A repository for the implementation of a REST API

brew update
brew install node

mkdir rest-implementation
cd rest-implementation
mkdir lib
touch lib/base.js index.js package.json

package.json

{
  "name": "rest-implementation",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A RESTful API.",
  "author": "https://github.com/retrosight/rest-implementation/graphs/contributors",
  "main": "index.js",
  "repository": "https://github.com/retrosight/rest-implementation",
  "license": "MIT",
  "dependencies": {},
  "devDependencies": {},
  "scripts": {
    "zip": "zip -r ../rest-implementation *"
  }
}

index.js

var package = require("./package.json");
var base = require("./lib/base.js");
console.log("{\"package\":\"" + package.name + ",\"version\":\"" + package.version +"\"}");
exports.handler = function (event, context) {
  console.log("{\"from\":\"index.exports.handler\",\"to\":\"base.handleRequest\"}");
  base.handleRequest(event, context.done);
}

lib/base.js

exports.handleRequest = function (requestData, callback) {
  console.log("{\"enter\":\"base.handleRequest\"}");
  var responseData = {received_as_input: requestData};
  callback(null, responseData);
}

npm install
npm run zip

• Navigate to https://console.aws.amazon.com/lambda/home.
• Click the Create a function button.

• Click the Author from scratch button.

• Select the API Gateway trigger by clicking the gray, dashed-lined box.
• Click the Enter value button where applicable.

API name:         rest-implementation
Deployment stage: prod <-- Default
Security:         AWS IAM <-- Default

• Click the Next button.

• Basic information

Name:        base
Description: <null>
Runtime:     node.js 6.10

• Lambda function code
  • Select Upload a .ZIP file from the Code entry type drop down menu.
  • Click the Upload button for Function package.
  • Choose the zip file created earlier.
  • Accept all other defaults.
• Lambda function handler and role

Handler:          index.handler
Role:             Create new role from template(s)
Role name:        role
Policy templates: <null>

• Accept all other defaults.
• Click the Next button at the bottom of the page.

• Click the Create function button at the bottom of the page.
• The function is created and you are navigated to the Lambda > Functions page for the function.

• Click the Test button at the top of the page.
• You should see: "Execution result: succeeded (logs)" with a Details expando.

To clean up:

• Delete the function in Lambda.
  • Click the Actions drop down.
  • Select Delete function.
  • Click the Delete button to confirm.
• Delete the role in IAM.
  • Navigate to https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home.
  • Click Roles in the sidebar.
  • Place a check next to role in the list of roles.
  • Click the Role actions drop down.
  • Select Delete role.
  • Click the Yes, Delete button to confirm.
• Delete the service in API Gateway.
  • Navigate to https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/home.
  • Click the hyperlink for rest-implementation.
  • Click the Actions drop down.
  • Select Delete API.
  • Enter the name of the API.
  • Click the Delete API button.