ts

        // create the API that the Lamnda function will be attached for
        // setup as a regional api
        //
        this.api = new apigw.RestApi(  this, "spec_restapi", {
            restApiName: props.name, 
            deploy: true,
            deployOptions: {
                stageName: props.stageName,
                tracingEnabled: true,
            },
            endpointTypes: [apigw.EndpointType.EDGE]
        });