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