General

This repository was created together with this blog post.

Prerequisites

• Install Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
• Install AWS CLI (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-install.html)
• Install AWS SAM (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html)
• Install Docker (https://docs.docker.com)

Development / testing

Invoke lambda on local machine (needs Docker to be installed)

sam local invoke <Function to invoke>

Deployment

From local machine

Package

sam package --template-file template.yaml --s3-bucket <S3 artifacts bucket> --output-template-file outputTemplate.yaml

Deploy

sam deploy --template-file outputTemplate.yaml --stack-name <CloudFormation stack to create/update> --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM

Automated

Automated deployment with CodePipeline (setup explained in this blog post).

Commit and push using GIT