Local Testing
You can test the event code locally with an IRB console. Example:
❯ bundle exec irb
> Bundler.require
> Jets.boot
> CoolEvent.handle_now(:handle, {foo: "bar"})
Do something with event {"foo":"bar"}
A second argument can be passed to as the event payload. Example:
> CoolEvent.handle_now(:handle, {foo: "bar"})
Do something with event {"foo":"bar"}
You can use the second argument to mock test event payloads. There’s not much useful information in a Schedule Event payload, other Events can have more useful information.
Jets Boot Note
With a simple events project Jets.boot is not automatically called locally. If you’re working with Rails project, Jets.boot is automatically called, so you can simply use.
❯ bundle exec rails console
> CoolEvent.handle_now(:handle, {foo: "bar"})
The jets-rails plugin handle automatically calling Jets.boot.
Also, on AWS Lambda, the Jets shim automatically calls it Jets.boot even with a simple events project. So this is something you only have to do locally.
Next, we’ll set up the project so it can deploy to Serverless AWS Lambda.