Re: NiFi as a Web Services server

thanks Mike, you've reasoned my concerns as well. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 5:57 PM, Mike Thomsen wrote: > I think you would hit two big barriers in design: > > 1. NiFi just isn't designed to be an app server for additional service > layer components a la Tomcat. > 2.

Re: NiFi as a Web Services server

I think you would hit two big barriers in design: 1. NiFi just isn't designed to be an app server for additional service layer components a la Tomcat. 2. Synchronizing between the REST services and NiFi's highly asynchronous processing would be a logistical nightmare if your goal is to confine

NiFi as a Web Services server

I wonder how practical it is to use NiFi as a server to serve web service calls and return data over REST to consumers. It seems like a natural fit, given NiFi's scalability and redundancy and a host of data integration and transformation processors. I am thinking to create a quick pilot using