AWS Lambda Extension for VSCode

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🚀 AWS Lambda Extension for VSCode allows you to interact with your AWS Lambda functions directly within VSCode. This extension streamlines the development, testing, and debugging of Lambda functions, providing an intuitive interface for managing Lambda functions, environment variables, tags, code, logs, and more—all within your favorite code editor.

✨ Features

🎯 Lambda Function Management

Add/Remove Lambda Functions: Easily add Lambda functions to your workspace and manage them
Trigger Lambda Functions: Run your AWS Lambda functions with or without payloads
Manage Payloads: Save and reuse JSON payloads for testing
Multiple AWS Profiles: Work with multiple AWS profiles seamlessly
Filter & Search: Find Lambda functions quickly with built-in filtering

📝 Environment Variables Management NEW!

View All Variables: See all Lambda environment variables in a tree view
Add Variables: Create new environment variables with ease
Update Variables: Modify existing environment variable values
Remove Variables: Delete environment variables with confirmation
Real-time Sync: Changes sync immediately with AWS Lambda

🏷️ Tags Management NEW!

View All Tags: Display all Lambda tags as expandable nodes
Add Tags: Create new tags with key-value pairs
Update Tags: Modify existing tag values
Remove Tags: Delete tags with confirmation
Organization: Keep your Lambda functions organized with tags

ℹ️ Lambda Information NEW!

View detailed Lambda configuration in a convenient tree structure:

Description
Runtime
Function ARN
Memory Size
Timeout
State
Last Modified
Last Update Status
Log Format
Log Group
Version

💾 Code Management

Download Lambda Code NEW!: Download Lambda function code to your local machine
- Smart workspace detection (saves to workspace root if available)
- Auto-unzip functionality
- Automatic code path setup for single files
- Quick folder opening after download
Upload Code: Upload and update your Lambda functions with ease
Set Code Path: Point to local code for easy updates
Version Control: Manage your Lambda code locally

📊 CloudWatch Logs

View Latest Logs: Instantly access logs related to your Lambda executions
Log Streams: Browse through multiple log streams
Export Logs: Save logs for later analysis
Filter and Search: Easily navigate through logs using built-in options

🎬 Quick Start

Install the Extension: Search for "AWS Lambda" in VSCode Extensions
Configure AWS Credentials: Set up your AWS credentials (see below)
Add Lambda Function: Click the + icon in the Lambda tree view
Start Managing: Download code, update environment variables, add tags, and more!

📋 New Features Walkthrough

Environment Variables

1. Expand your Lambda function
2. Click "Environment Variables" node
3. Use inline icons to:
   - 🔄 Refresh variables
   - ➕ Add new variable
   - ✏️ Update existing variable
   - 🗑️ Remove variable

Download Code

1. Expand your Lambda function
2. Click on "Code" node
3. Click ☁️ (download) icon
4. Choose location (workspace/downloads/custom)
5. Choose to unzip (recommended)
6. Auto-set code path (if single file detected)
7. Start editing locally!

If you find this extension useful, you can sponsor me on GitHub.

AWS Endpoint URL

You can change your AWS endpoint URL to connect to LocalStack or other AWS-compatible services:

Default: AWS Cloud
LocalStack: http://localhost:4566
Custom endpoint: Set via command palette

AWS Credentials Setup

To access AWS, you need to configure AWS credentials.

For more details on AWS credentials:

Supported Credential Sources

The extension searches for AWS credentials in the following order:

Environment Variables:
- AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
- AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
- AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (optional, for temporary credentials)
Shared Credentials File:
- ~/.aws/credentials (default profile or a named profile)
- ~/.aws/config (for region settings)
Amazon EC2 Instance Metadata Service (IMDS):
- When running on an EC2 instance with an attached IAM role
Amazon ECS Container Credentials:
- When running in an ECS task
SSO Credentials:
- If you've configured SSO using the AWS CLI
Web Identity Token:
- For federated identity access, such as AWS IAM roles for Kubernetes (EKS)

🐛 Bug Report & Feature Requests

To report bugs or request new features:

Create an Issue

🗺️ Roadmap

In Progress

Share active profile with other extensions
Stick to workspace and profile

Future Ideas

Lambda function creation from VSCode
Inline code editing
Advanced log filtering
Performance metrics

📞 Connect

Follow me on LinkedIn for latest updates:

Necati Arslan on LinkedIn

Thanks,
Necati ARSLAN
necatia@gmail.com

🔗 Other Extensions

Check out my other AWS-related VSCode extensions:

AWS S3 – Interact with your AWS S3 buckets directly from VSCode.
AWS Lambda – Update, Trigger & Monitor your AWS Lambda Functions.
AWS DynamoDB – Manage & Monitor your AWS DynamoDB Tables - View table details, keys, capacity, indexes, and more.
AWS SNS – Manage & Monitor & Push Messages to AWS SNS Topics.
AWS SQS – Interact with your AWS SQS Queues directly within VSCode.
AWS Step Functions – Monitor and manage your Step Functions.
AWS Access – Easily manage AWS credentials and profiles.
AWS CloudWatch – Monitor logs and metrics effortlessly.
Apache Airflow – Simplify Airflow DAG management and debugging.

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