Legacy subscription router - Amazon IoT Greengrass
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Legacy subscription router

The legacy subscription router (aws.greengrass.LegacySubscriptionRouter) manages subscriptions on the Greengrass core device. Subscriptions are a feature of Amazon IoT Greengrass V1 that define the topics that Lambda functions can use for MQTT messaging on a core device. For more information, see Managed subscriptions in the MQTT messaging workflow in the Amazon IoT Greengrass V1 Developer Guide.

You can use this component to enable subscriptions for connector components and Lambda function components that use the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK.

Note

The legacy subscription router component is required only if your Lambda function uses the publish() function in the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK. If you update your Lambda function code to use the interprocess communication (IPC) interface in the Amazon IoT Device SDK V2, you don't need to deploy the legacy subscription router component. For more information, see the following interprocess communication services:

Versions

This component has the following versions:

  • 2.1.x

  • 2.0.x

Type

This component is a generic component (aws.greengrass.generic). The Greengrass nucleus runs the component's lifecycle scripts.

For more information, see Component types.

Operating system

This component can be installed on Linux core devices only.

Requirements

This component has the following requirements:

  • The legacy subscription router is supported to run in a VPC.

Dependencies

When you deploy a component, Amazon IoT Greengrass also deploys compatible versions of its dependencies. This means that you must meet the requirements for the component and all of its dependencies to successfully deploy the component. This section lists the dependencies for the released versions of this component and the semantic version constraints that define the component versions for each dependency. You can also view the dependencies for each version of the component in the Amazon IoT Greengrass console. On the component details page, look for the Dependencies list.

2.1.12

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.12 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.14.0 Soft
2.1.11

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.11 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.13.0 Soft
2.1.10

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.10 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.12.0 Soft
2.1.9

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.9 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.11.0 Soft
2.1.8

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.8 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.10.0 Soft
2.1.7

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.7 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.9.0 Soft
2.1.6

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.6 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.8.0 Soft
2.1.5

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.5 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.7.0 Soft
2.1.4

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.4 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.6.0 Soft
2.1.3

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.3 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.5.0 Soft
2.1.2

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.2 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.4.0 Soft
2.1.1

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.1 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.3.0 Soft
2.1.0

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.1.0 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.0 <2.2.0 Soft
2.0.3

The following table lists the dependencies for version 2.0.3 of this component.

Dependency Compatible versions Dependency type
Greengrass nucleus >=2.0.3 <2.1.0 Soft

For more information about component dependencies, see the component recipe reference.

Configuration

This component provides the following configuration parameters that you can customize when you deploy the component.

v2.1.x
subscriptions

(Optional) The subscriptions to enable on the core device. This is an object, where each key is a unique ID, and each value is an object that defines the subscription for that connector. You must configure a subscription when you deploy a V1 connector component or a Lambda function that uses the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK.

Each subscription object contains the following information:

id

The unique ID of this subscription. This ID must match the key for this subscription object.

source

The Lambda function that uses the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK to publish MQTT messages on the topics that you specify in subject. Specify one of the following:

  • The name of a Lambda function component on the core device. Specify the component name with the component: prefix, such as component:com.example.HelloWorldLambda.

  • The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a Lambda function on the core device.

    Important

    If the version of the Lambda function changes, you must configure the subscription with the new version of the function. Otherwise, this component won't route the messages until the version matches the subscription.

    You must specify an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that includes the version of the function to import. You can't use version aliases like $LATEST.

To deploy a subscription for a V1 connector component, specify the name of the component or the ARN of the connector component's Lambda function.

subject

The MQTT topic or topic filter on which the source and target can publish and receive messages. This value supports the + and # topic wildcards.

target

The target that receives the MQTT messages on the topics that you specify in subject. The subscription specifies that the source function publishes MQTT messages to Amazon IoT Core or to a Lambda function on the core device. Specify one of the following:

  • cloud. The source function publishes MQTT messages to Amazon IoT Core.

  • The name of a Lambda function component on the core device. Specify the component name with the component: prefix, such as component:com.example.HelloWorldLambda.

  • The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a Lambda function on the core device.

    Important

    If the version of the Lambda function changes, you must configure the subscription with the new version of the function. Otherwise, this component won't route the messages until the version matches the subscription.

