@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters

AWS Lambda Powertools for TypeScript

⚠️ WARNING: Do not use this utility in production just yet! ⚠️
This AWS Lambda Powertools for TypeScript utility is currently released as beta developer preview and is intended strictly for feedback and testing purposes only. This version is not stable, and significant breaking changes might incur before going before the GA release.

Powertools is a developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity.

You can use the library in both TypeScript and JavaScript code bases.

Also available in Python, Java, and .NET.

Documentation | npm | Roadmap | Examples | Serverless TypeScript Demo

Table of contents

• Features
• Getting started
  • Installation
  • Examples
  • Serverless TypeScript Demo application
• Contribute
• Roadmap
• Connect
• Credits
• License

Features

• Tracer - Utilities to trace Lambda function handlers, and both synchronous and asynchronous functions
• Logger - Structured logging made easier, and a middleware to enrich log items with key details of the Lambda context
• Metrics - Custom Metrics created asynchronously via CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format (EMF)
• Parameters (beta) - High-level functions to retrieve one or more parameters from AWS SSM, Secrets Manager, AppConfig, and DynamoDB

Getting started

Find the complete project's documentation here.

Installation

The AWS Lambda Powertools for TypeScript utilities follow a modular approach, similar to the official AWS SDK v3 for JavaScript.
Each TypeScript utility is installed as standalone NPM package.

Install all three core utilities at once with this single command:

npm install @aws-lambda-powertools/logger @aws-lambda-powertools/tracer @aws-lambda-powertools/metrics

Or refer to the installation guide of each utility:

👉 Installation guide for the Tracer utility

👉 Installation guide for the Logger utility

👉 Installation guide for the Metrics utility

👉 Installation guide for the Parameters utility

Examples

• CDK
• SAM

Serverless TypeScript Demo application

The Serverless TypeScript Demo shows how to use Lambda Powertools for TypeScript.
You can find instructions on how to deploy and load test this application in the repository.

Contribute

If you are interested in contributing to this project, please refer to our Contributing Guidelines.

Roadmap

The roadmap of Powertools is driven by customers’ demand.
Help us prioritize upcoming functionalities or utilities by upvoting existing RFCs and feature requests, or creating new ones, in this GitHub repository.

Connect

• AWS Lambda Powertools on Discord: #typescript - Invite link
• Email: [e-mail]

Credits

Credits for the Lambda Powertools idea go to DAZN and their DAZN Lambda Powertools.

License

This library is licensed under the MIT-0 License. See the LICENSE file.