Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. It acts as a “front door” for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from your back-end services.
Amazon API Gateway is critical to the Serverless ecosystem because it allows developers to manage and route incoming API calls, enabling serverless applications to operate and scale effortlessly. It also integrates with several AWS services for added functionality.
API Gateway integrates with other AWS services by providing endpoints that connect to services like AWS Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, or an EC2 instance. It also integrates with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for access control.
Amazon API Gateway offers benefits such as high performance at any scale, cost savings through pay-as-you-go pricing, and ease of use through its intuitive user interface. It also offers robust security features like API Key validation and AWS IAM integration.
When using Amazon API Gateway, you can choose from REST APIs, which are suitable for real-time applications, and HTTP APIs, which offer lower latency and cost for less complex applications.
DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services. It provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability.
DynamoDB would be recommended over MongoDB when you require a fully managed service, seamless scalability, and tight integration with other AWS services. For instance, if you’re building a serverless application on AWS, DynamoDB would be a good fit.
DynamoDB is like a magical chest where you can store your things (data). You just tell it what you want to keep (write data) or what you want to get back (read data), and it does it for you very quickly. You don’t have to worry about organizing or finding your things, DynamoDB does all that for you.
Dynamoose is a modeling tool for Amazon’s DynamoDB (a kind of database). It’s a way to make it easier to work with the data stored in DynamoDB, much like how you might organize a filing cabinet for easier access to your files.
Some key features of Dynamoose include a simple-to-use API (like a set of instructions), support for various data types, automatic handling of data type conversions, and a powerful plugin system to add custom functionality.