The Serverless Step Functions Plugin
Explore the Serverless Step Functions plugin to simplify building and managing AWS Step Functions within the Serverless Framework. Learn how to install the plugin, define state machines in the serverless.yml file, deploy the workflow, and test Lambda function triggers to automate your AWS infrastructure.
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In this lesson, we'll introduce the Serverless Step Functions plugin for the Serverless Framework. We'll explore why this plugin is useful for building applications with AWS Step Functions, how it can be used, and the basic steps for installation and configuration. Moreover, we'll create a dummy Step Functions workflow, which will trigger the Lambda function created in the previous lesson.
General information about the plugin
The Serverless Step Functions plugin is an NPM package. It enhances the capabilities of the Serverless Framework, simplifying the creation, deployment, and management of AWS Step Functions resources. By using this plugin, we can define the states of a state machine and the transitions between them directly within the serverless.yml configuration file, streamlining the development process and making it easier to manage our application's infrastructure.
Some advantages of using the Serverless Step Functions plugin include ...