README.md

The Gridwich Project 🎆🥪

A framework for stateless workloads (batteries included for video on-demand operations). For more background, see Gridwich architecture.

Features

• Stateless workloads allow an arbituary object to flow through each workload. See Operation context.
• Easily customize by hooking custom Event Grid listeners.
• Object logging is integrated with Azure Application Insights. See Gridwich logging.
• Deployment uses Azure Pipelines and Terraform.

Getting started

• Set up the Azure DevOps Project and Azure Pipelines.

Concepts

• Gridwich architecture.
• Clean monolith design.
• Saga orchestration.
• Request and response flow.
• Operation context.
• Synchronous and asynchronous handlers.
• CI/CD patterns.
• Azure Pipelines to Terraform variable flow.
• Gridwich Storage Provider.
• Gridwich ObjectLogger.

Procedures

1. Set up Azure Project and Azure Pipelines.
2. Run pipeline-generated admin scripts.
3. Maintain and rotate keys and secrets.
4. Set up a local development environment.
5. Create or delete a cloud environment.
6. Test MediaInfo service.

Resources

• Azure deployment diagram.
• Project naming conventions.
• Gridwich message formats.
• Long running function deployments.
• Telestream workflow definitions (JSON source file)