VMware, Inc.
Utilizing non-serializable objects with a function as a service platform

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for utilizing non-serializable object parameters with a function as a service ("FaaS") platform. A user can select, in a user interface of a web application, a server and a command for executing in a shell client. The web application can generate instructions for constructing an object in a shell client that corresponds to the server. The web application can retrieve a shell script associated with the selected command. The web application can send the instructions and shell script to a FaaS. The FaaS can execute, in a shell client, a script that constructs the object as a parameter in a shell session. In the same shell session, the FaaS can execute the shell script, causing the shell client to use the object as a parameter for the shell script.