feat(parameters): ability to set maxAge and decrypt via environment variables

docs/index.md

@@ -293,20 +293,22 @@ Core utilities such as Tracing, Logging, and Metrics will be available across al
 ???+ info
 	Explicit parameters take precedence over environment variables
 
-| Environment variable                         | Description                                                                                                   | Utility                   | Default             |
-| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- |
-| **POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME**                  | Sets service name used for tracing namespace, metrics dimension and structured logging                        | All                       | `service_undefined` |
-| **POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE**             | Sets namespace used for metrics                                                                               | [Metrics](./core/metrics) | `default_namespace` |
-| **POWERTOOLS_TRACE_ENABLED**                 | Explicitly disables tracing                                                                                   | [Tracer](./core/tracer)   | `true`              |
-| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_RESPONSE**       | Captures Lambda or method return as metadata.                                                                 | [Tracer](./core/tracer)   | `true`              |
-| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR**          | Captures Lambda or method exception as metadata.                                                              | [Tracer](./core/tracer)   | `true`              |
-| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_HTTPS_REQUESTS** | Captures HTTP(s) requests as segments.                                                                        | [Tracer](./core/tracer)   | `true`              |
-| **POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT**              | Logs incoming event                                                                                           | [Logger](./core/logger)   | `false`             |
-| **POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE**            | Debug log sampling                                                                                            | [Logger](./core/logger)   | `0`                 |
-| **POWERTOOLS_DEV**                           | Increase JSON indentation to ease debugging when running functions locally or in a non-production environment | [Logger](./core/logger)   | `false`             |
-| **LOG_LEVEL**                                | Sets logging level                                                                                            | [Logger](./core/logger)   | `INFO`              |
-
-Each Utility page provides information on example values and allowed values
+| Environment variable                         | Description                                                                                                   | Utility                              | Default             |
+| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------- |
+| **POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME**                  | Sets service name used for tracing namespace, metrics dimension and structured logging                        | All                                  | `service_undefined` |
+| **POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE**             | Sets namespace used for metrics                                                                               | [Metrics](./core/metrics)            | `default_namespace` |
+| **POWERTOOLS_TRACE_ENABLED**                 | Explicitly disables tracing                                                                                   | [Tracer](./core/tracer)              | `true`              |
+| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_RESPONSE**       | Captures Lambda or method return as metadata.                                                                 | [Tracer](./core/tracer)              | `true`              |
+| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR**          | Captures Lambda or method exception as metadata.                                                              | [Tracer](./core/tracer)              | `true`              |
+| **POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_HTTPS_REQUESTS** | Captures HTTP(s) requests as segments.                                                                        | [Tracer](./core/tracer)              | `true`              |
+| **POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT**              | Logs incoming event                                                                                           | [Logger](./core/logger)              | `false`             |
+| **POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE**            | Debug log sampling                                                                                            | [Logger](./core/logger)              | `0`                 |
+| **POWERTOOLS_DEV**                           | Increase JSON indentation to ease debugging when running functions locally or in a non-production environment | [Logger](./core/logger)              | `false`             |
+| **LOG_LEVEL**                                | Sets logging level                                                                                            | [Logger](./core/logger)              | `INFO`              |
+| **POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_MAX_AGE**            | Adjust how long values are kept in cache (in seconds)                                                         | [Parameters](./utilities/parameters) | `5`                 |
+| **POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_SSM_DECRYPT**        | Sets whether to decrypt or not values retrieved from AWS Systems Manager Parameters Store                     | [Parameters](./utilities/parameters) | `false`             |
+
+Each Utility page provides information on example values and allowed values.
 
