Introduction to testing with sam local start-lambda

To use sam local start-lambda

1. From the root directory of your project, run the following:

   $ sam local start-lambda <options>

2. The AWS SAM CLI builds your Lambda functions in a local Docker container. It then outputs the local address to your HTTP server endpoint. The following is an example:

   $ sam local start-lambda
   Initializing the lambda functions containers.
   Local image is up-to-date
   Using local image: public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.9-rapid-x86_64.
   
   Mounting /Users/.../sam-app/hello_world as /var/task:ro,delegated, inside runtime container
   Containers Initialization is done.
   Starting the Local Lambda Service. You can now invoke your Lambda Functions defined in your template through the endpoint.
   2023-04-13 07:25:43 WARNING: This is a development server. Do not use it in a production deployment. Use a production WSGI server instead.
    * Running on http://127.0.0.1:3001
   2023-04-13 07:25:43 Press CTRL+C to quit

3. Use the AWS CLI or SDKs to invoke your Lambda function locally.

   The following is an example using the AWS CLI:

   $ aws lambda invoke --function-name "HelloWorldFunction" --endpoint-url "http://127.0.0.1:3001" --no-verify-ssl out.txt
       
   StatusCode: 200
   (END)

   The following is an example using the AWS SDK for Python:

   import boto3
   from botocore.config import Config
   from botocore import UNSIGNED
   
   lambda_client = boto3.client('lambda',
                                endpoint_url="http://127.0.0.1:3001",
                                use_ssl=False,
                                verify=False,
                                config=Config(signature_version=UNSIGNED,
                                              read_timeout=1,
                                              retries={'max_attempts': 0}
                                              )
                               )
   lambda_client.invoke(FunctionName="HelloWorldFunction")