SO I have setup a step function to call a lamba which will send an email.
I have manually tested this and it works...Now I want to initially call this step function with a new lambda....I've found some code online and I've played about with it....passes the test and doesn't fire any errors....does anyone know what I am missing as it isn't working?
I've found the code from the tutorial on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MKL5Jr2zZ4&t=306s and I think it should be ok to directly copy it as her only use for it is to call a step function.
Thanks
'use strict';
const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
const stepFunctions = new AWS.StepFunctions();
//module.exports.hello = (event, context, callback) => {
exports.handler = function(event, context) {
    const response = {
        statusCode:200,
        body: JSON.stringify({
            message: 'Hello World!',
            input: event,
        }),
    };
//  callback(null, response);
};
module.exports.init = (event, context, callback) => {
    const params = {
        stateMachineArn: 'STATE-MACHINE-ARN',
        input: '',
        name: 'Execution lambda'
    }
    stepFunctions.startExecution(params, (err, data) => {
        if(err) {
            console.log(err);
            const response = {
                statusCode: 500,
                body:JSON.stringify({
                    message: 'There was an error'
                }),
            };
            callback(null, response);
        } else {
            console.log(data);
            const response = {
                statusCode: 200,
                body: JSON.stringify({
                    message: 'Step function worked'
                })
            };
            callback(null, response);
        }
    });
};
all I want this lambda to do is call the step function executeSendEmailLambda
any help would be greatfull thanky
UPDATE Thanks to the help of I think I am one bit closer but we are back to square one of test passing but the lambda is not calling the step F
console.log('Loading function');
const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
exports.handler = function(event, context) {
    console.log('Loading step functions');
    const stepFunctions = new AWS.StepFunctions({
    region: 'US West (Oregon)'
});
console.log('Loading init');
module.exports.init = (event, context, callback) => {
    console.log('Loading params');
    const params = {
        stateMachineArn: 'STATE-MACHINE-ARN',
        // input: JSON.stringify({}), Optional if your statemachine requires an application/json input, make sure its stringified 
        name: 'TestExecution' // name can be anything you want, but it should change for every execution
    };
    console.log('start step functions');
    stepFunctions.startExecution(params, (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
            console.log(err);
            const response = {
                statusCode: 500,
                body: JSON.stringify({
                    message: 'There was an error'
                })
            };
            callback(null, response);
        } else {
            console.log(data);
            const response = {
                statusCode: 200,
                body: JSON.stringify({
                    message: 'Step function worked'
                })
            };
            callback(null, response);
            console.log(response);
        }
    });
    };
};
the logs for this show the following
    
23:54:47
2017-12-07T23:54:47.448Z    016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922    Loading function
23:54:47
START RequestId: 016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922 Version: $LATEST
23:54:47
2017-12-07T23:54:47.767Z    016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922    Loading step functions
23:54:47
2017-12-07T23:54:47.905Z    016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922    Loading init
23:54:47
END RequestId: 016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922
23:54:47
REPORT RequestId: 016133fa-dbaa-11e7-8473-7147adf52922  Duration: 178.97 ms Billed Duration: 200 ms Memory Size: 128 MB Max Memory Used: 31 MB
No newer events found at the moment. Retry.


