(aws-synthetics-alpha): Node 16 Approaching End Of Life

[Abdu03]

Describe the feature

Node 16 is EOL next week (September 11th, 2023). Cloudwatch Synthetics should be able to utilise the next supported runtime (node 18), ideally before the EOL.

Use Case

Cloudwatch Synthetic Lambda's should have the ability to use the Node 18 runtime... so that AWS clients can keep up to date with the later NodeJS software releases and stay on a supported version.

Proposed Solution

Configure new syn-nodejs-puppeteer version which includes a Lambda runtime of Node.js 18.x (not sure if this is done in the CDK).
Create a new SYNTHETICS_NODEJS runtime running on the newly configured syn-nodejs-puppeteer version.

Other Information

No response

Acknowledgements

• I may be able to implement this feature request
• This feature might incur a breaking change

CDK version used

2.83.0

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

n/a

[khushail]

Hi @Abdu03 , thanks for reaching out. SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_5_1 includes runtime NODE.JS 16.x. It should be updated.

[kaizencc]

@Abdu03 from a cdk standpoint, there's nothing for us to do until synthetics releases a new runtime with node 18 bundled. I have reached out to them internally and will see what they say. When synthetics does come out with a new runtime we will do our best to get that into the next cdk release

[Abdu03]

@khushail no problem, yeah i seen that. we're ideally looking for a runtime above 16 😄.

@kaizencc no problem, i assumed so... keep us in the loop on the status of the synthetics realease 🚀

Thanks both for the swift responce .

[kaizencc]

Hi @Abdu03, I reached out to someone on Synthetics and they let me know that they are aware and actively working on a synthetics runtime that supports node 18. On the CDK side we cannot really relay any firm dates as we are not involved in Synthetics' planning so that's the best that I can do.

I am going to close this issue because there is nothing actionable on our end at the moment. Please open a new ticket when the new runtime is announced and we will get that runtime into the CDK asap!

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[Abdu03]

@kaizencc Will do, thank you for reaching out to them.