Zapp

Zapp is a distribution/orchestration service for standalone NuGet packages.

Usecase

If you have tightly coupled packages which are automatically deployed and needs to be fused into single applications.

Features

• Merge (zip, nupkg) files into standalone apps.
• Orchestration (draining) of apps.

All features are maintained on-deploy

Prerequisites

• .NET 4.5.1 (x64)
• Redis Server (Windows or Linux) (replaceable)

Installation

Install the NuGet package using the command below:

Install-Package Zapp

...or search for Zapp in the NuGet index.

Getting started

We currently only support Ninject to bootstrap:

• Ninject example

Swagger

Zapp uses Swagger to document all the rest-api methods.

http://localhost:6464/swagger

Services

Zapp is split into different services:

Service	Description
IRestService	Service which provides http-method(s) for announcing new deployments.
IConfigStore	Store used for providing configuration to other services.
ISyncService	Service used to verify and synchronize deploy versions across nodes.
IPackService	Service used for loading the developer's packaged code.
IFusionService	Service used fusing the developer's packages into standalone apps.
IScheduleService	Service used for orchestrating the standalone apps.
IDeployService	Service used for orchestrating the incoming deploymens.

Limitations

The package only uses file-based packing and orchestrating.