@aws-cdk/aws-lambda

What is @aws-cdk/aws-lambda?

@aws-cdk/aws-lambda is an AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) module that allows you to define AWS Lambda functions and manage their configurations using code. It provides a high-level, object-oriented abstraction to define and deploy Lambda functions, making it easier to integrate with other AWS services and manage infrastructure as code.

What are @aws-cdk/aws-lambda's main functionalities?

Define a Lambda Function

This code defines a simple AWS Lambda function using the AWS CDK. The function uses Node.js 14.x runtime, specifies the handler, and points to the code directory.

const lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');
const cdk = require('@aws-cdk/core');

class MyStack extends cdk.Stack {
  constructor(scope, id, props) {
    super(scope, id, props);

    new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
      runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_14_X,
      handler: 'index.handler',
      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
    });
  }
}

const app = new cdk.App();
new MyStack(app, 'MyStack');

Add Environment Variables

This code demonstrates how to add environment variables to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS CDK.

const lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');
const cdk = require('@aws-cdk/core');

class MyStack extends cdk.Stack {
  constructor(scope, id, props) {
    super(scope, id, props);

    new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
      runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_14_X,
      handler: 'index.handler',
      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
      environment: {
        KEY: 'value',
      },
    });
  }
}

const app = new cdk.App();
new MyStack(app, 'MyStack');

Add Permissions to Lambda Function

This code shows how to add permissions to an AWS Lambda function using the AWS CDK. In this example, the Lambda function is granted permission to get objects from an S3 bucket.

const lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');
const cdk = require('@aws-cdk/core');
const iam = require('@aws-cdk/aws-iam');

class MyStack extends cdk.Stack {
  constructor(scope, id, props) {
    super(scope, id, props);

    const myFunction = new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
      runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_14_X,
      handler: 'index.handler',
      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
    });

    myFunction.addToRolePolicy(new iam.PolicyStatement({
      actions: ['s3:GetObject'],
      resources: ['arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*'],
    }));
  }
}

const app = new cdk.App();
new MyStack(app, 'MyStack');

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AWS Lambda Construct Library

This construct library allows you to define AWS Lambda Functions.

import lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');

const fn = new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
    runtime: lambda.Runtime.NodeJS810,
    handler: 'index.handler',
    code: lambda.Code.asset('./lambda-handler'),
});

Handler Code

The lambda.Code class includes static convenience methods for various types of runtime code.

• lambda.Code.bucket(bucket, key[, objectVersion]) - specify an S3 object that contains the archive of your runtime code.
• lambda.Code.inline(code) - inline the handle code as a string. This is limited to 4KB.
• lambda.Code.asset(path) - specify a directory or a .zip file in the local filesystem which will be zipped and uploaded to S3 before deployment.

The following example shows how to define a Python function and deploy the code from the local directory my-lambda-handler to it:

Example of Lambda Code from Local Assets

When deploying a stack that contains this code, the directory will be zip archived and then uploaded to an S3 bucket, then the exact location of the S3 objects will be passed when the stack is deployed.

Event Sources

AWS Lambda supports a variety of event sources.

In most cases, it is possible to trigger a function as a result of an event by using one of the onXxx methods on the source construct. For example, the s3.Bucket construct has an onEvent method which can be used to trigger a Lambda when an event, such as PutObject occurs on an S3 bucket.

An alternative way to add event sources to a function is to use function.addEventSource(source). This method accepts an IEventSource object. The module @aws-cdk/aws-lambda-event-sources includes classes for the various event sources supported by AWS Lambda.

For example, the following code adds an SQS queue as an event source for a function:

import { SqsEventSource } from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-event-sources';
fn.addEventSource(new SqsEventSource(queue));

The following code adds an S3 bucket notification as an event source:

import { S3EventSource } from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-event-sources';
fn.addEventSource(new S3EventSource(bucket, {
  events: [ s3.EventType.ObjectCreated, s3.EventType.ObjectDeleted ],
  filters: [ { prefix: 'subdir/' } ] // optional
}));

See the documentation for the @aws-cdk/aws-lambda-event-sources module for more details.

Lambda in CodePipeline

This module also contains an Action that allows you to invoke a Lambda function from CodePipeline:

import codepipeline = require('@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline');

const pipeline = new codepipeline.Pipeline(this, 'MyPipeline');
const lambdaStage = pipeline.addStage('Lambda');
new lambda.PipelineInvokeAction(this, 'Lambda', {
    stage: lambdaStage,
    lambda: fn,
});

You can also add the Lambda to the Pipeline directly:

// equivalent to the code above:
fn.addToPipeline(lambdaStage, 'Lambda');

See the AWS documentation on how to write a Lambda function invoked from CodePipeline.

Lambda with DLQ

import lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');

const fn = new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
    runtime: lambda.Runtime.NodeJS810,
    handler: 'index.handler',
    code: lambda.Code.inline('exports.handler = function(event, ctx, cb) { return cb(null, "hi"); }'),
    deadLetterQueueEnabled: true
});

See the AWS documentation to learn more about AWS Lambdas and DLQs.

Lambda with X-Ray Tracing

import lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');

const fn = new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {
    runtime: lambda.Runtime.NodeJS810,
    handler: 'index.handler',
    code: lambda.Code.inline('exports.handler = function(event, ctx, cb) { return cb(null, "hi"); }'),
    tracing: lambda.Tracing.Active
});

See the AWS documentation to learn more about AWS Lambda's X-Ray support.