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Learn about different Teracloud Streams tools and features to write, compile, run, and test streams applications.
Developing stream applications
Try out tutorials and explore details about stream application development, SPL features, and best practices.
Tutorials
Learn how to create simple stream applications by completing the tutorials.
SPL Tutorials
Try out the following SPL tutorials to learn about the distributed data flow language including its program structures, types, functions, and other components tailored for processing streaming data.

Welcome
Learn about the core capabilities of Teracloud® Streams, its architecture, and key concepts.
Installing
Use this information to install, upgrade, and uninstall the Teracloud® Streams product.
Configuring
Create a basic or an enterprise domain which is a single point for configuring and managing common resources, security, and instances.
Administering
Administer the product by using the Teracloud® Streams graphical user interface, APIs, or the streamtool command-line interface.
Developing
Learn about different Teracloud Streams tools and features to write, compile, run, and test streams applications.
- Development concepts
  Development of stream applications consists of several components such as operators, streams, tuples, Streams Processing Language, toolkits, and more.
- Developing stream applications
  Try out tutorials and explore details about stream application development, SPL features, and best practices.
  - Tutorials
    Learn how to create simple stream applications by completing the tutorials.
    - SPL Tutorials
      Try out the following SPL tutorials to learn about the distributed data flow language including its program structures, types, functions, and other components tailored for processing streaming data.
      - Getting started
        Write, compile, and run a "Hello, World" SPL application.
      - Stream processing
        Write, compile, and run an application that processes streams of an unknown or infinite length.
      - Running distributed
        Run the "NumberedCat" application in a distributed environment.
      - Types and functions
        Try out user-defined SPL types and functions to improve code reuse and readability.
      - Composite operators
        Try out non-main composite operators to encapsulate a stream subgraph and improve code reuse and readability.
      - Primitive operators
        Try out creating a primitive operator written in C++ to implement logic in a traditional language.
      - Additional exercises
        Explore additional SPL semantics by writing programs on your own.
    - Filtering application
      Stream applications can be used to extract information from large data sets so analysis on relevant information is performed.
    - Reducing tuple size application
      In addition to filtering large data sets, you can reduce the volume of data by reducing the size of the tuples from the input stream.
  - Application directory files and structure
    Learn about the different files and common directories that make up an SPL application. View the recommended structure so the SPL compiler and other Teracloud® Streams development tools work best.
  - Compiling stream applications
    Stream applications must be compiled before they can be run. Teracloud® Streams offers the SPL compiler (sc program) to compile SPL applications into a Streams application bundle file (SAB) that contains artifacts needed to run the application.
  - Application bundle files
    A Streams application bundle file (SAB) is a single, relocatable file that contains artifacts needed to run your application. The file can be invoked directly to run the application on a single host or submitted to a Streams instance.
  - SPL features
    SPL provides features and functions to help you write your applications to fulfill your business needs.
  - Best practices
    Use these tips to write operators that perform effectively in their application, and in other applications.
  - Performance recommendations
    You can use these performance options and recommendations to improve your stream application.
- Developing native functions
  Extend SPL's computational capabilities by creating native functions written in C++ or Java.
- Developing custom operators
  Create custom operators if shipped toolkits do not provide the necessary logic or behavior needed for your stream applications.
- Developing custom toolkits
  Bundle and reuse custom functions and operators across several stream applications by creating custom toolkits.
- Working with files
  Applications and operators can read and write to files in several ways. If relative paths are used, the data directory is used as the root of relative paths. To enable logic to access the runtime application or toolkit directory hierarchies, language-specific functions can be used.
- Enabling Streams data exchange
  Teracloud® Streams provides a data exchange REST API for inserting and retrieving tuples within a job to easily integrate with other data services and external applications. Stream applications can enable the data exchange feature by using one or more Endpoint operators.
- Debugging stream applications
  Debug stream applications using the interactive, command line-based Streams Debugger (sdb).
Troubleshooting
Resolve problems with Teracloud® Streams using the troubleshooting tools provided with the product as well as the resources offered by Teracloud Support.
Reference
Find details on the SPL language, toolkits, APIs, commands, and more.
Glossary
Use this glossary to find terms and definitions for Teracloud® Streams.

SPL Tutorials

Try out the following SPL tutorials to learn about the distributed data flow language including its program structures, types, functions, and other components tailored for processing streaming data.