Serverless Is an Architectural Handicap (and I'm Tired of Pretending It Isn't)
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> This code is AWS-specific from top to bottom:
Well, that's because it is the integration layer, written by hand in Python. Of course it will be different for each provider. If you want something more abstract, try a framework that does it for you, like Spring Cloud Function.