Make `import` resolution lexical (§5.5): an inherited group script's imports resolve against the module set at its OWN defining node, walking up from there — a leaf app can't shadow them, and a group script behaves identically under every inheriting app. Mechanism — Rhai's `_source` carries the importing AST's origin tag: - The entry script has no source tag → resolve from `default_origin` (its defining node, threaded in via C2). - Each resolved module's AST source is set to `encode(module.owner())` before `eval_ast_as_new`, so its nested `import`s carry the module's own node as `_source` and resolve from there — lexical chaining. - `encode_origin`/`decode_origin` map a `ScriptOwner` to/from `app:<uuid>` / `group:<uuid>`. Cache rekeyed from `(app_id, name)` to the resolved `ScriptId`: a compiled module is lexically self-contained, so its body is a pure function of `(script_id, updated_at)` — this also dedupes a shared group module across inheriting apps and keeps same-named cross-app modules distinct. Adds two executor-core unit tests (origin-keyed fake) proving the trust boundary: a group module's import binds the group's module even when an app-owned module of the same name exists; `ScriptOwner` gains `Hash`. 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.