lambda trigger

lambda/trigger/lambda_function.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import boto3
+import os
+import random 
+import string
+
+'''
+This lambda handler submits a job to a AWS Batch queue.
+JobQueue, and JobDefinition environment variables must be set. 
+These environment variables are intended to be set to the Name, not the Arn. 
+'''
+def lambda_handler(event,context):
+    # Grab data from environment
+    jobqueue = os.environ['JobQueue']
+    jobdef = os.environ['JobDefinition']
+
+    # Create unique name for the job (this does not need to be unique)
+    job1Name = 'job1' + ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=4))
+
+    # Set up a batch client 
+    session = boto3.session.Session()
+    client = session.client('batch')
+
+    # Submit the job
+    job1 = client.submit_job(
+        jobName=job1Name,
+        jobQueue=jobqueue,
+        jobDefinition=jobdef
+    )
+    print("Started Job: {}".format(job1['jobName']))

lambda/trigger/requirements.txt

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+boto3>=1.6.0