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https://github.com/marwandebbiche/pylambdarest

Lightweight python framework for building REST API using AWS Lambda + API Gateway
https://github.com/marwandebbiche/pylambdarest

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Lightweight python framework for building REST API using AWS Lambda + API Gateway

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# pylambdarest

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pylambdarest is a lightweight opinionated framework for building REST API using [AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/) and [API Gateway](https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/).

## Motivation

Why another framework ?

When using API Gateway and python Lambda functions, the most common pattern is to have a unique Lambda function triggered by a proxy API Gateway resource. The Lambda then uses a framework like [Flask](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/) to do all the routing. In an API Gateway + Lambda context, I feel like **the routing should be handled by API Gateway itself**, then forwarding the request to specific Lambda functions for each resource or endpoint.

## Features

- No routing. Yes, this is a feature. Routing should be handled by API Gateway.
- API Gateway event parsing (including request body and path parameters).
- Cleaner syntax.
- Optional body schema and query parameters validation.

## Installation

Install the package from PyPI using pip:

```
$ pip install pylambdarest
```

pylambdarest should also be included in the deployment package of your Lambda functions.

## Getting started

pylambdarest provides a `@route` decorator to parse the API Gateway event into a `Request` object available in the handler function as an argument. It also formats the handler's output to the expected Lambda + API Gateway format seamlessly.

Turning this:

```python
import json

def handler(event, context):
body = json.loads(event["body"])
query_params = event["queryStringParameters"]
path_params = event["pathParameters"]

return {
"statusCode": 200,
"body": json.dumps({
"message": f"Hello from AWS Lambda {body['name']}!!"
})
}

```

Into this:

```python
from pylambdarest import route

@route()
def handler(request):
body = request.json
query_params = request.query_params
path_params = request.path_params

return 200, {"message": f"Hello from AWS Lambda {body['name']}!!"}
```

You can still access the original `event` and `context` arguments from the handler:

```python
from pylambdarest import route

@route()
def handler(request, event, context):
print(event)
body = request.json

return 200, {"message": f"Hello from AWS Lambda {body['name']}!!"}
```


Path parameters defined in API Gateway can also be accessed directly as function argument:


![api-gateway-path-params](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarwanDebbiche/pylambdarest/master/images/api-gateway-path-params.png)

```python
from pylambdarest import route

@route()
def get_user(user_id):
print(user_id)

# get user from db
user = {"id": user_id, "name": "John Doe"}

return 200, user
```

## Schema Validation

pylambdarest optionally provides schema validation using [jsonschema](https://github.com/Julian/jsonschema):

```python
from pylambdarest import route

user_schema = {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["name"],
"additionalProperties": False
}

@route(body_schema=user_schema)
def create_user(request):
# If the request's body does not
# satisfy the user_schema,
# a 400 will be returned

# Create user here

return 201

query_params_schema = {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
# Only string types are allowed for query parameters.
# Types casting should be done in the handler.
"page": {"type": "string"}
},
"additionalProperties": False
}

@route(query_params_schema=query_params_schema)
def get_users(request):
page = int(request.query_params.get("page", 1))

# request users in db
users = [
{"userId": i}
for i in range((page - 1) * 50, page * 50)
]

return 200, users
```

## Example

You can look at the [sample](https://github.com/MarwanDebbiche/pylambdarest/tree/master/sample) for a minimal pylambdarest API.

In this sample, we use the [serverless](https://www.serverless.com/) framework to declare the API Gateway -> Lambda routing

The packaging of the Lambda functions is done using the [serverless-python-requirements](https://github.com/UnitedIncome/serverless-python-requirements) plugin.