README.Rmd

title: "BaseFunction for R"
output: github_document

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Use this FaaS function using R.

Deploy the base R function

(Make sure you have already deployed FaaS with ./deploy_stack.sh in the root of this Github repository.

• Option 1 - click Create a new function on the FaaS UI

• Option 2 - use the faas-cli (experimental)

# curl -sSL https://get.openfaas.com | sudo sh

# faas-cli -action=deploy -image=functions/base:R-3.4.1-alpine -name=baser
200 OK
URL: http://localhost:8080/function/baser

Say Hi with input

curl is good to test function.

$ curl http://localhost:8080/function/baser -d "test"

Customize the transformation

If you want to customise the transformation then edit the Dockerfile or the fprocess variable and create a new function.

Remove the function

You can remove the function with docker service rm baser.