AWS Lambda to Amazon SQS

AWS Lambda → SQS

Create a Lambda function that publishes to an SQS queue

The SAM template deploys a Lambda function, an SQS queue and the IAM permissions required to run the application. The Lambda function publishes a message to the SQS queue when invoked.

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Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns/cd serverless-patterns/lambda-sqs-java

Deploy

sam deploy --guided


Testing

Use the AWS CLI to invoke the Lambda function. The function name is in the outputs of the AWS SAM deployment (the key is QueuePublisherFunction):
1. Invoke the Lambda function to publish a message to the SQS queue: aws lambda invoke --function-name ENTER_YOUR_FUNCTION_NAME outfile.txt.
2. Retrieve the message from the SQS queue, using the queue URL from the AWS SAM deployment outputs: aws sqs receive-message --queue-url ENTER_YOUR_QUEUE_URL

Cleanup

1. Delete the stack: sam delete --stack-name STACK_NAME.
2. Confirm the stack has been deleted: aws cloudformation list-stacks --query "StackSummaries[?contains(StackName,'STACK_NAME')].StackStatus"

Created by:

Steven Cook

Senior Solutions Architect at AWS.

James Beswick

James Beswick

I am a self-confessed serverless geek and enjoy helping developers build faster with serverless! I have been software developer and product manager before becoming a Developer Advocate. Ask me anything!

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