PlatformFunction

NodejsFunction with the platform defaults for Lambda compute.

Defaults

• ARM64, Node.js 24, 1024 MB, 10 s timeout, X-Ray active tracing
• Explicit log group /aws/lambda/<function> with the stack log retention and removal policy
• esbuild bundling: minified, source maps, CJS
• Environment: POWERTOOLS_*, LOG_LEVEL (debug in previews, info otherwise), PLATFORM_* (project, service, env, preview id, SSM root)

Props highlights

Prop	Purpose
name	Short name (default kebab-cased id) used for the function name
deadLetterQueue	true creates <name>-dlq, or pass an IQueue
logging	level, format: "json" (Lambda advanced logging), telemetryLayer
insights	Enable Lambda Insights

Alarms

alarms.errors(), alarms.throttles(), alarms.duration() (p99 vs 80% of timeout), alarms.deadLetters(); addStandardAlarms() creates all applicable ones.

Example

const handler = new PlatformFunction(this, "Handler", {
  entry: lambdaEntry("app/src/handlers/orders"),
  deadLetterQueue: true,
  environment: { TABLE_NAME: table.tableName },
});
handler.addStandardAlarms();