Start Stop Lambda

startStopVpn.js

var AWS = require('aws-sdk');

exports.handler = async (event) => {

  var cloudformation = new AWS.CloudFormation();

  console.log(`Invoking StartStop Script with Parameter: ${event}`);
  
  if (event == "startup") {
    // ==============
    // start the VPN
    // ==============
    console.log("Trying to start the VPN by creating the VPN Stack....")
    var params = {
      StackName: 'vpnStack',
      TemplateBody: getVpnCfnTemplate()
    };

    return cloudformation.createStack(params).promise();

  } else {
    // ==============
    // stop the VPN
    // ==============

    console.log("Trying to stop the VPN by destroying the VPN Stack....")
    var params = {
      StackName: 'vpnStack',
    };

    return cloudformation.deleteStack(params).promise();
  }
};

function getVpnCfnTemplate() {
  return `{}`;
}