aws-serverless
Specialized skill for building production-ready serverless applications on AWS. Covers Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS event-driven patterns, SAM/CDK deployment, and cold start optimization.
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AWS Serverless
Patterns
Lambda Handler Pattern
Proper Lambda function structure with error handling
When to use: ['Any Lambda function implementation', 'API handlers, event processors, scheduled tasks']
```javascript
// Node.js Lambda Handler
// handler.js
// Initialize outside handler (reused across invocations)
const { DynamoDBClient } = require('@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb');
const { DynamoDBDocumentClient, GetCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb');
const client = new DynamoDBClient({});
const docClient = DynamoDBDocumentClient.from(client);
// Handler function
exports.handler = async (event, context) => {
// Optional: Don't wait for event loop to clear (Node.js)
context.callbackWaitsForEmptyEventLoop = false;
try {
// Parse input based on event source
const body = typeof event.body === 'string'
? JSON.parse(event.body)
: event.body;
// Business logic
const result = await processRequest(body);
// Return API Gateway compatible response
return {
statusCode: 200,
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'
},
body: JSON.stringify(result)
};
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', JSON.stringify({
error: error.message,
stack: error.stack,
requestId: context.awsRequestId
}));
return {
statusCode: error.statusCode || 500,
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({
error: error.message || 'Internal server error'
})
};
}
};
async function processRequest(data) {
// Your business logic here
const result = await docClient.send(new GetCommand({
TableName: process.env.TABLE_NAME,
Key: { id: data.id }
}));
return result.Item;
}
# Python Lambda Handler
# handler.py
import json
import os
import logging
import boto3
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
# Initialize outside handler (reused across invocations)
logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
table = dynamodb.Table(os.environ['TABLE_NAME'])
def handler(event, context):
try:
# Parse i
API Gateway Integration Pattern
REST API and HTTP API integration with Lambda
When to use: ['Building REST APIs backed by Lambda', 'Need HTTP endpoints for functions']
```yaml
# template.yaml (SAM)
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31
Globals:
Function:
Runtime: nodejs20.x
Timeout: 30
MemorySize: 256
Environment:
Variables:
TABLE_NAME: !Ref ItemsTable
Resources:
# HTTP API (recommended for simple use cases)
HttpApi:
Type: AWS::Serverless::HttpApi
Properties:
StageName: prod
CorsConfiguration:
AllowOrigins:
- "*"
AllowMethods:
- GET
- POST
- DELETE
AllowHeaders:
- "*"
# Lambda Functions
GetItemFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
Handler: src/handlers/get.handler
Events:
GetItem:
Type: HttpApi
Properties:
ApiId: !Ref HttpApi
Path: /items/{id}
Method: GET
Policies:
- DynamoDBReadPolicy:
TableName: !Ref ItemsTable
CreateItemFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
Handler: src/handlers/create.handler
Events:
CreateItem:
Type: HttpApi
Properties:
ApiId: !Ref HttpApi
Path: /items
Method: POST
Policies:
- DynamoDBCrudPolicy:
TableName: !Ref ItemsTable
# DynamoDB Table
ItemsTable:
Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
Properties:
AttributeDefinitions:
- AttributeName: id
AttributeType: S
KeySchema:
- AttributeName: id
KeyType: HASH
BillingMode: PAY_PER_REQUEST
Outputs:
ApiUrl:
Value: !Sub "https://${HttpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/prod"
// src/handlers/get.js
const { getItem } = require('../lib/dynamodb');
exports.handler = async (event) => {
const id = event.pathParameters?.id;
if (!id) {
return {
statusCode: 400,
body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'Missing id parameter' })
};
}
const item =
Event-Driven SQS Pattern
Lambda triggered by SQS for reliable async processing
When to use: ['Decoupled, asynchronous processing', 'Need retry logic and DLQ', 'Processing messages in batches']
```yaml
# template.yaml
Resources:
ProcessorFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
Handler: src/handlers/processor.handler
Events:
SQSEvent:
Type: SQS
Properties:
Queue: !GetAtt ProcessingQueue.Arn
BatchSize: 10
FunctionResponseTypes:
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- Document Processing
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