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Creating an Event-driven Serverless Function with AWS Lambda
Learn AWS Lambda by creating a Lambda function that extracts data from a file uploaded to S3 then adds that data as tags, ensuring that function has appropriate permissions, and adding a test event.
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Challenge
Create IAM role
Using the Identity and Access Manager, create a role for the Lambda function that includes the BasicLambdaExecutionRole as well as the ability to retrieve and tag objects in S3.
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Create Lambda function
Using the code provided, create a Lambda function. Assign it the role defined in the previous objective.
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Add a trigger
Ensure the existing
book-bucket-*is set to trigger the function during all object create events. -
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Test the Lambda function
Create a new test event for the Lambda function using the provided test event JSON. Update the bucket name appropriately.
Test the function using the event. Optionally, you can further test the function by uploading additional book copy.
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