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Working on this tutorial: link to JavaWorld tutorial

I seem to have spawned a problem! I have 2 bundles, a HelloService bundle, and a HelloWorld bundle. The HelloService bundle contains a method called sayHello().
I try to utilise this service from my HelloWorld Bundle.

Here is the code:

com.javaworld.sample.HelloService>src>com.javaworld.sample.service.impl>HelloServiceActivator.java




com.javaworld.sample.HelloService>src>com.javaworld.sample.service.impl>HelloServiceImpl.java




com.javaworld.sample.HelloWorld>src>Activator.java



Here is the console output:

Hello World!!
!SESSION 2014-02-25 16:16:38.481 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.7.0_51
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_GB
Command-line arguments: -dev file:C:/Users/sclater/workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.pde.core/Hello World Bundle/dev.properties -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -consoleLog -console

!ENTRY com.javaworld.sample.HelloWorld 4 0 2014-02-25 16:16:38.910
!MESSAGE FrameworkEvent ERROR
!STACK 0
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in com.javaworld.sample.helloworld.Activator.start() of bundle com.javaworld.sample.HelloWorld.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:734)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:683)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:381)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:390)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1176)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:559)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:544)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:457)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:243)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:438)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:1)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:340)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: A null service reference is not allowed.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.getService(BundleContextImpl.java:586)
at com.javaworld.sample.helloworld.Activator.start(Activator.java:18)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:711)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:702)
... 12 more
Root exception:
java.lang.NullPointerException: A null service reference is not allowed.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.getService(BundleContextImpl.java:586)
at com.javaworld.sample.helloworld.Activator.start(Activator.java:18)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:711)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:702)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:683)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:381)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:390)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1176)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:559)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:544)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:457)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:243)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:438)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:1)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:340)

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2014-02-25 16:16:38.941
!MESSAGE Bundle com.javaworld.sample.HelloWorld_1.0.0.qualifier [3] is not active.
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Obviously the service is null, but I can't seem to figure out why? Any thoughts?
 
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Are you starting the HelloService bundle before the HelloWorld bundle? If so, after starting the HelloService bundle, does the service get listed in the console ("ss" is apparently the way to find out).
 
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Bingo! Thanks Ulf, you're a star!
 
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Hello!

I have the same problem. Can you write exactly how did you solve this problem? Either i start the HelloWorld or the HelloService first i get the same error as you!
If it is not very much trouble can you write it in steps?

Thanks.
 
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Hi Marios!

Wow! It's been a while since I posted this OSGI problem, I'd forgotten all about it! I'll have a look in my old workspace and see if I can get it to run again, if so I'll post the code and the steps I used :/
 
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Thanks! Judging from from the title, you were just as frustrated as i am now
 
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Hi, seem to have lost my old workspace Sorry about that. But I vaguely recall, just switching the bundle starting order in Eclipse :/
 
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Ok. Thanks for the effort!
 
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