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+# AWS AppSync to AWS Step Functions (sync express workflow)
+
+This project contains a sample AWS SAM template for running synchronous express workflows for Step Functions from an AppSync API. The State Machine will be added as an HTTP data source to AppSync API.
+
+Important: this application uses various AWS services and there are costs associated with these services after the Free Tier usage - please see the [AWS Pricing page](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/) for details. You are responsible for any AWS costs incurred. No warranty is implied in this example.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* [Create an AWS account](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html) if you do not already have one and log in. The IAM user that you use must have sufficient permissions to make necessary AWS service calls and manage AWS resources.
+* [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html) installed and configured
+* [Git Installed](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
+* [AWS Serverless Application Model](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (AWS SAM) installed
+
+## Deployment Instructions
+
+1. Create a new directory, navigate to that directory in a terminal and clone the GitHub repository:
+    ``` 
+    git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns
+    ```
+2. Change directory to the pattern directory:
+    ```
+    cd appsync-stepfunctions-express-sam
+    ```
+3. From the command line, use AWS SAM to deploy the AWS resources for the pattern as specified in the template.yml file:
+    ```
+    sam deploy --guided
+    ```
+4. During the prompts:
+    * Enter a stack name
+    * Enter the desired AWS Region
+    * Allow SAM CLI to create IAM roles with the required permissions.
+
+    Once you have run `sam deploy --guided` mode once and saved arguments to a configuration file (samconfig.toml), you can use `sam deploy` in future to use these defaults.
+
+5. Note the outputs from the SAM deployment process. These contain the resource names and/or ARNs which are used for testing.
+
+## How it works
+
+This project creates an AppSync API. From your AppSync API, you are able to run a mutation called `startWorkflow` to start your step function express workflow execution syncronously.
+
+## Testing
+
+You can test your AppSync API and Step Functions express workflow integration by running a query from AWS AppSync console.
+![mutation](images/mutation.png)
+
+## Cleanup
+ 
+1. Delete the stack, Enter `Y` to confirm deleting the stack and folder.
+    ```
+    sam delete
+    ```
+----
+Copyright 2023 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
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+{
+  "title": "AWS AppSync to AWS Step Functions (sync express workflow)",
+  "description": "Create AppSync API to trigger a syncrounuous SFN execution",
+  "language": "YAML",
+  "level": "200",
+  "framework": "SAM",
+  "introBox": {
+    "headline": "How it works",
+    "text": [
+      "This project contains a sample AWS SAM template for running synchronous express workflows for Step Functions from an AppSync API.",
+      "The State Machine will be added as an HTTP data source to AppSync API."
+    ]
+  },
+  "gitHub": {
+    "template": {
+      "repoURL": "https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns/tree/main/appsync-stepfunctions-express-sam",
+      "templateURL": "serverless-patterns/appsync-stepfunctions-express-sam",
+      "projectFolder": "appsync-stepfunctions-express-sam",
+      "templateFile": "appsync-stepfunctions-express-sam/template.yaml"
+    }
+  },
+  "resources": {
+    "bullets": [
+      {
+        "text": "Invoke AWS services directly from AWS AppSync",
+        "link": "https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/invoke-aws-services-directly-from-aws-appsync/"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "AWS Appsync",
+        "link": "https://aws.amazon.com/appsync/"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "AWS Step Functions",
+        "link": "https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "deploy": {
+    "text": [
+      "sam deploy"
+    ]
+  },
+  "testing": {
+    "text": [
+      "See the Github repo for detailed testing instructions."
+    ]
+  },
+  "cleanup": {
+    "text": [
+      "Delete the stack: <code>sam delete</code>."
+    ]
+  },
+  "authors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Alexis Philippart de Foy",
+      "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D03AQFyN5GLrFk-0g/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1586853008031?e=1693440000&v=beta&t=0BtjX92oZxhHUrrIzh55wah8V1OiwOAOyigPtfAcZdo",
+      "bio": " I am a Startup Solutions Architect, Serverless enthusiast and former Startup Founder.",
+      "linkedin": "apdf",
+      "twitter": "@aphilippartd"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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+type Execution {
+	name: String
+	status: String
+	input: String
+	executionArn: String
+	startDate: String
+	stopDate: String
+	output: String
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+  startWorkflow (
+    name: String!
