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title: Issues with IBM Cloud - Event Streams Trigger creation

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# Issues with IBM Cloud - Event Streams Trigger creation

After targeting a CloudFoundry based function namespace and creating an Event Streams instance and its service bindings using the following commands (Makefile section `create_kafka`) we have encountered a problem that has now been resolved.

```bash=
ibmcloud resource service-instance-create evt-hub messagehub standard eu-de
ibmcloud resource service-alias-create my-evt-hub --instance-name evt-hub
ibmcloud cf create-service-key my-evt-hub evt-hub-creds -c '{"role":"Manager"}'
ibmcloud fn package refresh
```
Rhe `ibmcloud cf service-key my-evt-hub evt-hub-creds | tail -n +5 | jq > kafka_creds.json` is excluded from the above listing, because it is not relevant for the reproduction of the issue

Now the Event Streams instance is deployed. To configure the trigger a Topic is requried. The topics associated with the Event-Processing Use-case were generated using these commands (Makefile: `create_topics`):

```bash=
ibmcloud es init
ibmcloud es topic-create db-ingest
ibmcloud es topic-create forecast
ibmcloud es topic-create state-change
ibmcloud es topic-create temperature
```

Now everything is set up to create a trigger by running one of the four commands in the `create_triggers` section. For example:
```bash
ibmcloud fn trigger create forecast-trigger -f /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds/messageHubFeed -p topic forecast -p isJSONData true
```
Before the fix this command has returned an Output looking simmilar to the one shown [here](#Trigger-Creation-Before-Fix). Scrolling through the output we can find the following Error message `Could not authenticate with Message Hub. Please check your credentials.`. This brings up the assumtion that the autoconfigured credentiasl might be incorrect. To verfiy them we first run `ibmcloud cf service-key my-evt-hub evt-hub-creds` the ouput of this program returns the credentials we expect to to see in the configuration of the package binding. Its output in my case can be found [here](#Created-Credentials). To check the validity of the credentials we ran `ibmcloud fn package get /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds` to see its output see [here](#Package-binding-configuration). When comparing the `parameters` section of the output with the expected credentials we quickly find out that the credentials are correct. As a result i Have contacted IBM Support because the issue seemed to be in their implementation.
Now approx. 1 week later the problem has been fixed and the afforementioned trigger creation command returns the expected result.

The documentation followed can be found [here](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openwhisk?topic=cloud-functions-pkg_event_streams#eventstreams_pkg)

## Outputs

### Trigger Creation (Before Fix)

```=
$ ibmcloud fn trigger create temp-trigger -f /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds/messageHubFeed -p topic temperature -p isJSONData true
{
    "activationId": "c237e171df24427eb7e171df24c27eb2",
    "annotations": [
        {
            "key": "binding",
            "value": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds"
        },
        {
            "key": "path",
            "value": "whisk.system/messaging/messageHubFeed"
        },
        {
            "key": "waitTime",
            "value": 35
        },
        {
            "key": "kind",
            "value": "nodejs:10"
        },
        {
            "key": "timeout",
            "value": false
        },
        {
            "key": "limits",
            "value": {
                "concurrency": 1,
                "logs": 10,
                "memory": 256,
                "timeout": 60000
            }
        }
    ],
    "duration": 464,
    "end": 1566320088906,
    "logs": [],
    "name": "messageHubFeed",
    "namespace": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev",
    "publish": false,
    "response": {
        "result": {
            "error": "Could not authenticate with Message Hub. Please check your credentials."
        },
        "status": "application error",
        "success": false
    },
    "start": 1566320088442,
    "subject": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de",
    "version": "0.0.18"
}
{
    "activationId": "0d34ab13131b4541b4ab13131b05415f",
    "annotations": [
        {
            "key": "binding",
            "value": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds"
        },
        {
            "key": "path",
            "value": "whisk.system/messaging/messageHubFeed"
        },
        {
            "key": "waitTime",
            "value": 3
        },
        {
            "key": "kind",
            "value": "nodejs:10"
        },
        {
            "key": "timeout",
            "value": false
        },
        {
            "key": "limits",
            "value": {
                "concurrency": 1,
                "logs": 10,
                "memory": 256,
                "timeout": 60000
            }
        }
    ],
    "duration": 204,
    "end": 1566320089166,
    "logs": [],
    "name": "messageHubFeed",
    "namespace": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev",
    "publish": false,
    "response": {
        "result": {
            "error": "Error: missing"
        },
        "status": "application error",
        "success": false
    },
    "start": 1566320088962,
    "subject": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de",
    "version": "0.0.18"
}
ok: deleted trigger temp-trigger
```

