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IBM Cloud Functions (based on Apache OpenWhisk) is a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform which executes functions in response to incoming events. Use when having doubts regarding the use of the service.

IBM Cloud Functions (based on Apache OpenWhisk) is a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform which executes functions in response to incoming events and costs nothing when not in use. It is one of the examples of servless architecture currently on market.

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python scheduler on bluemix

I am using the schedule package in python, to invoke a function for every 15 seconds, and want to run this code on IBM Bluemix. Have pushed the application using the -no-route option to Bluemix, though the application is deployed to Bluemix, Bluemix…
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Return binary HTTP response from OpenWhisk (IBM Cloud Function) action

I want to return a binary file which resides in (IBM Cloud) ObjectStorage via HTTP using OpenWhisk in a IBM Cloud Function. Is this possible? To me it seems OpenWhisk only supports JSON as result to an action. This is the code I'm using…
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OpenWhisk returns whole response object instead of just the data

I have an OpenWhisk action that returns a response object, because I want to be able to control the headers and HTTP status code. My action returns something like this: return { statusCode: 200, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json'…
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How do you use/reference libraries in IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk?

As of today, in the IBM Bluemix docs for the IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk service I could not find any clues as to how to use libraries. How am I missing the obvious that all apps invariably require a library and therefore why isn't that at least mentioned…
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How do I interrupt a sequence flow in OpenWhisk?

I'm writing a trigger on a Cloudant database that should convert each new document into a Slack notification. I've created a sequence of two actions: one to prepare the Slack message, one to send it. To send the Slack message I'm using the package…
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Using curl with OpenWhisk

I am trying to use IBM OpenWhisk. It has its own CLI, but I wanted to invoke a simple "echo" sample using curl. curl -d-data '{"message": "hellow world"}'…
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IBM cloud Pak for business automation workflow

In IBM cloud Pak for Business automation workflow I have created a process, now I need to start the process or extract the process data using postman or REST. But the IBM is not allowing me to fetch the data, there is a authorization error. I was…
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IBM Cloud Functions + Cloudant (using Python)

I've an IBM Cloud Functions action called review. This action takes some information from a Cloudant database. If I run this action on IBM Cloud Functions web interface, I get the desired results, see picure below, then the action function is…
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IBM Cloud Functions + Cloudant

I've an IBM Cloud Functions action called dealership. This action takes some information from a Cloudant database. If I run this action on IBM Cloud Functions web interface, I get the desired results, see picure below, then the action is OK: Then I…
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How do I call the REST API for an Action using IBM Cloud's Function in Postman?

I have created an Action using IBM Cloud's Function service to query against a Cloudant database. I am able to verify that the code is working when I invoke it. I would like to also verify it using Postman. See image below for endpoint…
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Getting no results from an IBM Cloud Function that uses IBM Cloudant

My cloud function is meant to return all documents in the dealerships database, but I am getting {}. In the activation log its showing that all records have been sent successfully. The problem occurs at dealers = json_result["entries"] because…
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How to connect IBM Watson Assistant to a MySQL Database?

So I have created a basic Watson Assistant Chatbot and a basic MySQL Database and I want to connect them together, for the Watson Assistant to extract something from it. Here's the scenario as follows: The Watson Assistant will ask the user to…
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How to parse a python ibm cloud action function as JS?

I was trying to invoke a json parsed python function on IBM cloudant action function. It give me error message saying that I cant import cloudant. Following is the action function in python that I have created on cloudant: """IBM Cloud Function that…
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How to return compressed response in IBM Cloud Functions?

I have an HTTP enabled function, Node.js, that returns a big JSON (about 1.2 MB). Is there any way to compress that before sending to browser? I'm aware of Node module zlib, but I'm wondering if there is a predefined way to do that in actions. I…
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Are there common "environment" variables in IBM Cloud functions (actions)?

I am writing a number of actions (IBM Cloud functions,) which share a couple of the same parameters, e.g. the IAMAuthenticator or the database path. Is there a way to set these as some kind of environmental variables common to several functions?
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