77b2cb58bb
Routes gain `dispatch_mode TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'sync'` (migration
0012). Existing routes default to sync so the migration is
non-breaking. `DispatchMode` enum lands in `picloud-shared`.
The user-routes orchestrator handler now branches:
- `dispatch_mode = async` → write outbox row with `reply_to = None`,
return `202 Accepted` + `{accepted_at, execution_id}`. Dispatcher
fires the script in the background; retries / dead-letters via
the framework from commit 5.
- `dispatch_mode = sync` → register an inbox channel
(`tokio::sync::oneshot`), write outbox row with `reply_to =
inbox_id`, `.await` on the receiver with a timeout =
script.timeout_seconds + 2s buffer. Dispatcher hands the result
back; orchestrator maps `InboxResult` into the HTTP response per
the design-notes §3 status-code table (422/502/503/504/507/500).
`InboxRegistry` (orchestrator-core/src/inbox.rs) is the in-process
implementation of `InboxResolver`. Lock-free HashMap of pending
oneshot senders keyed by `inbox_id`. Tests cover register/deliver
round-trip, unknown-id is abandoned, dropped-receiver is abandoned,
explicit cancel. Cluster mode (v1.3+) swaps this for
LISTEN/NOTIFY-keyed lookup behind the same trait.
`OutboxWriter` trait lives in `picloud-shared` so orchestrator-core
can write to the outbox without depending on manager-core (which
would invert the dependency arrow). `PostgresOutboxRepo` implements
both `OutboxRepo` (dispatcher surface) and `OutboxWriter`
(orchestrator surface); the picloud binary clones the same concrete
Arc into both trait views.
The dispatcher's HTTP arm (commit 5 had a stub) now decodes the
`HttpDispatchPayload` off the outbox row, looks up the script,
synthesizes an `ExecRequest`, and runs it through the executor.
Outcome routing reuses the same path as KV triggers — sync HTTP
flows through the inbox, async dispatch gets dropped after
success (or DL'd on exhaustion).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (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.