### Created Credentials
```=
$ ibmcloud cf service-key my-evt-hub evt-hub-creds
Aufrufen von 'cf service-key my-evt-hub evt-hub-creds'...

Abrufen des Schlüssels evt-hub-creds für Serviceinstanz my-evt-hub als kaffemuehle@posteo.de...

{
 "api_key": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9",
 "apikey": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9",
 "iam_apikey_description": "Auto-generated for key 46c1cb5d-361e-4176-822b-bcde1cad5f2f",
 "iam_apikey_name": "Credentials-yg",
 "iam_role_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
 "iam_serviceid_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam-identity::a/1be85e6e38f94f0f9f45b3995a747b7f::serviceid:ServiceId-c44138b3-1384-46c8-b534-58b0554b5aa7",
 "instance_id": "e7398c4d-3cb2-4b98-a860-9c925ab00b74",
 "kafka_admin_url": "https://rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com",
 "kafka_brokers_sasl": [
  "broker-0-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093",
  "broker-1-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093",
  "broker-5-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093",
  "broker-3-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093",
  "broker-4-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093",
  "broker-2-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093"
 ],
 "kafka_http_url": "https://rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com",
 "password": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9",
 "user": "token"
}
```

### Package binding configuration
```=
$ ibmcloud fn package get /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds
ok: got package Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds
{
    "namespace": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev",
    "name": "Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds",
    "version": "0.0.10",
    "publish": false,
    "annotations": [
        {
            "key": "binding",
            "value": {
                "name": "messaging",
                "namespace": "whisk.system"
            }
        }
    ],
    "parameters": [
        {
            "key": "bluemixServiceName",
            "value": "messagehub"
        },
        {
            "key": "iam_role_crn",
            "value": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager"
        },
        {
            "key": "iam_apikey_description",
            "value": "Auto-generated for key 46c1cb5d-361e-4176-822b-bcde1cad5f2f"
        },
        {
            "key": "apikey",
            "value": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9"
        },
        {
            "key": "kafka_brokers_sasl",
            "value": "broker-0-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093,broker-1-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093,broker-5-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093,broker-3-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093,broker-4-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093,broker-2-rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.kafka.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com:9093"
        },
        {
            "key": "kafka_admin_url",
            "value": "https://rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com"
        },
        {
            "key": "api_key",
            "value": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9"
        },
        {
            "key": "origin",
            "value": "a0b35d5f-5bfa-4f9b-85db-0b01dd808544"
        },
        {
            "key": "iam_apikey_name",
            "value": "Credentials-yg"
        },
        {
            "key": "endpoint",
            "value": "openwhisk.eu-de.bluemix.net"
        },
        {
            "key": "kafka_http_url",
            "value": "https://rh0lt9m5mw1vtlpp.svc01.eu-de.eventstreams.cloud.ibm.com"
        },
        {
            "key": "iam_serviceid_crn",
            "value": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam-identity::a/1be85e6e38f94f0f9f45b3995a747b7f::serviceid:ServiceId-c44138b3-1384-46c8-b534-58b0554b5aa7"
        },
        {
            "key": "instance_id",
            "value": "e7398c4d-3cb2-4b98-a860-9c925ab00b74"
        },
        {
            "key": "user",
            "value": "token"
        },
        {
            "key": "password",
            "value": "XhskmR-YIHxbFwPulJ3drJvr5pHVbY8ZsCIGDqxUAcU9"
        }
    ],
    "binding": {
        "namespace": "whisk.system",
        "name": "messaging"
    },
    "actions": [
        {
            "name": "messageHubProduce",
            "version": "0.0.18",
            "annotations": [
                {
                    "key": "description",
                    "value": "Deprecated - Produce a message to Message Hub"
                },
                {
                    "key": "deprecated",
                    "value": true
                },
                {
                    "key": "sampleInput",
                    "value": {
                        "kafka_brokers_sasl": "[\"kafka01-prod01.messagehub.services.us-south.bluemix.net:9093\"]",
                        "password": "somePassword",
                        "topic": "mytopic",
                        "username": "someUsername",
                        "value": "This is my message"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "key": "exec",
                    "value": "python:3"
                },
                {
                    "key": "parameters",
                    "value": [
                        {
                            "description": "Array of Message Hub brokers",
                            "name": "kafka_brokers_sasl",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Message Hub username",
