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Research item: Long running batch-jobs / workflow

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#657 opened on Apr 18, 2018

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Description

Should we support long-running batch-jobs?

Are these in the scope of OpenFaaS functions which are typically several seconds in duration?

Are there primitives in Kubernetes such as jobs which we can leverage?

Kubernetes jobs example

Edit 29 Sept 2019

Since long-running jobs and workflows are related, I've added that to the title, so if you're looking for workflow, please feel free to comment with your use-case and whether it's for business purposes or for fun.

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Research direction
Investigate Kubernetes Jobs as a primitive for long running batch jobs in OpenFaaS, review existing workflows and community use cases.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backendcloud
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
KubernetesOpenFaaS
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30