(aws-lambda): Option to always use the LATEST lambda insightsVersion
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Description
### Describe the feature
Currently, CDK users must manually specify a exact LambdaInsightsVersion when adding Lambda Insights monitoring to their Lambda functions. However, Lambda Insights and OTEL layers are updated regularly with important bug fixes and security patches. Tracking and manually updating these versions across all regions is tedious and error-prone.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_lambda.LambdaInsightsVersion.html
### Use Case
Automatically using the latest available LambdaInsightsVersion in CDK without having to specify the exact version.
### Proposed Solution
Introduce a new enum value LambdaInsightsVersion.LATEST in the CDK library:
- It would resolve to the latest available stable version of the Lambda Insights layer for the deployment region.
- CDK would maintain and update this version mapping internally, removing the burden from developers.
- This allows teams to opt into always receiving the latest bug fixes and improvements without having to track and manually update versions.
### Other Information
_No response_
### Acknowledgements
- [ ] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [ ] This feature might incur a breaking change
### CDK version used
2.185.0
### Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)
macOS 15.4.1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the LambdaInsightsVersion API documentation linked in the issue and locating the existing Lambda Insights layer version definitions in the CDK library. Determine how regional versions are represented and how the latest stable version would be selected. Done means a LATEST option resolves correctly for each deployment region without requiring users to specify an exact version.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, typescript
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100