I discovered a Docker image called LambCi that allows you to test lambda functions locally on docker and wanted to share with you how it works.
Python Lambda Function
We will create a basic lambda function to demonstrate how it works.
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$ mkdir task
$ cat > task/lambda_function.py << EOF
import json
def lambda_handler(event, context):
if event:
try:
event['name']
name = event['name']
output_string = 'My name is {}'.format(name.capitalize())
except KeyError:
output_string = 'A name was not defined in the event payload'
return output_string
EOF
Now that we’ve created the function, run the docker container with the parameters of the functions handler method and the event parameters:
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$ docker run --rm -v "$PWD/task":/var/task lambci/lambda:python3.7 lambda_function.lambda_handler '{"name": "ruan"}'
START RequestId: 70025895-1233-1362-8006-c2784b5d80b6 Version: $LATEST
END RequestId: 70025895-1233-1362-8006-c2784b5d80b6
REPORT RequestId: 70025895-1233-1362-8006-c2784b5d80b6 Duration: 7.51 ms Billed Duration: 100 ms Memory Size: 1536 MB Max Memory Used: 23 MB
"My name is Ruan"
And another call:
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$ docker run --rm -v "$PWD/task":/var/task lambci/lambda:python3.7 lambda_function.lambda_handler '{"nam": "ruan"}'
START RequestId: f7ab2e97-05db-1184-a009-11b92638534f Version: $LATEST
END RequestId: f7ab2e97-05db-1184-a009-11b92638534f
REPORT RequestId: f7ab2e97-05db-1184-a009-11b92638534f Duration: 5.32 ms Billed Duration: 100 ms Memory Size: 1536 MB Max Memory Used: 23 MB
"A name was not defined in the event payload"
