Update

Author: mrichman

Monitoring-Debugging/Tracing-with-X-Ray/README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 # Tracing with X-Ray
 
-## Create SSM Parameter
-
-```sh
-aws ssm put-parameter --type String --name "/dev/example/table_name" --value "Flask"
-```
-
 ## Create DynamoDB Table
 
 Create table `Flask` with primary partition key `key`:
@@ -17,7 +11,7 @@ aws dynamodb create-table --table-name Flask \
   --billing-mode=PAY_PER_REQUEST
 ```
 
-## Configure Zappa
+## Configure [Zappa](https://github.com/Miserlou/Zappa)
 
 ```sh
 cd example
@@ -26,6 +20,17 @@ pipenv shell
 pipenv install aws-xray-sdk flask zappa requests
 pipenv lock -r > requirements.txt
 zappa init
+```
+
+Add the following property to `zappa_settings.json`:
+
+```json
+"xray_tracing": true
+```
+
+Deploy the application:
+
+```sh
 zappa deploy
 ```
 

Monitoring-Debugging/Tracing-with-X-Ray/example/app.py

@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
 
 # Boto3 resources
 dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
-ssm = boto3.client('ssm')
-
-table_param = ssm.get_parameter(Name='/dev/example/table_name')
-table_name = table_param['Parameter']['Value']
-table = dynamodb.Table(table_name)
+table = dynamodb.Table('Flask')
 
 
 @app.route('/')

Monitoring-Debugging/Tracing-with-X-Ray/example/zappa_settings.json

@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
     "project_name": "example",
     "runtime": "python3.7",
     "s3_bucket": "zappa-kh2jm4it1",
-    "xray_tracing": true,
-    "extra_permissions": [{
-      "Effect": "Allow",
-      "Action": ["ssm:GetParameter"],
-      "Resource": "*"
-    }]
+    "xray_tracing": true
   }
 }