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altlambda

v1.0.5

Published

* Install the package ```bash npm install altlambda --save-dev ````

Downloads

3

Readme

QUICK START

  • Install the package
    npm install altlambda --save-dev
  • Add to package.json under scripts:
    "altlambda" : "node node_modules/altlambda"
  • Copy the sample config file into current folder
    cp node_modules/altlambda/altlambda.json ./
  • Configure your lambdas and run it...
	npm run altlambda
  • Should start listening on port 8000 or whatever you changed it to (in the index file currently, will be the altlambda.cfg in the near future)

Test by browsing to included test function:

http://localhost:8000/test

See lambda run
run lambda run!

NOTE: altlambda.json - is your configuration file... you will need a config section per api/lambda combo you want

TODO NOTES/LOG:

  • [X] - override console.log()
  • [X] - create log streams for each lambda...
  • [ ] - Apart from the sandbox escapes, it was also possible to create a denial of service using infinite while loop
  • [ ] - Set maxtimeout for the lambdas... and "freeze" them... or whatever...
  • [ ] - Because i'm not doing real VM's per se... I can't freeze/thaw them.. exactly like AWS... consider alternatives.. potentially use Docker containers per lambda...

Other thoughts...

  • [ ] - Memory limits/max ram?
  • [ ] - Disk limits?
  • [ ] - Read only FS?
  • [ ] - Do I need to put this in Docker instead?
  • [ ] - Simulate Layers???
  • [ ] - Max execution time... from an API gateway perspective as well separate from Lambda
  • [ ] - Specify alternative start functions instead of index.handler
  • [X] - Override the console.log and get in a file...
  • [X] - Add simulated cold start delay... (simulated)
  • [ ] - Parameterize the cold start delay