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ActiveMQ as event source for Lambda in Terraform

#aws #lambda #terraform #activemq

Finding example for ActiveMQ as event source of lambda in terraform is difficult. Here are the steps to setup quickly.

Assuming below services up and running

  1. ActiveMQ broker created with users
  2. Lambda

Step 1:

Create secret(String) in secret manager with below format.

{
    "username": "lambda-sink",
    "password": "random-string"
}
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Step 2:

Create below terraform resource

resource "aws_lambda_event_source_mapping" "lambda_sink_mapping" {

  event_source_arn = aws_mq_broker.broker.arn
  function_name    = aws_lambda_function.lambda.function_name
  batch_size       = 100
  queues = ["queue-name"]

  source_access_configuration {
    type = "BASIC_AUTH"
    uri  = aws_secretsmanager_secret.lambda_user_secret.arn
  }
}
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