I've googled around but with no luck... I need to read some configuration values stored inside a AWS Systems Manager -> AppConfig configuration (stored as text, not flag) but I've not found a C# example...
I've also tried on the AWS Console to add the layer as specified here but with no success.
For now I've used a SecretManager but it's not the correct place to store the config information... can someone help me?
Thanks
Since your question is about C# example for AppConfig, you can take a look on https://github.com/ScottHand/AppConfigNETCoreSample/tree/5f5db8d375e4df92dd7dc1b8a16f42bfb042e645.
There is interesting issue with .NET client though that https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appconfig/2019-10-09/APIReference/API_GetConfiguration.html is deprecated in favor of StartConfigurationSession and GetLatestConfiguration, however .NET client do not have yet support for these methods https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaSDK/latest/javadoc/com/amazonaws/services/appconfig/AmazonAppConfigAsyncClient.html
Recommended approach is though to go with lambda extension, so you can try to open another question with your problem of setting up the extension.
Alternatively you can use SSM Parameter Store which also might be suitable for your Lambda use case.
The Amazon.Extensions.Configuration.SystemsManager package might be helpful with what you are trying to achieve. You need to store your configuration as JSON.
This is how it can be implemented using the .NET Core Configuration mechanism.
builder.Configuration.SetBasePath(Environment.CurrentDirectory)
.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddSystemsManager($"/{builder.Configuration["AwsAppConfig:ApplicationId"]}/", TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5))
.AddAppConfigUsingLambdaExtension(builder.Configuration["AwsAppConfig:ApplicationId"], builder.Configuration["AwsAppConfig:EnvironmentId"], builder.Configuration["AwsAppConfig:ConfigurationProfileId"])
.Build();
For more information, you can check out the documentation here.
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Does anyone knows a way to map the dependencies or requirements of any GCP API?
E.g. enabling container.googleapis.com would automatically enable compute.googleapis.com and others into a same chart/table/text/anything.
The GCP docs don't specify any such dependency for any API (from what I have seen so far). So I'm either looking for a Doc which specifies this, a gcloud command or a completely different tool that can help mapping it.
We don't have any public external documentation around service dependencies for now. therefore please open a FR in refer to this link
did you open a Feature Request as suggested ? If so, can you share the link ?
As a faint consolation, you can have a look at this article from which we can tell that the API interdependency information was once available through the serviceusage API.
There you'll find a diagram as of october 2020 (see screenshot bellow)
One workaround could be to use the Service Usage API. The disable method has a disableDependentServices field which disables all services that depend on the services being disabled.
You could enable a bunch of services in GCP, disable a service, and observe which dependent services are also disabled.
I did end up opening a feature request for this and the fact that I had to do so still boggles the mind.
I want to make a bot that makes other bots on Telegram platform. I want to use AWS infrastructure, look like their Lamdba functions are perfect fit, pay for them only when they are active. In my concept, each bot equal to one lambda function, and they all share the same codebase.
At the starting point, I thought to make each new Lambda function programmatically, but this will bring me problems later I think, like need to attach many services programmatically via AWS SDK: Gateway API, DynamoDB. But the main problem, how I will update the codebase for these 1000+ functions later? I think that bash script is a bad idea here.
So, I moved forward and found SAM (AWS Serverless Application Model) and CloudFormatting, which should help me I guess. But I can't understand the concept. I can make a stack with all the required resources, but how will I make new bots from this one stack? Or should I build a template and make new stacks for each new bot programmatically via AWS SDK from this template?
Next, how to update them later? For example, I want to update all bots that have version 1.1 to version 1.2. How I will replace them? Should I make a new stack or can I update older ones? I don't see any options in UI of CloudFormatting or any related methods in AWS SDK for that.
Thanks
But the main problem, how I will update the codebase for these 1000+ functions later?
You don't. You use lambda alias. This allows you to fully decouple your lambda versions from your clients. This works because you are using an alias of your function in your client's code (or api gateway). The alias is fixed and does not change.
