Managing functions
Functions allow you to define your own logic on what should happen when request is received.
High level functions
Webhook Relay Functions provide an easy way to extract values from webhooks and transform HTTP requests before passing them to their final destination. Function can be reused by any number of Inputs and/or Outputs. Since user doesn’t have to run a server, this type of function service is also known as FaaS (Function as a Service) or Serverless.
Functions on Inputs transform webhooks when they enter the system and also allows you to customise both response that Webhook Relay will return and webhook request that will be passed along to all outputs.
Functions on Outputs allow you to customise webhooks for each destination. This way you can have a custom webhook arriving at each destination (Slack, Mattermost or some CRM system like HubSpot or Zoho).
Functions can be managed using relay CLI or through the web dashboard. You can create, edit and delete functions:
Edit functions via UI
To create a new function, simply use
relay function create command:relay function create my-function.lua
You can also specify name, source and driver using optional flags:
- --driver lua or wasm (defaults to the extension.)
- --name name of the function (defaults to the name of the file)
- --source points to the location of the function file (usually .lua (version 5.1) or .wasm)
In this example we will use a Lua 5.1 function that takes webhook JSON as an input and converts it to a Slack message JSON to display an alert for us in chat.
Mailgun JSON (shortened version, usually it’s a bit bigger):
{
"signature": {
"timestamp": "xx",
"token": "xx",
"signature": "xxx"
},
"event-data": {
"severity": "permanent",
"log-level": "error",
"recipient": "[email protected]",
"delivery-status": {
"tls": true,
"mx-host": "srv2.yyy.ccc",
"attempt-no": 1,
"description": "",
"session-seconds": 2.601992130279541,
"code": 550,
"message": "High probability of spam",
"certificate-verified": true
}
}
}
Below is a Lua function that converts Mailgun webhook into a Slack webhook:
-- mailgun_to_slack.lua
local json = require("json")
local body, err = json.decode(r.RequestBody)
if err then error(err) end
local message = "Mailgun mail delivery error! Severity: " .. body["event-data"]["severity"] .. " | Reason: " .. body["event-data"]["reason"] .. " | Resp: " .. body["event-data"]["delivery-status"]["message"] .. " | Recipient: " .. body["event-data"]["recipient"]
-- Preparing Slack payload
local slack = {
response_type= "in_channel",
text= message}
local result, err = json.encode(slack)
if err then error(err) end
-- Set request header to application/json for Slack API
r:SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-- Set modified request body
r:SetRequestBody(result)
This function transforms it into a JSON that can be accepted by Slack incoming webhook API:
{
"response_type": "in_channel",
"text": "Mailgun mail delivery error! Severity: permanent | Reason: generic | Resp: High probability of spam | Recipient: [email protected]"
}
To add this function to your account so we can use it later, type:
relay function create mailgun_to_slack.lua
The easiest way to start using Functions is with the
forward command:relay forward --bucket mailgun-to-slack --function mailgun_to_slack --type public https://hooks.slack.com/services/xxx
This command will create a new bucket, input and output. Function will be attached to the output that’s forwarding to
https://hooks.slack.com/services/xxx endpoint.Alternatively, you can attach Functions to existing Inputs:
relay input update INPUT_ID -b BUCKET_NAME --function mailgun_to_slack
or Outputs
relay output update OUTPUT_ID -b BUCKET_NAME --function mailgun_to_slack
To stop using some particular function in your Input or Output, just update Function to “”:
relay input update INPUT_ID -b BUCKET_NAME --function ""
You can view your uploaded functions via
relay function ls command:relay function ls
ID NAME DRIVER SIZE AGE UPDATED AGO
a298cf54-480b-4c50-b275-a4336f75f26f mailgun_to_slack lua 703 B 4 days 2 days
a1a29b1c-7415-4983-94d5-0472113efeb1 set_response_body wasm 464 kB 8 days 8 days
db5e5b91-cdb2-4712-8413-c4f335218e3f transform_to_slack wasm 501 kB 10 days 10 days
To update a function, you have to specify the name and source location:
relay function update mailgun_to_slack --source mailgun_to_slack.lua
To delete a function, first ensure that any Input or Output doesn’t use the function anymore. Once it’s done:
relay function rm mailgun_to_slack
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