Smallest honest vertical slice of §9.4: a `[[interceptors]]` block (app OR
group) binds a script to run BEFORE `kv::set`/`delete`; it reads the operation
context (`ctx.request.body`: service, action, collection, key, value, caller
ids) and returns `#{ allowed, reason }` — `allowed == false` denies the op (the
write never runs, the caller gets a runtime error).
Reuses two existing mechanisms rather than inventing new ones:
- Registration mirrors extension points (§5.5): a marker table
`0073_interceptors.sql` (owner-polymorphic app_id/group_id XOR, keyed
(service, op) → script), `interceptor_repo` (insert/delete/list + the
nearest-owner-wins `resolve_before` chain walk), reconciled through the
declarative apply exactly like `vars` (create/update/delete, prunable).
- Execution reuses the `invoke()` re-entry path: the new `InterceptorService`
(shared trait + Postgres-backed impl) only RESOLVES the script name (keeping
executor-core Postgres-free); the executor's `sdk::interceptor::run_before`
resolves that name and runs it via `run_resolved_blocking` (extracted from
`invoke_blocking` — shared depth bound + AST cache). An un-hooked write pays
one indexed `Ok(None)` resolve; no interceptor ⇒ zero overhead.
Nearest-owner-wins so an app overrides a group's interceptor, and a group
interceptor is inherited by every descendant app — the chain walk is the
isolation boundary (a sibling subtree never matches). `validate_bundle_for`
restricts the MVP to `service = "kv"`, `op ∈ {set, delete}`, one marker per
(service, op).
Deferred (documented in §9.4): the `data` transform return, services other
than kv, `after_*` hooks, chaining + circular-dependency guard, the timeout
policy, and a `pic interceptors ls` read surface (needs a server route).
Pinned by `tests/interceptors.rs` (deny blocks the write; allow passes;
group→app inheritance), schema snapshot re-blessed. 154/154 journeys pass.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PiCloud
A lightweight, self-hosted, event-driven serverless compute platform. Upload a Rhai script, get an HTTP endpoint. Designed to run on a single modest server with no idle CPU cost, and to scale out to a small cluster when you need it.
Status: Phase 1 — MVP scaffolding in progress.
The authoritative design lives in
serverless_cloud_blueprint.md.
Why
Existing serverless platforms are either cloud-locked, heavyweight, or both. PiCloud aims for the opposite end of the spectrum: one binary, one database, one reverse proxy — running on hardware you already own.
Architecture (one paragraph)
PiCloud splits into three logical services — manager (control plane: scripts, schedules, dashboard), orchestrator (per-node event ingress and dispatch), and executor (per-node Rhai sandbox) — each backed by a *-core Rust library. In MVP they run in a single process; in cluster mode they run as three binaries with one manager and one orchestrator + executor per node. Caddy fronts everything; PostgreSQL is the single source of truth.
See CLAUDE.md for working notes and serverless_cloud_blueprint.md for the full design.
Quick Start
Coming as scaffolding lands. For now:
# Rust toolchain (pinned via rust-toolchain.toml)
cargo check --workspace
# Run the all-in-one MVP binary (once main.rs is wired up)
cargo run -p picloud
Repository Layout
crates/
shared/ cross-cutting types
executor-core/ Rhai engine + sandbox
orchestrator-core/ event ingress, dispatch
manager-core/ control plane
picloud/ MVP all-in-one binary
picloud-{manager,orchestrator,executor}/ cluster-mode binaries (skeleton)
dashboard/ SvelteKit
caddy/ Caddyfile
docker/ Dockerfiles
docs/
git-workflow.md Trunk-based workflow
Contributing
See docs/git-workflow.md for the branching and commit conventions. TL;DR: trunk-based, short-lived branches, Conventional Commits, no force-pushing main.
License
TBD.