Synapse Server QuickStart

If you want to try Synapse Server out, you may do so on any Windows server/workstation. No installation is required, you can run it right from the DOS prompt.

1. Setup

  1. Download the latest build from GitHub: https://github.com/SynapseProject/synapse.server.net/releases.
  2. Extract the contents of the zip into two folders (by convention: .\Controller & .\Node) to run as separate processes.
  3. Open two DOS-prompt windows, one in the .\Controller folder, the other in the .\Node folder.
  4. From .\Controller, run synapse.controller.cli service run. From .\Node, run synapse.node.cli service run.

Note: synapse.[controller/node].cli use synapse.server.config.yaml for understanding server bindings. By default, each will establish a function-specific config, so running the clis from their respective folders is important (such that they have access to appropriate config settings). This is very configurable: see Options for information on configuring synapse.server.config.yaml or for using alternate config files.

C:\synapse\Controller>Synapse.Controller.Cli.exe service run
Starting Synapse.Server as Server: Press Ctrl-C/Ctrl-Break to stop.
2017-05-15 20:00:21,831|INFO |(1)|Using SynapseServerConfig from [C:\synapse\Controller\Synapse.Server.config.yaml]
2017-05-15 20:00:21,851|INFO |(1)|Starting
2017-05-15 20:00:23,178|INFO |(1)|Listening on http://localhost:20000
2017-05-15 20:00:23,178|INFO |(1)|Authentication Scheme = [IntegratedWindowsAuthentication]
2017-05-15 20:00:23,910|INFO |(1)|Running


C:\synapse\Node>Synapse.Node.Cli.exe service run
Starting Synapse.Server as Node: Press Ctrl-C/Ctrl-Break to stop.
2017-05-15 20:02:15,001|INFO |(1)|Using SynapseServerConfig from [C:\synapse\Node\Synapse.Server.config.yaml]
2017-05-15 20:02:15,013|INFO |(1)|Starting
2017-05-15 20:02:15,215|INFO |(1)|Listening on http://localhost:20001
2017-05-15 20:02:15,215|INFO |(1)|Authentication Scheme = [IntegratedWindowsAuthentication]
2017-05-15 20:02:15,239|INFO |(1)|Running

2. Smoke-Test the Services

  • Open another DOS-prompt to .\Controller, execute synapse.controller.cli hi. You may do similar for the Node.
C:\synapse\Controller>Synapse.Controller.Cli.exe hi
Calling Hello on http://localhost:20000/synapse/execute
"Hello from SynapseController, World!"

3. Create a Plan, Run it

  1. Again in the .\Controller DOS-prompt window, execute:

    • synapse.cli.exe sample:Synapse.Core:EmptyHandler out:.\Dal\Plans\myPlan.yaml
    • This will create a very simple Synapse Plan based on the "EmptyHandler," placed into the .\Controller\Dal\Plans folder, and is thus ready to execute.

  2. To run the plan, execute synapse.controller.cli s planName:myPlan dryRun:true

C:\synapse\Controller>Synapse.Controller.Cli.exe s planName:myPlan dryRun:true
Calling StartPlan on http://localhost:20000/synapse/execute
636302779130701013

3a. Check the result: Look in the .\Controller\Dal\History folder to see the ResultPlan. Open the file in any friendly YAML editor, such as Visual Studio Code or Notepad++.

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3b. Select the result: Use the "GetPlanElement" method to retrieve the result from the ResultPlan

C:\synapse\Controller>synapse.controller.cli ge planUniqueName:myPlan
                      planInstanceId:636302779130701013 elementPath:Actions[0]:Result:Status
Calling GetPlanElement on http://localhost:20000/synapse/execute
"Complete"