Handle

Handle - is a serverless framework and a platform as a service. It allows you to create and deploy your microservices without having to manage the infrastructure. It provides an easy abstraction layer for a document-oriented DB and an object store. And of course it scales well out of the box.

Features

Easy HTTP routing

Just list your routes in the handle.json configuration file. Handle will automatically create an API Gateway endpoint for each route and integrate it with a service function.

Object store

Handle provides utility functions to store and read files from a cloud object store. It is also possible to subscribe to storage events and execute a service function each time an object is created, changed or removed.

Document-oriented DB

You get access to a document-oriented distributed database. Handle will create collections listed in your handle.json file and provide an API to write and query these collections.

PubSub

With Handle you can create publish-subscribe channels and use them both on client side and as a communication channel for your services.

Cron

You can easily schedule an an execution of your service using cron expressions in handle.json.

Static websites

Handle allows to deploy your static content and creates an endpoint for your static website.

Quick start

Sign up

At this moment registration is not open yet. Drop an email to [email protected] if you want to participate in prototype testing.

Install

$ npm install -g node-handle
$ handle login
email: <your email>
password: <your password>

Create your first project

Create a directory for the project and two files:

hello.js

/**
 * Responds with a "Hello, World!" string.
 *
 * @return {string}
 */
export default () => 'Hello, World!';

handle.json

{
  "name": "hello",
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "hello",
      "src": "./hello.js"
    }
  ],
  "http": {
    "routes": [
      {
        "path": "/hello",
        "method": "GET",
        "action": "hello.default"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Deploy

$ handle deploy
Updating application configuration.

Building services:
	hello: success

Deploying services:
	hello: success

Deploying api:
	GET https://<account-id>-<app-name>.apps.testterritory.com/hello: success

Done.

Enjoy

Visit https://<account-id>-<app-name>.apps.testterritory.com/hello to check how your application works.

Examples

For more examples visit examples