lamda_function.py

#!/usr/bin/ env python3.11

# This script will send messages to an SQS queue

import boto3 
import json
import random
from datetime import datetime
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
import string

# Function will send in messages to our SQS queue, the messages will compose of todays date followed by 
# 5 random alphanumeric characters. We will send our messages to our QueueUrl 
def lambda_handler(event, context):
    todays_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    message = todays_date +"".join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=5))
    sqs = boto3.client('sqs')
    print(message)
    sqs = boto3.client('sqs')
    response = sqs.send_message(
    QueueUrl='https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/758719472525/SQS_2023-04-17',
    MessageBody= (f"Sucessfully sent: {message}")
    )

    return {
        'statusCode': 200,
        'body': json.dumps(response, indent=4)
    }