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---
categories:
- DevOps
- Backend
tags: [AWS]
---
# AWS SAM
SAM stands for **serverless application model**. It is a framework developed by AWS to simplify the process of building, deploying and managing serverless applications. It provides a concise syntax for defining the components of a serverless application, such as [Lambda functions](/DevOps/AWS/AWS_Lambda/Lambda_programming_model.md), [API gateway](/DevOps/AWS/AWS_API_Gateway.md) and database tables.
The SAM infrastructure is defined in a YAML file which is then deployed to AWS. SAM syntax gets transformed into CloudFormation during the deployment process. (CloudFormation is a broader and more robust AWS tool for large, highly scaleable infrastructures).
## Key features of SAM
- Single deployment configuration
- Integration with development tools
- Local testing and debugging
- Built on AWS CloudFormation
## Main technologies required
### Docker
Whilst SAM can be used to create a deployable file for AWS it can also be run as a container for local development with Docker.
### AWS CLI
This is installed using Python and allows you to interact directly with AWS via the command-line.
### AWS SAM CLI
See [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/install-sam-cli.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/install-sam-cli.html)
## Setting up credentials for the AWS CLI
```
aws configure
AWS Access Key ID [None]: AK*******
AWS Secret Access Key [None]: ukp******
Default region name [None]:
Default output format [None]:
```
This information can be found in the Security Credentials section of the given [IAM](/DevOps/AWS/AWS_User_management_and_roles.md#iam) user:
![](/_img/access-key-aws.png)
## Starting a SAM project
First create a directory for your project which will serve as the repository:
```sh
mkdir aws-sam-learning
cd aws-sam-learning
```
Then we can use the `sam` cli to bootstrap the project:
```sh
sam init --runtime nodejs16.x
```
We can just click through and accept the basic HelloWorld Lambda.
This will create the Lambda as well as an API Gateway trigger URL.
### `template.yaml`
This is autogenerated and details the main constituents of the project. There are lots of fields but the most important are the following:
```yaml
HelloWorldFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
CodeUri: hello-world/
Handler: app.lambdaHandler
Runtime: nodejs16.x
Architectures:
- x86_64
Events:
HelloWorld:
Type: Api
Properties:
Path: /hello
Method: get
```
This details the location of the [handler function](/DevOps/AWS/AWS_Lambda/Lambda_handler_function.md) which is contained at the path `hello-world/app.js`:
```js
exports.lambdaHandler = async (event, context) => {
try {
// const ret = await axios(url);
response = {
statusCode: 200,
body: JSON.stringify({
message: "hello world",
// location: ret.data.trim()
}),
};
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
return err;
}
return response;
};
```
It also lists the `get` event that we can use to call API Gateway and trigger the Lambda.
The full template is below:
![](/_img/sam-template-yaml.png)