LocalDynamoDBStartStop.js

'use strict';
const assert = require("assert");
const sinon = require("sinon");
const aws = require("aws-sdk");
const spawn = require("child_process").spawn;

aws.config.update({region: "us-east-1" });

describe("awsLambdaToTest", function()
{
    let dynamoInstance;
    let db;

    beforeEach(function()
    {
        dynamoInstance = spawn('/usr/local/bin/dynamodb-local', ['-inMemory']); 
        db = new aws.DynamoDB({ endpoint: "http://localhost:8000" });
    });

    afterEach(() => dynamoInstance.kill());

    // Tests...
}