AWS Lambda now enables the use of ECMAScript (ES) modules in Node.js 14 runtimes. This feature allows Lambda customers to use dependency libraries tha

Using Node.js ES modules and top-level await in AWS Lambda

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2022-01-13 18:00:07

AWS Lambda now enables the use of ECMAScript (ES) modules in Node.js 14 runtimes. This feature allows Lambda customers to use dependency libraries that are configured as ES modules, or to designate their own function code as an ES module. It provides customers the benefits of ES module features like import/export operators, language-level support for modules, strict mode by default, and improved static analysis and tree shaking. ES modules also enable top-level await, a feature that can lower cold start latency when used with Provisioned Concurrency.

This blog post shows how to use ES modules in a Lambda function. It also provides guidance on how to use top-level await with Provisioned Concurrency to improve cold start performance for latency sensitive workloads.

You may designate function code as an ES module in one of two ways. The first way is to specify the “type” in the function’s package.json file. By setting the type to “module”, you designate all “.js” files in the package to be treated as ES modules. Set the “type” as “commonjs” to specify the package contents explicitly as CommonJS modules:

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