 ## Tenets
 

docs/snippets/parameters/adjustingCacheTTL.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { SSMProvider } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters/ssm';
 const parametersProvider = new SSMProvider();
 
 export const handler = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  // Retrieve a single parameter
-  const parameter = await parametersProvider.get('/my/parameter', { maxAge: 60 }); // 1 minute
+  // Retrieve a single parameter and cache it for 1 minute
+  const parameter = await parametersProvider.get('/my/parameter', { maxAge: 60 }); // (1)
   console.log(parameter);
 
-  // Retrieve multiple parameters from a path prefix
-  const parameters = await parametersProvider.getMultiple('/my/path/prefix', { maxAge: 120 }); // 2 minutes
+  // Retrieve multiple parameters from a path prefix and cache them for 2 minutes
+  const parameters = await parametersProvider.getMultiple('/my/path/prefix', { maxAge: 120 });
   for (const [ key, value ] of Object.entries(parameters || {})) {
     console.log(`${key}: ${value}`);
   }

docs/snippets/parameters/ssmProviderDecryptAndRecursive.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { SSMProvider } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters/ssm';
 const parametersProvider = new SSMProvider();
 
 export const handler = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  const decryptedValue = await parametersProvider.get('/my/encrypted/parameter', { decrypt: true });
+  const decryptedValue = await parametersProvider.get('/my/encrypted/parameter', { decrypt: true }); // (1)
   console.log(decryptedValue);
 
   const noRecursiveValues = await parametersProvider.getMultiple('/my/path/prefix', { recursive: false });

docs/utilities/parameters.md

@@ -127,17 +127,22 @@ The following will retrieve the latest version and store it in the cache.
 
 ### Adjusting cache TTL
 
-???+ tip
-	`maxAge` parameter is also available in high level functions like `getParameter`, `getSecret`, etc.
-
 By default, the provider will cache parameters retrieved in-memory for 5 seconds.
 
 You can adjust how long values should be kept in cache by using the param `maxAge`, when using  `get()` or `getMultiple()` methods across all providers.
 
+???+ tip
+	If you want to set the same TTL for all parameters, you can set the `POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_MAX_AGE` environment variable. **This will override the default TTL of 5 seconds but can be overridden by the `maxAge` parameter**.
+
 ```typescript hl_lines="7 11" title="Caching parameters values in memory for longer than 5 seconds"
 --8<-- "docs/snippets/parameters/adjustingCacheTTL.ts"
 ```
 
+1.  Options passed to `get()`, `getMultiple()`, and `getParametersByName()` will override the values set in `POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_MAX_AGE` environment variable.
+
+???+ info
+	The `maxAge` parameter is also available in high level functions like `getParameter`, `getSecret`, etc.
+
 ### Always fetching the latest
 
 If you'd like to always ensure you fetch the latest parameter from the store regardless if already available in cache, use the `forceFetch` parameter.
@@ -166,10 +171,15 @@ The AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store provider supports two additional argumen
 | **decrypt**   | `false` | Will automatically decrypt the parameter (see required [IAM Permissions](#iam-permissions)).  |
 | **recursive** | `true`  | For `getMultiple()` only, will fetch all parameter values recursively based on a path prefix. |
 
+???+ tip
+	If you want to always decrypt parameters, you can set the `POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_SSM_DECRYPT=true` environment variable. **This will override the default value of `false` but can be overridden by the `decrypt` parameter**.
+
 ```typescript hl_lines="6 9" title="Example with get() and getMultiple()"
 --8<-- "docs/snippets/parameters/ssmProviderDecryptAndRecursive.ts"
 ```
 
