AWS Serverless Application Repository
What is AWS Serverless Application Repository?
It is a managed repository for serverless applications. It is used by organizations and independent developers to store and share reusable applications.
Features:
● AWS Serverless Application Repository has applications for Alexa Skills, chatbots, IoT, real-time media processing from many publishers.
● All the applications provided by AWS come under MIT open source license while publicly available applications by other users come under Open Source Initiative (OSI).
● All applications published on Serverless Application Repository are carefully examined by AWS for the correct set of permissions so that the customer knows which application can be accessed.
● AWS CodePipeline can be used to link GitHub with Serverless Application Repository.
● Before publishing, describe the application using AWS SAM, package it using CLI, and publish via CLI or SDK or console.
● Applications can be shared within all accounts of AWS Organizations. Users cannot share applications across other Organizations.
● AWS Serverless Application Repository is integrated with AWS Lambda.
The application can be downloaded and with API Gateway it can trigger the Lambda function. See below diagram
Use Case:
● Used for various AWS Alexa skills and integration with IoT devices.
● Used for chatbots that remove inappropriate messages, images from channels.
● Used in Twitter leadership boards.
Pricing:
● There is no charge for this service itself but you pay for the resources used in the application
