Todo Service built with NodeJS using Serverless Framework, running on AWS Lambda

Pre-requisites

• Install Node.js : https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Install Serverless Framework: npm install -g serverless

Get the Serverless Todo Service project

• Clone Github project : https://github.com/msanand/serverless-todo-api
• Alternatively, you can install the service locally from Github using the serverless command: serverless install --url https://github.com/msanand/serverless-todo-api
• Install module dependencies: npm install

Set-up AWS credentials

• serverless config credentials --provider aws --key <key> --secret <secret>
• Refer serverless documentation for other options.

Test locally

• Install dynamodb local: serverless dynamodb install
• Start Todo Service in offline mode: serverless offline start
• Test the REST APIs @ http://localhost:4000
• Test the functions by invoking them locally. E.g. serverless invoke local -f list

Deploy serverless todo service

• Deploy the Todo Service to AWS Lambda: serverless deploy

Test deployed functions

• Test the APIs of the deployed service using a REST client. API endpoints can be obtained using the command serverless info
• Or test deployed functions using serverless invoke -f <function>

Serverless AWS Lambda CLI Reference: https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/cli-reference/