Deploying and running a sample function on OpenFaaS

This section will cover the creation, build, and deployment of a new FaaS Python function. We’ll also use OpenFaaS CLI commands to test the deployed function.The OpenFaaS CLI has a template engine that can be used to set up new functions in any programming language. To create a new function, use the following command:

faas-cli new –lang <language template> ––prefix localhost:32000 <function name>

Here –prefix localhost:32000 refers to the local MicroK8s registry that we have enabled in the preceding steps.

This command works by reading a list of templates from the ./template directory in your current working folder.

You can also use the faas-cli template pull command to pull the templates from the official OpenFaaS language templates from GitHub.

To check the list of languages that are supported, use the faas-cli new –list command.

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