Flows are designed in the Flow Editor.
How it works
The principle and architecture of Flows is decribed in the Pipelines & Nodes section of the Flow Editor documentation.
Example Flows
We have prepared 4 example flows which should introduce you to the features of the platform.
Shopping Button
Tentacles
- Uses a Button Tentacle
APIs
- Uses a Shopping List Endpoint from CSAS WebAPI
Do you know Amazon Dash Buttons and how users love them? We created our own open-source button for your shopping list. Try it and use it as an inspiration for your business.
More about Shopping Button Flow
Personal Finances
Tentacles
- Uses a Display Tentacle
APIs
- Uses an Account Balance Endpoint from CSAS WebAPI secured by OAuth
What is your current balance? How much money do you need to save for a car? Connect Display Tentacle with WebAPI from the largest Czech bank Česká spořitelna. Your banking information can be displayed for example in a garage.
More about Personal Finances Flow
Minimal Flow
Tentacles
- Does not need any hardware
APIs
- Does not need any API
Minimal Flow demonstrates the most basic flow which can be created. When a message is triggered by the Trigger node, a value is logged into a console. This flow does not require any hardware (tentacles) to function.
Advanced Example
Tentacles
- Uses a Button Tentacle and a Display Tentacle
APIs
- Does not need any API
Advanced Example demonstrates how a Button and Display can be used together. When a button is pressed a current time from server is displayed on the display.
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