In this article we explore Flowpipe, a new tool to author and run workflows (i.e. sequences of steps that each fetch some data or perform some action, such as calling a REST API). It uses HCL, the same language as Terraform/OpenTofu, to define the workflows, as opposed to a UI or pure code. We review the project, the language, the available actions, try a few simple workflows, and explore tools that are somewhat similar to Flowpipe.
