使用 Step Functions 编排 Lambda
学习如何使用 AWS Step Functions 状态机,将多个 Lambda 函数组合成可靠且可视化的工作流。
使用 Step Functions 编排 Lambda 是 CoddyKit 上的免费 AWS for Backend Developers (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) 课时。 这是第 4 节课,共 4 节。 你可以在下方免费阅读本课时的完整内容 — 然后在浏览器中使用内置代码编辑器和全天候 AI 导师进行实践。 这是 AWS for Backend Developers (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) 学习路径的一部分,你的进度在网页和 CoddyKit 应用中同步。 AWS for Backend Developers (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) 课程共包含 4 节课。
本课时的部分内容尚未翻译,以英文显示。
The Orchestration Problem
Chaining many Lambdas by having each call the next gets messy fast — error handling, retries, and visibility become a nightmare.
AWS Step Functions let you orchestrate functions as a clear, visual workflow.
What Is a State Machine?
A Step Functions workflow is a state machine defined in JSON using the Amazon States Language (ASL). Each step is a state that does work or makes a decision.
State Types
Common state types include:
- Task — run a Lambda or service action
- Choice — branch on conditions
- Parallel — run branches at once
- Map — iterate over a list
- Wait — pause for a time
A Simple Definition
This workflow runs one Lambda task then ends.
{
'StartAt': 'ProcessOrder',
'States': {
'ProcessOrder': {
'Type': 'Task',
'Resource': 'arn:aws:lambda:...:processOrder',
'End': true
}
}
}Built-in Error Handling
Each Task state can declare Retry and Catch rules, so transient failures are retried and fatal ones route to a cleanup state — no boilerplate in your function code.
{
'Type': 'Task',
'Resource': 'arn:...:charge',
'Retry': [{'ErrorEquals': ['States.ALL'], 'MaxAttempts': 3}]
}Branching with Choice
A Choice state inspects the workflow data and routes to different next states, letting you build conditional logic visually.
Parallel and Map
Parallel runs several branches simultaneously and waits for all. Map applies the same steps to every element of an array, with controllable concurrency.
Standard vs Express
Two workflow types:
- Standard — long-running (up to a year), exactly-once, full audit history
- Express — high-volume, short-lived, cheaper, at-least-once
Visual Monitoring
The console shows a live visual graph of each execution, highlighting which states succeeded, failed, or are running. This makes debugging multi-step flows far easier than scanning logs.
Service Integrations
Step Functions can call many AWS services directly — DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, ECS — without a Lambda in between, reducing glue code.
When to Use Step Functions
Reach for Step Functions when you have:
- Multi-step business processes
- Long-running workflows
- Complex error handling and retries
- A need to visualize and audit each run
Quick Check
Test your orchestration knowledge.
Recap
You learned Lambda orchestration:
- State machines define workflows in ASL
- Choice, Parallel, Map control flow
- Retry and Catch handle errors declaratively
- Standard vs Express match cost to workload
Step Functions turn tangled Lambda chains into reliable, visible workflows.
常见问题解答
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此课程中的所有课时
- 异步调用 Lambda
- Lambda 层与环境变量
- 用于 Lambda 端点的 API Gateway
- 使用 Step Functions 编排 Lambda