+1.  Options passed to `get()`, `getMultiple()`, and `getParametersByName()` will override the values set in `POWERTOOLS_PARAMETERS_SSM_DECRYPT` environment variable.
+
 #### SecretsProvider
 
 ```typescript hl_lines="4-5" title="Example with SecretsProvider for further extensibility"

packages/commons/src/config/ConfigService.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@ abstract class ConfigService {
    */
   public abstract getServiceName(): string;
 
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of the _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID environment variable.
+   * 
+   * The AWS X-Ray Trace data available in the environment variable has this format:
+   * `Root=1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793;Parent=557abcec3ee5a047;Sampled=1`,
+   *
+   * The actual Trace ID is: `1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793`.
+   *
+   * @returns {string|undefined}
+   */
+  public abstract getXrayTraceId(): string | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * It returns true if the string value represents a boolean true value.
+   *
+   * @param {string} value
+   * @returns boolean
+   */
+  public abstract isValueTrue(value: string): boolean;
 }
 
 export {

packages/commons/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
     return xRayTraceId.split(';')[0].replace('Root=', '');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * It returns true if the string value represents a boolean true value.
+   *
+   * @param {string} value
+   * @returns boolean
+   */
+  public isValueTrue(value: string): boolean {
+    const truthyValues: string[] = [ '1', 'y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'on' ];
+
+    return truthyValues.includes(value.toLowerCase());
+  }
+
 }
 
 export {

packages/commons/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts

@@ -110,4 +110,31 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('Method: isValueTrue', () => {
+
+    const valuesToTest: Array<Array<string | boolean>> = [
+      [ '1', true ],
+      [ 'y', true ],
+      [ 'yes', true ],
+      [ 't', true ],
+      [ 'TRUE', true ],
+      [ 'on', true ],
+      [ '', false ],
+      [ 'false', false ],
+      [ 'fasle', false ],
+      [ 'somethingsilly', false ],
+      [ '0', false ]
+    ];
+
+    test.each(valuesToTest)('it takes string "%s" and returns %s', (input, output) => {
+      // Prepare
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+      // Act
+      const value = service.isValueTrue(input as string);
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toBe(output);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });

packages/logger/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts

@@ -117,18 +117,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends CommonEnvironmentVariablesService impl
     return this.isValueTrue(value);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * It returns true if the string value represents a boolean true value.
-   *
-   * @param {string} value
-   * @returns boolean
-   */
-  public isValueTrue(value: string): boolean {
-    const truthyValues: string[] = [ '1', 'y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'on' ];
-
-    return truthyValues.includes(value.toLowerCase());
-  }
-
 }
 
 export {

packages/logger/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts

@@ -249,31 +249,4 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
 
   });
 
-  describe('Method: isValueTrue', () => {
-
-    const valuesToTest: Array<Array<string | boolean>> = [
-      [ '1', true ],
-      [ 'y', true ],
-      [ 'yes', true ],
-      [ 't', true ],
-      [ 'TRUE', true ],
-      [ 'on', true ],
-      [ '', false ],
-      [ 'false', false ],
-      [ 'fasle', false ],
-      [ 'somethingsilly', false ],
-      [ '0', false ]
-    ];
-
-    test.each(valuesToTest)('it takes string "%s" and returns %s', (input, output) => {
-      // Prepare
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-      // Act
-      const value = service.isValueTrue(input as string);
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toBe(output);
-    });
-
-  });
-
 });

packages/parameters/package.json

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^1.7.0",
     "@aws-sdk/util-base64-node": "^3.209.0"
   }
 }

packages/parameters/src/BaseProvider.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import { GetMultipleOptions } from './GetMultipleOptions';
 import { ExpirableValue } from './ExpirableValue';
 import { TRANSFORM_METHOD_BINARY, TRANSFORM_METHOD_JSON } from './constants';
 import { GetParameterError, TransformParameterError } from './Exceptions';
-import type { BaseProviderInterface, GetMultipleOptionsInterface, GetOptionsInterface, TransformOptions } from './types';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService } from './config/EnvironmentVariablesService';
+import type {
+  BaseProviderInterface,
+  GetMultipleOptionsInterface,
+  GetOptionsInterface,
+  TransformOptions
+} from './types';
 
 // These providers are dinamycally intialized on first use of the helper functions
 const DEFAULT_PROVIDERS: Record<string, BaseProvider> = {};
@@ -29,10 +35,12 @@ const DEFAULT_PROVIDERS: Record<string, BaseProvider> = {};
