Native builder for AWS Lambda + NodeJS modules

This project allows users to easily install NodeJS modules, including those written as addons with gyp in C/C++ for AWS Lambda.

Installation

The easiest way to use this is via a shell alias installed as such:

$ echo 'alias awslambda-npm-install="docker run -v \$PWD:/var/task iopipe/awslambda-npm-install"' >> ~/.bashrc

Usage

From your project directory:

$ awslambda-npm-install

This will build C/C++ modules and install them into your node_modules directory using the latest verison of NodeJS.

That's it!

Selecting version of NodeJS

Specify a Docker tag on the image name. Supported tags include:

• v6
• v4
• v6.10.2
• v4.3.2

The tag may be specified as in the following command:

docker run -v $PWD:/var/task iopipe/awslambda-npm-install:v4 <npm-path>

Building this Docker image

Build for NodeJS v4.3.2:

docker build --build_arg NODE_VERSION=4.3.2 -t awslambda-npm-install .

Build for NodeJS v6.10.2:

docker build --build_arg NODE_VERSION=6.10.2 -t awslambda-npm-install .

Example project

The following example will create a new Serverless Framework project and add the native protocol buffers module.

$ serverless create -t aws-nodejs
$ docker run -v $PWD:/var/task iopipe/awslambda-npm-install protobuf
$ cat <<EOF > handler.js
var protobuf = require('protobuf')
module.exports.hello = (event, context, callback) => {
  callback()
}
EOF
$ serverless deploy

Technical details

This image is built on AWS Linux and builds its own versions of NodeJS based on the versions used by AWS. None of these files have been copied from the AWS Lambda environment, but are publicly and legally available sources and binaries provided by AWS and the NodeJS foundation for public and open use.

License

Apache-2.0 see LICENSE

Copyright 2017 IOpipe, Inc.