Serverless Application Model (SAM)

Question 1

SAM is both:

Answer 1

• CLI Tool

- CloudFormation Macro. It allows you to change the rules on how code works

Question 2

What are 2 benefits of using CloudFormation macros?

Answer 2

Code is easier to read
Less overall code:

A pure CloudFormation file can have 100 lines
With SAM the same stack of resources can use 50 lines

Question 3

Which attribute do you provide in CloudFormation to use a macro?

Answer 3

Transform

Transform: ‘AWS::Serverless-2016….”

Question 4

This open-source framework for building serverless applications provides shorthand syntax to express functions, APIs, databases, and event source mappings.

Answer 4

AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)

Question 5

What is the SAM CLI command to turn your SAM application into a Zip file and upload to S3?

Answer 5

sam package

Question 6

What are some common SAM CLI Commands?

aws sam ___

Answer 6

• build
• deploy
• init
• logs
• publish
• validate
• package

Question 7

What is the SAM CLI command to check your SAM application for syntax errors?

Answer 7

sam validate