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Investigate possibility of using Web Sockets with SNS and Api Gateway

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#22 opened on Jan 26, 2016

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Description

A quick google search seems to suggest that this is not possible at the moment

https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=205761

Re: Possible to use API Gateway for Websocket-based connections? The lambda function has to stay active as long as the client is connected, which you don't want as you pay per 100 ms.

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Research direction
Investigate if AWS API Gateway supports WebSocket connections triggered by SNS, and if not, explore alternatives like using Lambda with WebSocket API or other services.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
apicloudbackend
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
AWSAPI GatewayWebSockets
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35