lambda-local

What is lambda-local?

The lambda-local npm package allows you to run and test AWS Lambda functions locally. This can be useful for development and debugging purposes, as it enables you to simulate the AWS Lambda environment on your local machine.

What are lambda-local's main functionalities?

Run Lambda Function Locally

This feature allows you to execute a Lambda function locally by specifying the event, the path to the Lambda function, AWS credentials, and a timeout. The code sample demonstrates how to set up and run a Lambda function locally using lambda-local.

const lambdaLocal = require('lambda-local');
const path = require('path');

lambdaLocal.execute({
    event: require('./event.json'),
    lambdaPath: path.join(__dirname, 'index.js'),
    profilePath: '~/.aws/credentials',
    profileName: 'default',
    timeoutMs: 3000
}).then(function(done) {
    console.log(done);
}).catch(function(err) {
    console.log(err);
});

Simulate AWS Context

This feature allows you to simulate the AWS context object that is passed to Lambda functions. The code sample shows how to define a custom context and use it when executing a Lambda function locally.

const lambdaLocal = require('lambda-local');
const path = require('path');

const context = {
    functionName: 'myLambdaFunction',
    awsRequestId: '1234567890',
    logGroupName: '/aws/lambda/myLambdaFunction',
    logStreamName: '2021/01/01/[$LATEST]abcdef1234567890'
};

lambdaLocal.execute({
    event: require('./event.json'),
    lambdaPath: path.join(__dirname, 'index.js'),
    context: context,
    timeoutMs: 3000
}).then(function(done) {
    console.log(done);
}).catch(function(err) {
    console.log(err);
});

Custom Environment Variables

This feature allows you to set custom environment variables for your Lambda function. The code sample demonstrates how to set an environment variable and use it when running a Lambda function locally.

const lambdaLocal = require('lambda-local');
const path = require('path');

process.env.MY_ENV_VAR = 'myValue';

lambdaLocal.execute({
    event: require('./event.json'),
    lambdaPath: path.join(__dirname, 'index.js'),
    timeoutMs: 3000
}).then(function(done) {
    console.log(done);
}).catch(function(err) {
    console.log(err);
});

Other packages similar to lambda-local

serverless-offline

The serverless-offline package allows you to run Serverless applications and AWS Lambda functions locally. It integrates with the Serverless Framework and provides a more comprehensive local development environment, including support for API Gateway, DynamoDB, and other AWS services. Compared to lambda-local, serverless-offline offers a broader range of features and better integration with the Serverless Framework.

localstack

LocalStack is a fully functional local AWS cloud stack that allows you to develop and test cloud applications offline. It supports a wide range of AWS services, including Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and more. Compared to lambda-local, LocalStack offers a more comprehensive local AWS environment, making it suitable for testing complex applications that rely on multiple AWS services.

README

Lambda-local

Lambda-local lets you test Amazon Lambda functions on your local machine with stub data.
The context of the Lambda function is already loaded so you do not have to worry about it.
You can pass any event JSON object as you please.

Usage

# Usage
lambda-local -l index.js -h handler -e event-samples/s3-put.js 

About

Command

• -l, --lambdapath [lambda file name] Specify Lambda function file name.
• -e, --eventpath [event data file name] Specify event data file name.
• -h, --handler [lambda-function handler name (optional)] Lambda function handler name. Default is "handler".
• -t, --timeout [timeout seconds (optional)] Seconds until lambda function timeout. Default is 3 seconds.

Event data

Event sample data are placed in event-samples folder - feel free to use the files in here, or create your own event data.
Event data are just JSON objects exported:

# Sample event data 
module.exports = {
	foo: "bar"
};

Context

The context object has been directly extracted from the source visible when running an actual Lambda function on AWS. They may change the internals of this object, and Lambda-local does not guarantee that this will always be up-to-date with the actual context object.

AWS-SDK

Since the Amazon Lambda can load the AWS-SDK npm without installation, Lambda-local has also packaged AWS-SDK in its dependencies. If you want to use this, please manually add Lambda-local's path to NODE_PATH with the following:

export NODE_PATH='/path/to/lambda-local/node_modules'

License

This library is released under the MIT license.

Changelog

0.0.10 (2016/5/29)

• Support for Node.js 4.3.2 runtime
• Added feature to import AWS profile from commandline option
• Added necessary environment variables