AWS had its agents build a free and open emulator for AWS. They now maintain it, too.
AWS on Wednesday launched an emulator for AWS called AWS Emulator. That, by itself, is interesting and may raise some The post AWS had its agents build a free and open emulator for AWS. They now maintain it, too. appeared first on The New Stack .
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has developed and is maintaining an open-source emulator named AWS Emulator. This emulator allows developers to test their code against AWS services without sharing their credentials. The team of agents responsible for the emulator believes that existing emulators are outdated and not trustworthy, which led them to create a more reliable alternative.
The AWS Emulator supports 438 public AWS API models, covering more than 200 services, and is written in Rust, ensuring it can run on local machines without network connections or AWS accounts. The agents responsible for the emulator work in three teams: one to develop test scenarios, another to compare the emulator's behavior with real AWS services, and a third to fix any issues found.
AWS has chosen not to accept pull requests from outside contributors, as the agents are expected to handle all changes. The team also publishes a benchmark to test the emulator, allowing users to verify its accuracy.
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