Updates for November
For an overview of features in August 2017 read the following post:
-* [Introducing Functions as a Service (FaaS)](https://blog.alexellis.io/introducing-functions-as-a-service/)
+* [Introducing OpenFaaS (Functions as a Service)](https://blog.alexellis.io/introducing-functions-as-a-service/)
-## GitHub repos:
+For the latest updates see [blog.alexellis.io/tag/openfaas](https://blog.alexellis.io/tag/openfaas/)
+
+## Primary GitHub Organisation:
* https://github.com/openfaas/faas
* https://github.com/openfaas/faas-netes
* https://github.com/openfaas/faas-cli
* https://github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker
+## Incubator GitHub Organisation:
+
+* https://github.com/openfaas-incubator
+
### The API Gateway
This container acts in a similar way to the API Gateway on AWS. Requests can be made to this endpoint with a JSON body.
@@ -53,6 +59,9 @@ Some of the more recent Completed Features:
* AARCH64 (64-bit ARM) port (dependent on Docker release schedule)
* Healthchecks for functions deployed on Kubernetes
* Supporting request parameters via query-string
+* Custom end-to-end label support for functions
+* Supporting request parameters via route - QueryString / Path
+* Guide for basic authentication over HTTPs (set up externally through NGinx etc)
**Incoming requests and routing**
@@ -87,42 +96,47 @@ Must have
* for AWS
* Developer guide for your first Node.js function
+* Configurable memory limits per function exposed through API
+* Certifier for third-party integrations - via e2e tests (in progress)
+* Return stderr or link to stderr via function invocation (For VMWare / Mark Peek)
+* Community function templates for the FaaS-CLI (in progress)
+
Should have
-* Certifier for third-party integrations - via e2e tests (in progress)
+* Docker image builder as remote service based upon Moby
+* Kafka-Connector for the API Gateway
* AfterBurn - fork once, use many which removes almost all runtime latency - (Alpha available)
* Kafka queue worker implementation (async currently available by NATS Streaming) - available in pending PR
-* Community templates for the FaaS-CLI (in progress)
* Our own "timer" (aka cron) for invoking functions on a regular basis - or a guide for setting this up via Jenkins or CRON
+* Guide/proxy for Flask in a function
+
Could have
* Multi-tenancy (in-progress for Kubernetes and Docker Swarm)
* Progress animation for building Docker images via CLI
* Built-in Docker registry with default configuration
-* Docker image builder (remote service)
+
* Function store - list of useful predefined functions
-* Supporting request parameters via route
* Configurable memory limits via "new function" pop-up (already supported by Docker compose stack)
* Scale to zero 0/0 replicas
-* Guide/proxy for Flask in a function
+* Serverless Inc framework support - as a "provider" (in progress)
Nice to have
-* Guide for basic authentication over HTTPs (set up externally through NGinx etc)
* CRIU - (Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace) for starting serverless tasks with a high start-up cost/latency.
* Deeper tests coverage and integration tests
-* Serverless Inc framework support - as a "provider" (in progress)
On-going integrations in addition to Swarm and K8s:
* ECS - via Huawei
-* Nomad via Hashicorp
+* Nomad via Hashicorp / Nic Jackson
* Hyper.sh via Hyper
-* Cattle / Rancher by community
+* Cattle / Rancher by Ken in the community
+* DC/OS via Alberto in the community
-Internal research is also being done for the ACI / K8s-connector.
+Internal research is also being done for the ACI / AKS / K8s-connector.
### Contributing
