How backend functions extend Cribl Apps: Scheduling, local testing, and logs

See how backend functions extend Cribl Apps with live data retrieval, scheduled jobs, local testing, deployment validation, and logging. In this walkthrough, Giovanni Mola shows developers how to connect app data sources such as Jira and news feeds, manage schedules, preview functions locally, verify a live deployment, and inspect emitted logs in Cribl Search.

00:00 What backend functions add to Cribl Apps

00:14 Pulling live Jira and news-feed data into an app

00:39 Managing backend functions and cron schedules

01:03 Previewing and testing functions locally

01:36 Deploying and verifying the live app

01:45 Finding backend function logs in Cribl Search

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