    You must specify an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that includes the version of the function to import. You can't use version aliases like $LATEST.

Default: No subscriptions

Example configuration update (defining a subscription to Amazon IoT Core)

The following example specifies that the com.example.HelloWorldLambda Lambda function component publishes MQTT message to Amazon IoT Core on the hello/world topic.

{
  "subscriptions": {
    "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_cloud": {
      "id": "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_cloud",
      "source": "component:com.example.HelloWorldLambda",
      "subject": "hello/world",
      "target": "cloud"
    }
  }
}
Example configuration update (defining a subscription to another Lambda function)

The following example specifies that the com.example.HelloWorldLambda Lambda function component publishes MQTT messages to the com.example.MessageRelay Lambda function component on the hello/world topic.

{
  "subscriptions": {
    "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_MessageRelay": {
      "id": "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_MessageRelay",
      "source": "component:com.example.HelloWorldLambda",
      "subject": "hello/world",
      "target": "component:com.example.MessageRelay"
    }
  }
}
v2.0.x
subscriptions

(Optional) The subscriptions to enable on the core device. This is an object, where each key is a unique ID, and each value is an object that defines the subscription for that connector. You must configure a subscription when you deploy a V1 connector component or a Lambda function that uses the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK.

Each subscription object contains the following information:

id

The unique ID of this subscription. This ID must match the key for this subscription object.

source

The Lambda function that uses the Amazon IoT Greengrass Core SDK to publish MQTT messages on the topics that you specify in subject. Specify the following:

  • The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a Lambda function on the core device.

    Important

    If the version of the Lambda function changes, you must configure the subscription with the new version of the function. Otherwise, this component won't route the messages until the version matches the subscription.

    You must specify an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that includes the version of the function to import. You can't use version aliases like $LATEST.

To deploy a subscription for a V1 connector component, specify the ARN of the connector component's Lambda function.

subject

The MQTT topic or topic filter on which the source and target can publish and receive messages. This value supports the + and # topic wildcards.

target

The target that receives the MQTT messages on the topics that you specify in subject. The subscription specifies that the source function publishes MQTT messages to Amazon IoT Core or to a Lambda function on the core device. Specify one of the following:

  • cloud. The source function publishes MQTT messages to Amazon IoT Core.

  • The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a Lambda function on the core device.

    Important

    If the version of the Lambda function changes, you must configure the subscription with the new version of the function. Otherwise, this component won't route the messages until the version matches the subscription.

    You must specify an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that includes the version of the function to import. You can't use version aliases like $LATEST.

Default: No subscriptions

Example configuration update (defining a subscription to Amazon IoT Core)

The following example specifies that the Greengrass_HelloWorld function publishes MQTT message to Amazon IoT Core on the hello/world topic.

"subscriptions": {
  "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_cloud": {
    "id": "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_cloud",
    "source": "arn:aws-cn:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:Greengrass_HelloWorld:5",
    "subject": "hello/world",
    "target": "cloud"
  }
}
Example configuration update (defining a subscription to another Lambda function)

The following example specifies that the Greengrass_HelloWorld function publishes MQTT messages to the Greengrass_MessageRelay on the hello/world topic.

"subscriptions": {
  "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_MessageRelay": {
    "id": "Greengrass_HelloWorld_to_MessageRelay",
    "source": "arn:aws-cn:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:Greengrass_HelloWorld:5",
    "subject": "hello/world",
    "target": "arn:aws-cn:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:Greengrass_MessageRelay:5"
  }
}

Local log file

This component doesn't output logs.

Changelog

The following table describes the changes in each version of the component.

Version

Changes

2.1.12

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.13.0 release.

2.1.11

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.12.0 release.

2.1.10

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.11.0 release.

2.1.9

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.10.0 release.

2.1.8

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.9.0 release.

2.1.7

 Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.8.0 release.

2.1.6

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.7.0 release.

2.1.5

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.6.0 release.

2.1.4

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.5.0 release.

2.1.3

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.4.0 release.

2.1.2

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.3.0 release.

2.1.1

Version updated for Greengrass nucleus version 2.2.0 release.

2.1.0
Bug fixes and improvements

  • Adds support to specify component names instead of ARNs for source and target. If you specify a component name for a subscription, you don't need to reconfigure the subscription each time the version of the Lambda function changes.

2.0.3

Initial version.