iii-sdk-reference

Development

Use when working with iii SDK APIs across Node.js, browser, Python, or Rust: package installation, worker initialization, function/trigger registration, invocation, channels, logging, OpenTelemetry, and language-specific caveats.

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SDK Reference

Use this skill for language-specific SDK details. Use iii-core-primitives for the common model and iii-error-handling for exception handling.

Install

# TypeScript / Node.js
npm install iii-sdk

# Browser apps
npm install iii-browser-sdk

# Python
pip install iii-sdk

# Rust
cargo add iii-sdk

Choose the SDK

SDK	Package	Best for	Important caveat
Node.js	`iii-sdk`	Server-side TypeScript/JavaScript workers	Supports custom headers, Logger, OpenTelemetry, HTTP-invoked functions
Browser	`iii-browser-sdk`	Web apps and interactive UI callbacks	Connect through an RBAC-protected listener; keep secrets server-side
Python	`iii-sdk`	Sync or async Python workers	Use `trigger_async` inside async handlers
Rust	`iii-sdk`	High-performance tokio workers	Handler error type should map into `iii_sdk::Error`

Logger/OpenTelemetry, HTTP request/response types, stream, queue, and worker-connection types live in the helpers package — @iii-dev/helpers (Node, with submodules like /observability and /http) or iii-helpers (Python iii_helpers.*, Rust iii_helpers::*) — installed alongside the SDK.

Common API Map

Capability	Node	Python	Rust
Connect worker	`registerWorker(url, options?)`	`register_worker(address, options?)`	`register_worker(url, InitOptions)`
Register local function	`registerFunction(id, handler, options?)`	`register_function(id, handler, **options)`	`register_function(RegisterFunction::new(...))`
Register trigger	`registerTrigger({ type, function_id, config })`	`register_trigger({...})`	`register_trigger(RegisterTriggerInput { ... })`
Invoke function	`trigger({ function_id, payload })`	`trigger(request)` / `trigger_async(request)`	`trigger(TriggerRequest)`
Durable enqueue	`TriggerAction.Enqueue({ queue })`	`{"type": "enqueue", "queue": name}`	`TriggerAction::Enqueue { queue }`
Channels	`createChannel()`	`create_channel()` / `create_channel_async()`	`create_channel(None).await`

Node.js

import { registerWorker } from "iii-sdk";
import { Logger } from "@iii-dev/helpers/observability";

const iii = registerWorker("ws://localhost:49134", {
  workerName: "node-worker",
  invocationTimeoutMs: 30000,
});

iii.registerFunction("users::lookup", async (input) => {
  new Logger().info("looking up user", { userId: input.userId });
  return { userId: input.userId, name: "Ada" };
});

Node supports custom WebSocket headers, Logger, OpenTelemetry options, HTTP-invoked function registration, trigger metadata, channels, and custom trigger types.

Browser

import { registerWorker, TriggerAction } from "iii-browser-sdk";

const iii = registerWorker("wss://api.example.com/worker?token=session-token");

const result = await iii.trigger({
  function_id: "backend::get-user",
  payload: { userId: "123" },
});

await iii.trigger({
  function_id: "analytics::track",
  payload: { event: "page_view" },
  action: TriggerAction.Void(),
});

Do not expose the private engine worker port to untrusted browsers. Browser workers cannot send custom WebSocket headers and must not hold backend secrets.

Python

from iii import InitOptions, register_worker
from iii_helpers.observability import Logger

iii = register_worker(
    address="ws://localhost:49134",
    options=InitOptions(worker_name="python-worker"),
)

def lookup_user(data):
    Logger().info("looking up user", {"userId": data["userId"]})
    return {"userId": data["userId"], "name": "Ada"}

iii.register_function("users::lookup", lookup_user)

Python handlers may be sync or async. Use await iii.trigger_async(request) inside async handlers, and iii.trigger(request) in sync contexts. HttpResponse (from iii_helpers.http) uses camelCase statusCode.

Rust

use iii_sdk::{register_worker, InitOptions, RegisterFunction};
use serde_json::json;

let iii = register_worker("ws://127.0.0.1:49134", InitOptions::default());

iii.register_function(
    RegisterFunction::new("users::lookup", |input: serde_json::Value| {
        Ok(json!({ "userId": input["userId"], "name": "Ada" }))
    }).description("Look up a user"),
)?;

Rust supports typed handlers and schema extraction when input/output types derive schemars::JsonSchema. Add the otel feature when using OpenTelemetry helpers.

Channels

Use channels for binary data, large payloads, or streaming transfer between workers.
Pass readerRef or writerRef through a function payload.
Reconstruct readers/writers from refs in consumers when the SDK requires it.

When to Use

Use this skill for package names, SDK exports, initialization options, browser security constraints, channel API details, and language-specific syntax.
Use this when a task asks for Python or Rust examples and the issue is SDK syntax rather than iii architecture.

Boundaries

For the common Function/Trigger/Worker model, built-in trigger schemas, custom triggers, and invocation mode decisions, use iii-core-primitives.
For deployment config, queue adapter policy, worker manager, RBAC listeners, and ports, use iii-engine-config.
For retryability and exception classes, use iii-error-handling.