October 2021 Summaries

Convoy is an open-source tool developed to efficiently send webhooks, addressing the challenges faced by users who require asynchronous event notifications for applications. Built using Golang, Convoy is designed to be language-agnostic and cloud-native, offering a reliable solution for handling webhook events, which are crucial for maintaining customer interactions and service continuity. The tool enhances the developer experience by providing a web interface for filtering event logs and resending events, thus improving mean time to recovery by identifying issues quickly. Convoy also incorporates monitoring and alert systems that disable failing endpoints and notify developers, ensuring prompt troubleshooting. Unlike other platforms optimized for specific features, Convoy aims to democratize quality webhook infrastructure by balancing security, performance, and flexibility in a single package, making it comparable to established tools like Redis for key-value storage and Gitlab for DevOps. It has been operational in production environments like Buycoins and is available as Go binaries and a Docker image, with a cloud version in the works.

The App Portal, integrated within Convoy Core, enhances visibility in webhooks infrastructure by allowing customers to manage, test, and debug their integrations through a dedicated application. Unlike the Convoy Dashboard, which serves multiple applications, the App Portal focuses on a single application and offers three usage methods: as a web component for Angular and React frameworks, accessible through a shareable link, or embedded via an iframe in vanilla HTML/JavaScript applications. Installation for Angular and React involves simple package installations and component additions to existing projects. The portal requires a token for authentication, which can be generated via API, and an apiURL pointing to the Convoy server. Future updates promise UI customization and the alignment of the App Portal with the latest Convoy Dashboard features, enhancing functionality and ensuring ease of use.