OpenWhisk-Workshop Guide

• example files for OpenWhisk-Workshop and also additional set up info.

Installing OpenWhisk CLI

• Download from OpenWhisk's GitHub or from the IBM Bluemix Console, look for the "Looking for the wsk CLI" link at the bottom of the page.

wsk set up

• set as PATH environmental variable

# example for macOS, in .bash_profile add

export PATH="path/to/wsk:$PATH"

Sign up for IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk

• Signing up for IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk will allow you to try out the exercises in the workshop.

Docs for using JavaScript with OpenWhisk

• creating OpenWhisk actions in JavaScript

Requirements for using Java with OpenWhisk:

• need Java JDK 8+
• need to download Google gson-2.8.2.jar

Google gson set up

• set as CLASSPATH environmental variable

# example for macOS, in .bash_profile add

export CLASSPATH="path/to/gson-2.8.2.jar"

Docs for using Java with OpenWhisk

• creating OpenWhisk actions in Java