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AWS Solutions Constructs - Runbook & Reference

中文 · GitHub source Facts verified against official AWS documentation: 2026-08-19

Overview

AWS Solutions Constructs is an open-source extension of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK). It provides pre-built, well-architected patterns that combine AWS services for common use cases, so you can define infrastructure with familiar programming languages and existing development workflows.

Key concepts

  • Constructs: reusable, well-architected patterns that perform common actions across AWS services (for example, API Gateway + Lambda + DynamoDB, S3 + Lambda).
  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Java are supported at this time.
  • Built on CDK: constructs are CDK construct libraries; use logic, object-oriented modeling, and code review workflows.
  • Catalog: browse the full construct catalog to find patterns for your use case.
  • Reuse and sharing: organize solutions into logical modules, share them as libraries within your team/company, and publish them.
  • Testing: test infrastructure code with industry-standard protocols in your existing CI/CD.

Common operations

# Example: add constructs to a CDK app (Python shown)
mkdir constructs-app && cd constructs-app
cdk init app --language python
pip install aws-solutions-constructs.aws-lambda-s3
# import constructs in app.py, synthesize and deploy
cdk synth
cdk deploy

Best practices

  • Prefer constructs for common, well-tested patterns instead of wiring services manually.
  • Review construct options and defaults for security (encryption, logging) and cost before deploying.
  • Keep construct libraries updated; follow upstream releases for fixes and new patterns.
  • Combine constructs with your own CDK abstractions for organization-specific requirements.
  • Test synthesized templates in staging before production deployment.

Troubleshooting

Symptom Checks and fixes
Construct not found Verify the package name/language and the construct catalog for availability.
Synthesis fails Check the CDK version, construct version compatibility, and TypeScript/Python syntax.
Unexpected resources created Review construct defaults and props; override with your own settings.
Region-specific errors Confirm the construct's services are available in your target Region.

Limits

Constructs are code libraries; quotas depend on the AWS services used. See the construct documentation for each pattern and the service runbooks in this knowledge base for quotas.

Official references