aws / aws/aws-durable-execution-sdk-python
[Feature]: [Testing] Emulator should generate real-shaped durable execution ARNs (embed execution name)
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- Python
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Description
### What would you like?
### Context
Reported downstream in [aws/aws-sam-cli#9200](https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli/issues/9200): a user who starts a local durable execution with `sam local invoke --durable-execution-name test` cannot correlate that name with anything afterwards — `sam local execution history/get` take an ARN, and the emulator's ARN contains no trace of the name.
### Current behavior
The emulator generates a placeholder ARN in `Execution.new()` ([execution.py](https://github.com/aws/aws-durable-execution-sdk-python/blob/main/packages/aws-durable-execution-sdk-python-testing/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python_testing/execution.py#L185)):
```python
# make a nicer arn
# Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:...:durable-execution:...
return Execution(
durable_execution_arn=str(uuid4()) + "/" + (input.invocation_id or str(uuid4())),
...
)
```
Two problems:
1. It doesn't match the real service ARN shape, so the execution name (and function name) appear nowhere in the identifier. Locally, `DurableExecutionName` is effectively write-only.
2. It conflates the second path segment with the *invocation* ID; the real ARN's last segment is a distinct execution ID.
(The comment's intended pattern is also stale — it predates the current public API shape.)
### Expected behavior
Generate ARNs matching the public `DurableExecutionArn` pattern from the Lambda service model:
```
arn:{partition}:lambda:{region}:{account}:function:{name}:{qualifier}/durable-execution/{execution-name}/{execution-id}
```
Everything needed is already on `StartDurableExecutionInput` (`account_id`, `function_name`, `function_qualifier`, `execution_name` are required fields). Region can be fixed to `us-east-1`, consistent with the hardcoded `FunctionArn` in `executor.py`'s `GetDurableExecution` response.
### Possible Implementation
- **Null/omitted execution name:** callers (e.g. SAM CLI) may send `"ExecutionName": null`. Generate a name (uuid) when absent — matches cloud behavior and also fixes `DurableExecutionName` being null in `GetDurableExecution` responses.
- **Execution ID:** use a fresh `uuid4()`, not `invocation_id`.
- **Routing is already safe:** `Route.from_string` splits on `/` before URL-decoding, so a percent-encoded ARN stays one segment — the same mechanism that handles today's one-slash placeholder. botocore percent-encodes `/` in non-greedy URI params.
- **Downstream (sam-cli) is already shape-agnostic** after aws/aws-sam-cli#9038 and aws/aws-sam-cli#9040 (`\S+` ARN regex, Flask `` routes).
- Store/runner treat the ARN as an opaque key; only tests asserting the placeholder shape need updating.
**Questions to resolve:**
- **Execution-name idempotency:** mimic cloud idempotency behaviour — in the service, starting a durable execution with an `ExecutionName` that matches an existing execution for the same function is an idempotent start (the existing execution/ARN is returned rather than a new one created). The emulator currently creates a duplicate with a distinct ARN sharing the same name segment. Confirm the exact service semantics (idempotency window, retention, input-mismatch handling) and implement to match.
- **Function name fidelity:** SAM CLI hardcodes `"FunctionName": "function"` in its start payload, so local ARNs would read `function:function:$LATEST/...`. Decide whether to pair this with a sam-cli change to pass the real logical ID so the ARN is actually informative.
### Blocked by
A new emulator image release is required for this to reach SAM CLI users (`:latest` on ECR is still v1.2.1, built 2026-05-20 from the pre-migration repo) — see #487.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in packages/aws-durable-execution-sdk-python-testing/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python_testing/execution.py at Execution.new(), then inspect executor.py's GetDurableExecution response and Route.from_string. Update tests that assert the placeholder ARN shape, and verify generated ARNs include the required function, qualifier, execution name, and fresh execution ID while absent names are handled consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, python
- Domain
- backend, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100