  * this should be an acceptable tradeoff.
  */
 abstract class BaseProvider implements BaseProviderInterface {
+  public envVarsService: EnvironmentVariablesService;
   protected store: Map<string, ExpirableValue>;
 
   public constructor() {
     this.store = new Map();
+    this.envVarsService = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ abstract class BaseProvider implements BaseProviderInterface {
    * @param {GetOptionsInterface} options - Options to configure maximum age, trasformation, AWS SDK options, or force fetch
    */
   public async get(name: string, options?: GetOptionsInterface): Promise<undefined | string | Uint8Array | Record<string, unknown>> {
-    const configs = new GetOptions(options);
+    const configs = new GetOptions(options, this.envVarsService);
     const key = [ name, configs.transform ].toString();
 
     if (!configs.forceFetch && !this.hasKeyExpiredInCache(key)) {
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ abstract class BaseProvider implements BaseProviderInterface {
    * @returns 
    */
   public async getMultiple(path: string, options?: GetMultipleOptionsInterface): Promise<undefined | Record<string, unknown>> {
-    const configs = new GetMultipleOptions(options || {});
+    const configs = new GetMultipleOptions(options, this.envVarsService);
     const key = [ path, configs.transform ].toString();
 
     if (!configs.forceFetch && !this.hasKeyExpiredInCache(key)) {

packages/parameters/src/GetMultipleOptions.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_SECS } from './constants';
-import type { GetMultipleOptionsInterface, TransformOptions } from './types';
+import { GetOptions } from './GetOptions';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService } from './config/EnvironmentVariablesService';
+import type { GetMultipleOptionsInterface } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Options for the `getMultiple` method.
  * 
- * It merges the default options with the provided options.
+ * Extends the `GetOptions` class and adds the `throwOnTransformError` option.
  */
-class GetMultipleOptions implements GetMultipleOptionsInterface {
-  public forceFetch: boolean = false;
-  public maxAge: number = DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_SECS;
-  public sdkOptions?: unknown;
+class GetMultipleOptions extends GetOptions implements GetMultipleOptionsInterface {
   public throwOnTransformError: boolean = false;
-  public transform?: TransformOptions;
 
-  public constructor(options: GetMultipleOptionsInterface) {
-    Object.assign(this, options);
+  public constructor(options: GetMultipleOptionsInterface = {}, envVarsService: EnvironmentVariablesService) {
+    super(options, envVarsService);
+
+    if (options.throwOnTransformError !== undefined) {
+      this.throwOnTransformError = options.throwOnTransformError;
+    }
   }
 }
 

packages/parameters/src/GetOptions.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_SECS } from './constants';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService } from './config/EnvironmentVariablesService';
 import type { GetOptionsInterface, TransformOptions } from './types';
 
 /**
@@ -8,12 +9,16 @@ import type { GetOptionsInterface, TransformOptions } from './types';
  */
 class GetOptions implements GetOptionsInterface {
   public forceFetch: boolean = false;
-  public maxAge: number = DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_SECS;
+  public maxAge!: number;
   public sdkOptions?: unknown;
   public transform?: TransformOptions;
 
-  public constructor(options: GetOptionsInterface = {}) {
+  public constructor(options: GetOptionsInterface = {}, envVarsService: EnvironmentVariablesService) {
     Object.assign(this, options);
+
+    if (options.maxAge === undefined) {
+      this.maxAge = envVarsService.getParametersMaxAge() ?? DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_SECS;
+    }
   }
 }
 

packages/parameters/src/appconfig/AppConfigProvider.ts

@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ import type {
  */
 class AppConfigProvider extends BaseProvider {
   public client: AppConfigDataClient;
-  protected configurationTokenStore: Map<string, string> = new Map();
-  protected valueStore: Map<string, Uint8Array> = new Map();
+  protected configurationTokenStore = new Map<string, string>();
+  protected valueStore = new Map<string, Uint8Array>();
   private application?: string;
   private environment: string;
 
@@ -187,13 +187,12 @@ class AppConfigProvider extends BaseProvider {
       this.client = new AppConfigDataClient(options.clientConfig || {});
     }
 
-    if (!options?.application && !process.env['POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME']) {
+    this.application = options?.application || this.envVarsService.getServiceName();
+    if (!this.application || this.application.trim().length === 0) {
       throw new Error(
         'Application name is not defined or POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME is not set'
       );
     }
-    this.application =
-      options.application || process.env['POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME'];
     this.environment = options.environment;
   }