Twitter example

The Kubeless GitHub account has a few more example applications that do something more than printing static content or reposting data you sent. In this example, we are going to look at creating a function that posts to a Twitter account.

The Twitter API

Before we look at launching the function we need to generate keys for our function to be able to authenticate against Twitter and then post to your account. To do this, you need the following:

• A Twitter account
• A mobile number registered with the account

If you have them then going to the Twitter application page at https://apps.twitter.com/ will present you with a form to fill in (Application Details)—I used the following information. However, a few...