openfaas

Kubemq OpenFaas Target Connector

Kubemq OpenFaas target connector allows services using kubemq server to invoke OpensFaas's functions.

Prerequisites

The following are required to run the OpenFaas target connector:

• kubemq cluster
• OpenFaas platform
• kubemq-targets deployment

Configuration

OpenFaas target connector configuration properties:

Properties Key	Required	Description	Example
gateway	yes	OpenFaas gateway address	"http://localhost:31112"
username	yes	Openfaas gateway username	"admin"
password	yes	OpenFaas gateway password	"password"

Example:

bindings:
  - name: kubemq-query-OpenFaas
    source:
      kind: kubemq.query
      name: kubemq-query
      properties:
        address: "kubemq-cluster:50000"
        client_id: "kubemq-query-OpenFaas-connector"
        auth_token: ""
        channel: "query.OpenFaas"
        group:   ""
        auto_reconnect: "true"
        reconnect_interval_seconds: "1"
        max_reconnects: "0"
    target:
      kind: serverless.openfaas
      name: target-serverless-openfaas
      properties:
        gateway: "http://localhost:31112"
        username: "admin"
        password: "password"

Usage

Request

Request metadata setting:

Metadata Key	Required	Description	Possible values
topic	yes	OpenFaas function topic	"function/nslookup"

Request data setting:

Data Key	Required	Description	Possible values
data	yes	data to set for the OpenFaas request	base64 bytes array

Example:

{
  "metadata": {
    "topic": "function/nslookup"
  },
 "data": "a3ViZW1xLmlv"
}