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title: RCM library
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## Requirement-Capability-Model (RCM) library
C library based on the OSGi Requirement-Capability-Model, part of 
[Chapter 3.3](https://docs.osgi.org/specification/osgi.core/8.0.0/framework.module.html#framework.module.dependencies)
, [Chapter 6](https://docs.osgi.org/specification/osgi.core/8.0.0/framework.resource.html)
and [Chapter 7](https://docs.osgi.org/specification/osgi.core/8.0.0/framework.wiring.html)
in the OSGi Core Specification 8.

Warning: This library is still under development and not yet ready for production use.

## TODOs

 - Wiring
 - Resolver

## Base Requirement-Capability-Model 

The Requirement-Capability-Model (RCM) is a model for describing the capabilities and requirements for a resource.
This model can be used in bundle wiring to resolve the dependencies between bundles.

The following diagram shows the RCM model:

![Logical RCM Model](diagrams/logical-req-cap-model.png)

## Requirement-Capability-Model and (Bundle) Wiring

TODO

## Requirement-Capability-Model Resolver

TODO
