Migrating from Raw Lex

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This section is under development. Step-by-step migration guide will be available soon.

Overview

Migrate your existing raw Amazon Lex Lambda functions to use lex-helper with minimal disruption.

Migration Strategy

Assessment Phase

Evaluating your current implementation for migration readiness.

Incremental Migration

Migrating one intent at a time for safe transition.

Testing Strategy

Ensuring functionality is preserved during migration.

Rollback Plan

Safe rollback procedures if issues arise.

Migration Steps

Step 1: Setup

Installing lex-helper and setting up the project structure.

Step 2: Handler Conversion

Converting raw Lambda handlers to lex-helper handlers.

Step 3: Session Migration

Migrating session attribute handling.

Step 4: Response Migration

Converting response formatting to lex-helper patterns.

Step 5: Testing

Comprehensive testing of migrated functionality.

Before and After Examples

Raw Lex Handler

# Example of raw Lex handler (before)
def lambda_handler(event, context):
    # Raw implementation
    pass

lex-helper Handler

# Example of lex-helper handler (after)
from lex_helper import LexHelper
# Converted implementation

Common Migration Challenges

Session Attribute Conversion

Handling differences in session attribute management.

Response Format Changes

Adapting to lex-helper's response formatting.

Error Handling Updates

Updating error handling patterns.

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