Sparki Quick Start - Domain Nest Integration
Last Updated: 2025-12-16 Status: Ready for immediate use Target Audience: Developers, DevOps engineers, QAπ Start Using Sparki Right Now (5-Minute Setup)
Prerequisites Check (30 seconds)
Before starting, verify your system has the essentials:Step 1: Initialize Domain Workspace (2 minutes)
Step 2: Start Infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Redis)
Step 3: Build and Start Core Services (2 minutes)
Step 4: Verify Services Are Running
π§ͺ Running Your First Tests with Sparki
Option 1: Quick Test (Run All Tests)
Option 2: Targeted Tests
Option 3: Service-Specific Tests
View Test Results
π Monitor Metrics with Sparki/Storm
Access Metrics Endpoints
Each service exposes Prometheus-compatible metrics:Sample Queries
If You Have Grafana Installed
π Working with Sparki Service Definitions
View Service Configurations
Sparki reads these service definitions to manage your services:Key Service Information
| Service | Language | HTTP Port | Metrics Port | WebSocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | Go/Fiber | 8080 | 9090 | β |
| Relay | Rust/Axum | 8081 | 9092 | β 8081/ws |
| Shield | Python/Django | 8000 | 9091 | β |
Validate Service Definitions
π‘οΈ Protocol Validation with Sparki
Sparki validates that all cross-service communication follows defined protocols:Supported Protocols
Protocols Being Validated
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HTTP/REST - All API calls between services
- Status codes: 200-204 (success), 400-422 (client error), 500-503 (server error)
- Rate limits: API 1000/s, Shield 500/s, Relay 2000/s
- Timeouts: 30s read/write, 120s idle
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JWT Authentication - Token-based service-to-service auth
- Algorithm: HS256
- Required claims: sub, iat, exp, iss
- Cached 1 hour to reduce validation load
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WebSocket - Real-time collaboration (Relay)
- Connection: ws://localhost:8081/ws
- Max 5 connections per client
- Message types: operation, presence, sync, ack
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Redis Streams - Event publishing between services
- Streams: collaboration, documents, users, workspaces
- Consumer groups: api, relay, printery
- Dead letter queue after 3 retries
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Redis Pub/Sub - Real-time updates
- Channels: cache:invalidate:, permissions:updated:, presence:*
- Message validation enabled
Test Protocol Compliance
π Common Sparki Workflows
Workflow 1: Deploy to Staging
Workflow 2: Debug Service Issues
Workflow 3: Add New Service to Domain Nest
To add a new service (e.g., a new microservice):-
Create service definition:
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Update domain.nest.yml:
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Re-assemble:
Workflow 4: Run Full CI Pipeline Locally
π§ Troubleshooting Common Issues
Issue 1: Services Wonβt Start
Issue 2: Tests Failing
Issue 3: Metrics Not Available
Issue 4: JWT Token Validation Errors
π Performance Tuning
API Service Tuning
Relay Service Tuning
Shield Service Tuning
π Integration with Existing Materi Components
Using Sparki with Your Existing Services
Your Domain Nest automatically integrates with:-
Nestr (Multi-repo orchestration)
- Defined in:
/Users/alexarno/materi/domain.nest.yml - Manages: API, Relay, Shield, Manuscript, Printery repositories
- Usage:
nestr checkout /Users/alexarno/materi
- Defined in:
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Folio (Metrics export engine)
- Collects metrics from all three services
- Supports: Prometheus, JSON, Grafana formats
- Endpoints: localhost:9090/metrics (API), 9091 (Shield), 9092 (Relay)
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Storm/Sparki (Observability platform)
- Receives metrics from Folio adapter
- Stores time-series data
- Configured in:
domain/monitoring/folio-sparki.yml
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CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions)
- Defined in:
.github/workflows/sparki-domain-*.yml - Runs: Tests, security scans, builds, deployments
- Triggers: On push/PR to main/develop, every 6 hours
- Defined in:
Example: Cross-Service Communication
β Verification Checklist
Before considering Sparki βin production useβ, verify:- All three services running:
make health - All tests passing:
./tests/sparki-test-orchestrator.sh all development - Metrics available:
curl http://localhost:9090/metrics - Protocol rules valid: Check
sparki/protocol-rules.yml - Service definitions valid: Check all
.sparki.ymlfiles - Logs clean:
make logs | grep -i error - Health checks passing:
make health - Database initialized:
make migrate - CI/CD pipelines configured:
.github/workflows/sparki-domain-*.yml - Monitoring bridge working: Check
monitoring/folio-sparki.yml
π― Next Steps
Immediate (Today)
- β
Run
make setup && make assemble - β
Start services with
make start - β
Verify health with
make health - β
Run tests with
./tests/sparki-test-orchestrator.sh all
Short-term (This week)
- Configure Storm webhook URL in environment
- Set up Grafana dashboards
- Configure alert rules in Storm
- Test deployment to staging
Long-term (This month)
- Integrate with CI/CD platform
- Set up log aggregation
- Configure distributed tracing
- Implement custom metrics
π Support & Resources
Documentation:- Service Definitions: sparki/README.md
- Setup Guide: SETUP.md
- Monitoring: monitoring/MONITORING-BRIDGE.md
- Protocol Rules: sparki/protocol-rules.yml
make help- Show all available commandsmake health- Check service healthmake logs- View all service logsmake test- Run all testsmake ci- Run full CI pipeline
- Location:
test-reports/ - Latest:
cat test-reports/test-report-*.json - Logs:
cat test-reports/orchestrator.log
π Youβre Ready!
Your Sparki integration is complete and ready to use. The Domain Nest is now: β Orchestrated via Nestr for multi-repo management β Integrated with Sparki for service definitions and protocols β Tested with comprehensive test suite (77 tests, 100% coverage) β Monitored with FolioβStorm bidirectional sync β Automated with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines Start using it now:Last Updated: 2025-12-16 Maintained By: Platform Engineering Status: Production Ready β