                            "name": "user",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Message Hub password",
                            "name": "password",
                            "required": true,
                            "type": "password"
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Topic that you wish to produce a message to",
                            "name": "topic",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "The value for the message you want to produce",
                            "name": "value",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "The key for the message you want to produce",
                            "name": "key",
                            "required": false
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "If true, the message will be produced with a Base64 decoded version of the value parameter",
                            "name": "base64DecodeValue",
                            "required": false
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "If true, the message will be produced with a Base64 decoded version of the key parameter",
                            "name": "base64DecodeKey",
                            "required": false
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "feeds": [
        {
            "name": "messageHubFeed",
            "version": "0.0.18",
            "annotations": [
                {
                    "key": "description",
                    "value": "Feed to list to Message Hub messages"
                },
                {
                    "key": "provide-api-key",
                    "value": true
                },
                {
                    "key": "feed",
                    "value": true
                },
                {
                    "key": "sampleInput",
                    "value": {
                        "endpoint": "openwhisk.ng.bluemix.net",
                        "isJSONData": "false",
                        "kafka_admin_url": "https://kafka-admin-prod01.messagehub.services.us-south.bluemix.net:443",
                        "kafka_brokers_sasl": "[\"kafka01-prod01.messagehub.services.us-south.bluemix.net:9093\"]",
                        "password": "somePassword",
                        "topic": "mytopic",
                        "username": "someUsername"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "key": "exec",
                    "value": "nodejs:10"
                },
                {
                    "key": "parameters",
                    "value": [
                        {
                            "description": "Array of Message Hub brokers",
                            "name": "kafka_brokers_sasl",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Message Hub username",
                            "name": "user",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Message Hub password",
                            "name": "password",
                            "required": true,
                            "type": "password"
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Topic to subscribe to",
                            "name": "topic",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Attempt to parse message value as JSON",
                            "name": "isJSONData",
                            "required": false
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Encode key as Base64",
                            "name": "isBinaryKey",
                            "required": false
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Encode message value as Base64",
                            "name": "isBinaryValue",
                            "required": false
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Hostname and port of OpenWhisk deployment",
                            "name": "endpoint",
                            "required": true
                        },
                        {
                            "description": "Your Message Hub admin REST URL",
                            "name": "kafka_admin_url",
                            "required": true
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
```

### Expected output of trigger creation

```=
$ ibmcloud fn trigger create my-forecast-trigger -f /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds/messageHubFeed -p topic forecast -p isJSONData true
ok: invoked /kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds/messageHubFeed with id 3aab0ab6adaf4e0fab0ab6adafae0fe2
{
    "activationId": "3aab0ab6adaf4e0fab0ab6adafae0fe2",
    "annotations": [
        {
            "key": "binding",
            "value": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev/Bluemix_my-evt-hub_evt-hub-creds"
        },
        {
            "key": "path",
            "value": "whisk.system/messaging/messageHubFeed"
        },
        {
            "key": "waitTime",
            "value": 50
        },
        {
            "key": "kind",
            "value": "nodejs:10"
        },
        {
            "key": "timeout",
            "value": false
        },
        {
            "key": "limits",
            "value": {
                "concurrency": 1,
                "logs": 10,
                "memory": 256,
                "timeout": 60000
            }
        },
        {
            "key": "initTime",
            "value": 349
        }
    ],
    "duration": 1215,
    "end": 1566926566669,
    "logs": [],
    "name": "messageHubFeed",
    "namespace": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de_dev",
    "publish": false,
    "response": {
        "result": {
            "uuid": "b2102cb4-252c-46fd-8450-d0b4995f0c90"
        },
        "status": "success",
        "success": true
    },
    "start": 1566926565454,
    "subject": "kaffemuehle@posteo.de",
    "version": "0.0.20"
}
ok: created trigger my-forecast-trigger
```