aws-sdk-js-v3-workshop

In this workshop, we're going to:

Build a simple note taking application.
Identify the benefits of using AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 over v2.

The note taking application is the modified version from the original Open Source MIT licensed project shared in the tutorials on serverless-stack.

If you are starting a new project with AWS SDK for JavaScript v3, then please refer aws-sdk-js-notes-app which uses more services in addition to S3 and DynamoDB.

Pre-requisites

To set up this workshop package, complete the following tasks:

Install Node.js by following these steps:
1. Install nvm.
2. Use node v12.x.x by running nvm use or nvm use 12 in a terminal window.
3. Verify that node is installed by running node -v in a terminal window and confirm that it shows the latest version of v10, such as v12.17.0).
Install yarn.
- We recommend using yarn for its simplicity, speed and yarn workspaces.
Install dependencies by running yarn.
If you don't have an AWS account, create one.
- If you're an Amazon employee, see the internal wiki for creating an AWS account.
Install the AWS CLI.
- Verify that the AWS CLI is installed by running aws in a terminal window.
Set up AWS Shared Credential File.
- Your ~/.aws/credentials (%UserProfile%\.aws\credentials on Windows) should look like the following:
```
[default]
aws_access_key_id = <ACCESS_KEY>
aws_secret_access_key = <SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>
```
- Your ~/.aws/config (%UserProfile%\.aws\config on Windows) should look like the following:
```
[default]
region = us-west-2
```

Exercise1

This exercise code uses AWS SDK for JavaScript v2 as follows:

backend performs create, delete, get, list and update operations on DynamoDB.
frontend does put, get, delete operations using an S3 browser client.

The README files have instructions on how to move both to v3. The backend and frontend can be worked on independently as long as the APIs don't change.

Create backend API

Run: yarn build:backend
This generates bundles to be deployed to lambda.

Deploy infrastructure

Run: yarn cdk deploy
This command:
- Creates AWS infrastructure using AWS Cloud Development Kit.
- Deploys backend bundles to lambda.
- Creates resources to be used in the frontend.

Prepare frontend API

Run: yarn prepare:frontend
This command copies AWS resources to the frontend config.

Debug frontend

Run: yarn start:frontend
This command starts ReactApp for testing frontend, and opens the URL in browser.

Migrate backend from v2 to v3

Follow backend README.md.

Migrate frontend from v2 to v3

Follow frontend README.md.

Clean up

The Cloudformation stack can be deleted by running: yarn cdk destroy

Exercise2

This exercise has the code which uses AWS SDK for JavaScript v3, which you would have got after finishing Exercise1:

backend performs create, delete, get, list and update operations on DynamoDB.
frontend does put, get, delete operations using an S3 browser client.

Edit existing APIs or create new ones to use AWS Services you're familiar with in the backend. For example:

Allow user to set reminder by using Amazon SES/SNS/SQS.
- This can be done by storing new attribute (say remindAt) in DynamoDB.
Amazon Cognito can be used for sign-up, sign-in and access control.
Amazon Polly can be used for reading content of notes.
Amazon Transcribe can be used to allow adding notes via speech
- You can refer example code from amazon-transcribe-websocket-static.
Increase the size limit for attachments and use S3 Multipart Upload instead of existing PutObject operation.
Process images using Amazon Rekognition, to generate and store tags for the images.

Exercise3

Inspect the differences of stack trace if call DynamoDB.putItem with invalid resources in V2 and V3 SDK.

Using v2, call a service with invalid parameters as shown below:

Code

const DynamoDB = require("aws-sdk/clients/dynamodb");
const client = new DynamoDB({ region: "us-west-2" });
const request = client.putItem({
  TableName: "FakeName",
  Item: {
    Foo: { S: "Foo" },
  },
});
request.send((err, data) => {
  console.log(err);
});

When the code fails, the stack trace would look like:

Stack trace

ResourceNotFoundException: Requested resource not found
    at Request.extractError (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/protocol/json.js:51:27)
    at Request.callListeners (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/sequential_executor.js:106:20)
    at Request.emit (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/sequential_executor.js:78:10)
    at Request.emit (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:683:14)
    at Request.transition (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:22:10)
    at AcceptorStateMachine.runTo (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:14:12)
    at XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:26:10
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:38:9)
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:685:12)
    at AcceptorStateMachine.runTo (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:14:12)
    at XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:26:10
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:38:9)
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:685:12)
    at AcceptorStateMachine.runTo (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:14:12)
    at XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/state_machine.js:26:10
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:38:9)
    at Request.<anonymous> (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/request.js:685:12)
    at Request.callListeners (XXX/node_modules/aws-sdk/lib/sequential_executor.js:116:18)

This happens, as Request.transition exists multiple times as the SDK state machine stuck at some state and makes stack trace unreadable.

Is the same operation is tried in v3:

Code

const {
  DynamoDBClient,
  PutItemCommand,
} = require("@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb-node");
const client = new DynamoDBClient({ region: "us-west-2" });
const command = new PutItemCommand({
  TableName: "FakeName",
  Item: {
    Foo: { S: "Foo" },
  },
});
(async () => {
  try {
    await client.send(command);
  } catch (e) {
    console.log(e);
    throw e;
  }
})();

The stack trace would be much smaller: