Fortune Teller

Introduction

This project is a simple serverless application that returns random responses (Yes,No,Maybe) to Yes/No questions. It provides a comprehensive example of building, testing, and deploying an application using Aws Lambda and API Gateway.

Features

• Serverless function using Aws Lambda
• API built with API Gateway Service to trigger the lambda function

Prerequisites

• An Aws Account
• An Internet Connection

Getting Started

Create and configure aws lambda function

• Step 1 : Open Aws Lambda Management Console

• Step 2 : Choose Name and Runtime Environment

• Step 3 : Optional : Rename "lambda_function" file to fortune_teller

• Step 4 : Copy and Paste the Function Code into the Code Box and Click Deploy

• Step 5 : Change the Runtime settings

• Step 6 : Test the lambda function

Create and Configure Aws APi Gateway

• Step 1 : Open Aws API Gateway Management Console

• Step 2 : Choose a Name and Integrate with the Lambda Function

• Step 3 : Configure API Route

• Step 4 : Review and Create

Test the Application

See Function Logs

• The Default Logging Service is CloudWatch

Conclusion

This mini project demonstrated the basic steps involved in creating and deploying a serverless API using AWS Lambda and API Gateway. It also highlighted the importance of logging and monitoring for tracking the behavior of our Lambda functions.