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Introducing Zapier's CLI Tool: Deploy API Integrations Fast

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17 pointsmooreds3 comments

Building the CLI and the backend that powers it was a lot of fun. I want to write up a technical post on how it works, but the gist of it is:

    * Node.js CLI that builds deployable zips
    * AWS Lambda behind the scenes running the code
    * A very "RPC-like" interface that calls into the exported schema
    * It interops automatically with 750+ apps via our workflow editor

Previously you could do similar things via our browser based GUI - but surprise surprise - engineers don't really like working in the browser! :-P

> but surprise surprise - engineers don't really like working in the browser! :-P

c9.io changed that for me, the chrome secure shell also keeps me in the browser.

I have heard that is getting much, much better - but another annoyance we've heard for "browser-centric" development has been tooling integration (CI, tests, etc). Probably more so for teams with existing infrastructure and processes.

I'll have to give c9 another shot!

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