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Code Challenge (A)

Objective

Your task is to demonstrate your skills in using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate cloud resources provisioning. You will create a project on GitHub that provisions an AWS Step Function (Express) in AWS, integrating with other AWS services to simulate a game session workflow.

Requirements

Infrastructure as Code: Utilize an IaC tool of your choice (e.g., AWS CloudFormation, Terraform) to provision the required AWS resources. Your code should be well-organized, commented, and follow best practices.
AWS Step Function (Express): Create an AWS Step Function (Express) that orchestrates the following workflow, which should be triggered by the reception of a game-session-request.requested event on the custom event bus my-event-bus:
- Event Publishing: At the start of the workflow, publish an event game-session-request.started to a custom event bus named my-event-bus.
- DynamoDB Interaction: Insert an object into a DynamoDB table named my-dynamo-db-table. The object should describe a game session, including fields like hostname, players, map, and mode.
- Error Handling: In case of any errors during the workflow, publish a game-session-request.failed event to my-event-bus.
- Success Completion: Upon successful completion of the workflow, publish a game-session-request.finished event to my-event-bus.
Event Examples:
- game-session-request.requested

{
  "source": "code-challenge",
  "detail-type": "game-session-request.requested",
  "detail": {
    "sessionId": "<unique_session_id>",
    "gameDetails": {
      "hostname": "<hostname>",
      "players": <number_of_players>,
      "map": "<game_map>",
      "mode": "<game_mode>"
    }
  }
}

game-session-request.started

{
  "source": "code-challenge",
  "detail-type": "game-session-request.started",
  "detail": {
    "sessionId": "<unique_session_id>"
  }
}

game-session-request.failed

{
  "source": "code-challenge",
  "detail-type": "game-session-request.failed",
  "detail": {
    "sessionId": "<unique_session_id>",
    "error": "<error_message>"
  }
}

game-session-request.finished

{
  "source": "code-challenge",
  "event": "game-session-request.finished",
  "detail": {
    "sessionId": "<unique_session_id>",
    "gameDetails": {
      "hostname": "<hostname>",
      "players": <number_of_players>,
      "map": "<game_map>",
      "mode": "<game_mode>"
    }
  }
}

Submission Guidelines

Fork this GitHub repository
Ensure your project is well-documented, explaining how to deploy and test your infrastructure.
Once completed, submit a pull request to the main repository with your changes.
Include a NOTES.md in your project detailing your approach, any assumptions made, and instructions on how to execute your IaC scripts.

Evaluation Criteria

Code Quality: Clarity, maintainability, and adherence to IaC best practices.
Functionality: The AWS resources are provisioned as per the requirements, and the Step Function workflow executes correctly upon receiving the game-session-request.requested event.
Documentation: Clear instructions and explanations in your project's NOTES.md.