https://github.com/globocom/functions
DEPRECATED: An Open Source Serverless Platform
https://github.com/globocom/functions
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DEPRECATED: An Open Source Serverless Platform
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/globocom/functions
- Owner: globocom
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-09-27T21:19:57.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-28T14:07:10.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-16T09:58:03.446Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: lambda, lambda-functions, nodejs, pipeline, serverless
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 886 KB
- Stars: 49
- Watchers: 37
- Forks: 20
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# DEPRECATED! Backstage Functions
Backstage Functions is an Open Source [Serverless](http://martinfowler.com/articles/serverless.html) Platform able to store and execute code.
`NOTE: This is no longer maintained, please consider using other serverless engine projects like fn or OpenFaaS instead.`
## Benefits
- Your code will be executed in an isolated environment
- You don't have to worry about infrastructure
- Functions can be called at any time by any project
## FAQ
- **Which languages are supported?**
Currently, only Javascript.
- **Is it based on events?**
Not yet.
- **How the code execution happens in an isolated way?**
It uses the [Backstage Functions Sandbox](https://github.com/backstage/functions-sandbox).
## Running locally without Docker
### Requirements
- Redis 3.0+
- NodeJS 8.13.0
### Download the project
```bash
git clone https://github.com/backstage/functions.git
```
### Setup
```bash
make setup
```
### Run
```bash
make run
```
## Configuration
To format your log in `json`, please run:
```sh
export LOG_APP_FORMAT=json
```
## Running locally via Docker
### Requirements
- Docker 1.12+
- Docker compose 1.8+
### Download docker-compose.yml
```bash
mkdir functions
cd functions
curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/backstage/functions/master/docker-compose.yml' > docker-compose.yml
```
### Run
```bash
docker-compose up
```
## How to use
### Function Structure
Your function will have a file, which you define any name you want, and it has to have a function called `main`, with two parameters: `req` and `res`. Req represents the `Request` and Res represents the `Response`.
At the end of your code, you'll have to use the `send` method.
#### Example of a function
```javascript
function main(req, res) {
const name = (req.body && req.body.name) || "World"
res.send({ say: `Hello ${name}!` })
}
```
### Setting a function
To set your function, you can make a `PUT` request to `/functions/:namespace/:name`:
```bash
curl -i -X PUT http://localhost:8100/functions/example/hello-world \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"code":"function main(req, res) {\n const name = (req.body && req.body.name) || \"World\"\n res.send({ say: `Hello ${name}! Nice meeting you...` })\n}\n"}'
```
*Ps: if it doesn't exists, it will be created*
### Deleting a function
To delete your function, you can make a `DELETE` request to `/functions/:namespace/:name`:
```bash
curl -i -X DELETE http://localhost:8100/functions/example/hello-world \
-H 'content-type: application/json'
```
### Executing a function
To execute a function, you can make a `PUT` request to `/functions/:namespace/:name/run`:
```bash
curl -i -X PUT http://localhost:8100/functions/example/hello-world/run \
-H 'content-type: application/json'
```
The result will be something like:
```bash
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 22
ETag: W/"16-soBGetwJPBLt8CqWpBQu+A"
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:51:04 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
{"say":"Hello World!"}
```
If one needs to pass an object in the request, the payload is executed:
```bash
curl -i -X PUT http://localhost:8100/functions/example/hello-world/run \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"name": "Pedro"}'
```
The result will be something like:
```bash
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 22
ETag: W/"16-Ino2/umXaZ3xVEhoqyS8aA"
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:13:11 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
{"say":"Hello Pedro!"}
```
### Executing functions in a pipeline
To execute many functions in a pipeline, you can make a `PUT` request to `/functions/pipeline`:
```javascript
// Function0
function main(req, res) {\
res.send({x: req.body.x * 10});
}
// Function1
function main(req, res) {
res.send({x: req.body.x * 20});
}
```
```
curl -g -i -X PUT 'http://localhost:8100/functions/pipeline?steps[0]=namespace/function0&steps[1]=namespace/function1' \
-H 'content-type: application/json'
-d '{"x": 1}'
```
Considering the curl above, the pipeline result would be like this:
```bash
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 22
ETag: W/"16-Ino2/umXaZ3xVEhoqyS8aA"
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:13:11 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
{"x": 200}
```