+  ): Execution
+}
+
+# Any Query you need for your application
+type QueryOutput { output: String! }
+type Query { myQuery(input: String!): QueryOutput }
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+AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
+Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31
+Description: AppSync to Step Functions Express (Sync)
+
+Resources:
+##########################################################################
+#   AppSync API                                                          #
+##########################################################################
+  AppSyncApi:
+    Type: AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi
+    Properties:
+      SchemaUri: ./schema.graphql
+      ApiKeys:
+        TestApiKey:
+          Description: Test Api Key
+      Auth:
+        Type: API_KEY
+      Functions:
+        addWorkflowArnToStashFunction:
+          Runtime: 
+            Name: APPSYNC_JS
+            Version: 1.0.0
+          DataSource: None
+          InlineCode: !Sub |
+            export function request(ctx) {
+              ctx.stash.stateMachineArn = "${StateMachine}"
+              return {};
+            }
+            export function response(ctx) {
+              return ctx.args;
+            }
+        startWorkflowFunction:
+          Runtime: 
+            Name: APPSYNC_JS
+            Version: 1.0.0
+          DataSource: !GetAtt StepFunctionDataSource.Name
+          InlineCode: |
+            import { util } from '@aws-appsync/utils'
+            export function request(ctx) { 
+              return {
+                "version": "2018-05-29",
+                "method": "POST",
+                "resourcePath": "/",
+                "params": {
+                  "headers": {
+                    "content-type": "application/x-amz-json-1.0",
+                    "x-amz-target":"AWSStepFunctions.StartSyncExecution"
+                  },
+                  "body": {
+                    "stateMachineArn": ctx.stash.stateMachineArn,
+                    "input": JSON.stringify(ctx.args)
+                  }
+                }
+              };
+            }
+            export function response(ctx) {
+              if (ctx.error) util.error(ctx.error.message, ctx.error.type);
+              if (ctx.result.statusCode === 200) {
+                return JSON.parse(ctx.result.body);
+              } else {
+                util.appendError(ctx.result.body, ctx.result.statusCode);
+              }
+            }
+      Resolvers:
+        Mutation:
+          startWorkflow:
+            Runtime:
+              Name: APPSYNC_JS
+              Version: "1.0.0"
+            Pipeline:
+            - addWorkflowArnToStashFunction
+            - startWorkflowFunction
+
+##########################################################################
+#   AppSync Data Sources                                                 #
+##########################################################################
+  StepFunctionDataSource:
+    Type: AWS::AppSync::DataSource
+    Properties:
+      ApiId: !GetAtt AppSyncApi.ApiId
+      Name: StepFunctionDataSource
+      Type: HTTP
+      ServiceRoleArn: !GetAtt StepFunctionDataSourceRole.Arn
+      HttpConfig:
+        Endpoint: !Sub "https://sync-states.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/"
+        AuthorizationConfig:
+          AuthorizationType: AWS_IAM
+          AwsIamConfig:
+            SigningRegion: !Ref AWS::Region
+            SigningServiceName: states
+
+  StepFunctionDataSourceRole:
+    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
+    Properties:
+      AssumeRolePolicyDocument:
+        Version: "2012-10-17"
+        Statement:
+          - Effect: Allow
+            Principal:
+              Service: appsync.amazonaws.com
+            Action: sts:AssumeRole
+      Policies:
+        - PolicyName: WorkflowPolicy
+          PolicyDocument:
+            Version: "2012-10-17"
+            Statement:
+                - Effect: Allow
+                  Action: states:StartSyncExecution
+                  Resource: !Ref StateMachine
+
+##########################################################################
+#   SFN State Machine                                                    #
+##########################################################################
+  StateMachine:
+    Type: AWS::Serverless::StateMachine
+    Properties:
+      Type: EXPRESS
+      Definition:
+        Comment: StateMachine
+        StartAt: Pass
+        States:
+          Pass:
+            Type: Pass
+            End: true
+            Parameters:
+              message.$: States.Format('Hey {}, this is a message from your state machine',$.name)
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