Hello
Here is a node based tool for data movement https://nodered.org/ And here is another javascript implemented flow based programming inspired tool https://noflojs.org/ These might be much better starting points for your interests. Thanks Joe On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:57 AM, velociwabbit <[email protected]> wrote: > I am interested in either developing or helping someone else develop a > node-facing implementation of nifi. Ideally this would be a comprehensive > api and tool set so that users would be able to do everything done in nifi > /java only using node.js and javascript . > > 1 is there anyone else that has this same desire? > > 2 is there a standard methodology for porting nifi to new environments? > > 3 where do i start? > > I only have an arm wavers understanding of nifi and although i have written > java and a great deal of c++ lately i am getting directory vertigo as i try > to sort out how the system is actually put together. > > My goal is to provide a node version that flattens the system such that > there is one and only one directory for each set of software modules and > functions (as opposed to the 15 or so with java) and to remove xml spring, > maven and the rest of the java build environment and replace it with JSON. > > I would eventually like the entire system to be ONLY node (with a little > help from some friends ) > > In all likelihood that goal is a pipedream so i will settle on implementing > a set of api's to hopefully hide most of the java brittleness from the node > consumer. > > Like many ( converted ) javascript developers I have become a true > believer that strong typing is the cs equivalent of racism :) > > I realize that holding such an opinion in a java centric project might be > heretical so i am putting it out there to filter out those without a sense > of adventure ! > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://apache-nifi-developer-list.39713.n7.nabble.com/
