Nexial in Action

Nexial in Action

To see Nexial in action, watch this short demo showcasing how Nexial

1. performs a few Google searches (browser automation),
2. uses one of the search results to invoke a few REST API calls (API automation),
3. bulk generates a series of SQL INSERT statements (text manipulation via Nexial expression),
4. stores API responses and Google search stats into database (database automation, with sqlite),
5. finally, performs a few simple data analytical queries and reports (database automation, Nexial expression).

Nexial in Action

Wanna try? Have at it!

1. Follow the installation guide (mostly one-time setup)
2. Download the "nexial-in-action" project and unzip to local directory
3. Run it
   • Windows
   • Mac/Linux

   Set up an environment variable - NEXIAL_HOME - and point it to the location where Nexial is installed. For example,

   set NEXIAL_HOME=C:\projects\nexial-core

   Also, set up another environment variable - PROJECT_HOME - and set it to the location where the "nexial-in-action" project is unzipped. For example,

   set PROJECT_HOME=C:\projects\nexial-in-action

   To execute:

   cd %NEXIAL_HOME%\bin
   nexial.cmd -plan %PROJECT_HOME%\artifact\plan\demo1-plan.xlsx
   

   Set up an environment variable - NEXIAL_HOME - and point it to the location where Nexial is installed. For example,

   export NEXIAL_HOME=~/projects/nexial-core

   Also, set up another environment variable - PROJECT_HOME - and set it to the location where the "nexial-in-action" project is unzipped. For example,

   export PROJECT_HOME=~/projects/nexial-in-action

   To execute:

   cd $NEXIAL_HOME/bin
   ./nexial.sh -plan $PROJECT_HOME/artifact/plan/demo1-plan.xlsx