However, alias is like a pointer - it can point to different versions of your lambda function. Therefore, when you publish a new lambda version you just point alias to it. Its fully transparent from your clients and their alias does not require any change.
I agree with #Marcin. Also it would be worth checking serverless? Seems like you are still experimenting so most likely you are deploying using bash scripts with AWS SDK/SAM commands. This is fine but once you start getting the gist of what your architecture looks like, I think you will appreciate what serverless can offer. You can deploy/teardown cloudformation stacks in matter of seconds. Also you can use serverless-offline so that you can have a local build of your AWS lambda architecture on your local machine.
All this has saved me hours of grunt work.
The documentation on AWS-CDK has examples of setting it up as a standalone application with support in multiple languages.
I have the following questions regarding the same:
Is it possible to use it within a separate app (written in .NET Core or Angular) like a library?
By above I mean being able to instantiate the construct classes within my app's services and create stacks in my AWS account.
If yes, how does it affect the deployment process? Will invoking the synth() function, generate the cloud-formation templates as expected?
Apologies if my question is vague. I am just getting started with this and am willing to provide necessary details if needed.
I appreciate any help in this regard. Thank you.
I've tried using cdk as a library, but had a few issues and started calling it from another app by using a cli call.
I was using typescript and basically what I did was to call the synth method on the app construct:
import * as cdk from '#aws-cdk/core';
const app = new cdk.App();
... // do something
const cf = app.synth(); // here you get the cloud assembly
cf.something() // you can manipulate the results here
A few issues I found was to get errors during synth as they were not proper bubbled up.
I couldn't find a way to deal with the assets either...
In summary, I didn't explore it much further than that, but I think cdk might need more development to be able to use all its features when importing as a library.
I'm trying to use AWS explorer in PyCharm to download and edit an existing lambda function on my AWS account, but I'm unable to find out how to do that. I've read through all the documentation available on the wiki as well as followed a bunch of tutorials on deploying new lambda functions, but I can't find out how to edit and download existing functions. I can download the AWS lambda using the console, but I'm not sure how to get this to be editable in my PyCharm project, but this also seems like a workaround anyway. Is there a way to do this within the AWS Explorer tool?
No, currently (Oct 2019) you can't download a Lambda Function's source and edit it locally. If you know the name of the S3 object where the code is stored, you could pull that file down adn make changes, re-zip it, re-upload it back to S3, force the Lambda to cold-start (change the memory slider) and it will pick up the new code. but this is extremely brittle.
Have you tried cloud9, I find it the best way to work on lambdas, especially if you are working as a team. but the problem with cloud9 is also it seems it's not actively being developed and you have lots of manual work to update SAM and dev tools in there. Anyhow I still recommend cloud9.
I have a question about the lambda functions versioning capabilities.
I know how the standard way of versioning works out of the box in AWS but I thought there is a way for the publisher to specify the version number which would tag a specific snapshot of the function. More exactly what I was thinking of was including in the uploaded zip file a config.json where the version would be specified. And this would be used afterwards by AWS for tagging.
The reason I am asking is because I would like, for example, to keep in sync the version of the lambda function with the CI job build number that built (zipped) the lambda.
Any ideas?
Many thanks
A good option would be store your CI job build number as an environment variable on the Lambda function.
Its not exactly a recommended way to version AWS Lambda functions, but definitely helps in sticking to typical 1.x.x. versioning strategies and keeping them consistent across the pipeline.
Flipping the topic the other way around. Can we go with AWS Lambda versions 1.2.3., and then find a way to have our CI builds also use a single digit version no? Im not yet comfortable with this approach, and like the flexibility of 1.x.x as a versioning scheme to indicate major.minor.patch.
Standard Lambda versioning.
This is the most detailed blog I came across on this topic.
https://www.concurrencylabs.com/blog/configure-your-lambda-function-like-a-champ-sail-smoothly/
When you are deploying the Lambda function through CLI command or API, its not possible to give a custom version number. Its currently an automatically generated value by aws.
This makes it not possible to map the version number in a configuration file to the Lambda version supporting your use case.