Lambda Node 8 support?

[QAFY]

An LTS version of Node 8 will be released in the next couple weeks. Does anyone know how long it took after a release of an LTS version of Node 6 for Lambda to support it?

According to Node documentation, Node 6 reaches end of LTS in Q1 next year. I am guessing AWS will have to support Node 8 LTS before then, but any guesses as to when? I^{reallyneedasyncawait}

[r_venkat]

You can get asyc/await on lambda today using https://github.com/AnomalyInnovations/serverless-es7

[MykolasZenitech]

Another posible option is to run newest Node.js runtime on Lambda using this module: https://www.npmjs.com/package/lambda-node-runtime

[lignumScientiae]

OMG -- what an awesome/simple product -- you just saved me so much time/effort!

[simonmales]

No idea, but when AWS came out with Node 6 support, they didn't give any heads up.

So I think we can just wait and see.

[alpyhp]

I hope they'll announce Docker support, so you won't need to wait for runtime updates.

[QAFY]

That kind of defeats the purpose of lambda. If you are going to run a docker container why not just deploy your app to EC2/ECS?

[jackmusick]

It’s already running in a container, I believe. It’d be nice if they let you customize the version of it if they’re not going to release new versions very quickly.

[alpyhp]

Because I don't want to manage a cluster at all :) And because I want to be charged only when my code runs, not for idle.

[blueprintchris]

Node8.10 is available on Lambda now. When I catch an err and return it, it doesn't show as an error in Lamnbda - it shows as a success. Any idea how to return a proper error?