 '15 at 07:46
What you really seem to need is to get hold of the OSGi BundleContext, and previously you were using a *very* strange hack to get hold of it. The proper way to do this is to implement a Bundle Activator. — Neil Bartlett, Apr 08 '15 at 08:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

From a bundle you can either implement the BundleActivator interface and mark your class in the Manifest as "BundleActivator:my.ClassName".

Or if that is not possible you can use FrameworkUtil.getBundle(this.getClass()).getBundleContext().

Also see this question: Best technique for getting the OSGi bundle context?

Then use bundleContext.getBundles();

These approaches should work with any OSGi framework.

How to get all the loaded bundles in Equinox 3.10 and onwards

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