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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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Tech stack
awsnodejs
Domain
backendcloudapi
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.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
AWS LambdaSNSAPI Gateway
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the linked AWS forum thread (https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=205761) for historical context. Check AWS documentation for API Gateway WebSocket support and Lambda function timeout limits. Consider testing a simple WebSocket connection via API Gateway to see if Lambda can maintain persistent connections.