OSGi and D

[Robert Fraser]

Frank Benoit wrote:
> As Tom (and possbibly others also) showed, DDL [1] can be used for 
> dynamic loading and linking D classes. Even unloading should be possible.
> 
> With this, i think Equinox [2] could be done in D also. Equinox is an 
> implementation of the OSGi, and this is a component technologie for Java.
> 
> If we would have such an implementation, this would open the door to a 
> variety of possiblities. E.g. a full eclipse rich client plattform port. 
> Or the port of other OSGi bundles and combine them with D code.
> 
> What do you think?
> What kind of obstacles do you see?
> Is there a use for this in D?
> Would it be worth the effort?
> 
> [1] http://www.dsource.org/projects/ddl
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox_OSGi

I'm not sure what kind of obstacles/problems, but I would _love_ to see 
it. I prefer plugin-based architectures for building applications.