Welcome to the next module in Phase 1: Build an API in the AWS Developer Learning Plan. Your online store's serverless API handles HTTP requests, implements REST design, and stores product data persistently in Amazon DynamoDB. However, there's an important gap that prevents production deployment. When your AWS Lambda functions encounter errors or edge cases, customers receive generic error messages that provide no guidance. When operations fail due to temporary service issues, those failures dis
AWS Dev - Testing and Error Handling
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AWS Dev - Testing and Error Handling
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Intermediate level
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1 hour to complete
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What you'll learn
Write unit tests for Lambda functions using Python testing frameworks and mock AWS services
Configure dead-letter queues and Lambda Destinations to capture and route failed operations for analysis
Test Lambda functions locally with AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) and deploy with confidence to production environments
Skills you'll gain
- Restful API
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Back-End Web Development
- Cloud-Native Computing
- Software Development
- Web Services
- Cloud Development
- Command-Line Interface
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Computing
- Serverless Computing
- Application Development
- DevOps
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- Cloud Engineering
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Taught in English
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