get_started.rst

Get Started

It's easy to get started running CloudSlang flows, especially using the CLI and ready-made content.

Download, Unzip and Run

• Download the CLI with content zip file.
• Unzip the archive.
• Run the CloudSlang executable in the cslang-cli/bin folder.
• At the prompt enter:

run --f ../content/io/cloudslang/base/print/print_text.sl --i text=Hi

• The CLI will run the ready-made print_text operation that will print the value passed to the variable text to the screen.

Docker

There are two CloudSlang Docker images. One (cloudslang/cloudslang) is a lightweight image meant to get you running CloudSlang flows as quickly as possible. The other image (cloudslang/cloudslang-dev) adds the tools necessary to develop CloudSlang flows.

cloudslang/cloudslang

This image includes:

• Java
• CloudSlang CLI
• CloudSlang content

To get and run the image: docker pull cloudslang/cloudslang

To run a flow with a CloudSlang prompt:

• docker run -it cloudslang/cloudslang
• At the prompt enter: run --f ../content/io/cloudslang/base/print/print_text.sl --i text=Hi

Or, to run the flow without the prompt:

docker run --rm cloudslang/cloudslang run --f ../content/io/cloudslang/base/print/print_text.sl --i text=first_flow

The CLI will run the ready-made print_text operation that will print the value passed to the variable text to the screen.

cloudslang/cloudslang-dev

This image includes:

• Java
• CloudSlang CLI
• CloudSlang content
• Python
• Pip
• Vim
• Emacs
• SSH
• Git
• Atom
• language-cloudslang Atom package

To get the image: docker pull cloudslang/cloudslang-dev

Next Steps

Now that you've run your first CloudSlang file, you might want to:

• Watch a video lesson on how to author CloudSlang content using Atom.
• Learn how to write a print operation yourself using the :doc:`Hello World example <hello_world>`.
• Learn about the language features using the :doc:`New Hire Tutorial <tutorial/01_lesson>`.
• Learn about the language in detail using the :doc:`CloudSlang Reference <cloudslang_dsl_reference>`.
• See an overview of the ready-made content.
• Learn about the :doc:`ready-made content <cloudslang_content>`.
• Learn about embedding :doc:`CloudSlang <developer_cloudslang>` or the :doc:`CloudSlang Orchestration Engine <developer_score>` into your existing application.
• Learn about the :doc:`architecture <developer_architecture>` of CloudSlang and the CloudSlang Orchestration Engine.