add ability for consumers to get deployment information

build.zig

@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ fn configureBuildInternal(b: *std.Build, exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile) !void {
         .target = b.graph.host,
         .optimize = .ReleaseSafe,
     });
-    try @import("lambdabuild.zig").configureBuild(b, lambda_build_dep, exe, .{});
+    // Ignore return value for internal builds
+    _ = try @import("lambdabuild.zig").configureBuild(b, lambda_build_dep, exe, .{});
 }
 
-/// Re-export LambdaConfig for consumers
+/// Re-export types for consumers
 pub const LambdaConfig = @import("lambdabuild.zig").Config;
+pub const LambdaBuildInfo = @import("lambdabuild.zig").BuildInfo;
 
 /// Configure Lambda build steps for a Zig project.
 ///
@@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ pub const LambdaConfig = @import("lambdabuild.zig").Config;
 /// Lambda functions to AWS. The `lambda_zig_dep` parameter must be the
 /// dependency object obtained from `b.dependency("lambda_zig", ...)`.
 ///
+/// Returns a `LambdaBuildInfo` struct containing:
+/// - References to all build steps (package, iam, deploy, invoke)
+/// - A `deploy_output` LazyPath to a JSON file with deployment info
+/// - The function name used
+///
 /// ## Build Steps
 ///
 /// The following build steps are added:
@@ -144,6 +151,24 @@ pub const LambdaConfig = @import("lambdabuild.zig").Config;
 /// - `-Dallow-principal=[string]`: AWS service principal to grant invoke permission
 ///   (e.g., "alexa-appkit.amazon.com" for Alexa Skills Kit)
 ///
+/// ## Deploy Output
+///
+/// The `deploy_output` field in the returned struct is a LazyPath to a JSON file
+/// containing deployment information (available after deploy completes):
+///
+/// ```json
+/// {
+///   "arn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:my-function",
+///   "function_name": "my-function",
+///   "partition": "aws",
+///   "region": "us-east-1",
+///   "account_id": "123456789012",
+///   "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/lambda_basic_execution",
+///   "architecture": "arm64",
+///   "environment_keys": ["MY_VAR"]
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```zig
@@ -161,13 +186,15 @@ pub const LambdaConfig = @import("lambdabuild.zig").Config;
 ///     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{ ... });
 ///     b.installArtifact(exe);
 ///
-///     // Use default config (function name defaults to "zig-fn")
-///     try lambda_zig.configureBuild(b, lambda_zig_dep, exe, .{});
-///
-///     // Or specify project-level defaults
-///     try lambda_zig.configureBuild(b, lambda_zig_dep, exe, .{
+///     // Configure Lambda build and get deployment info
+///     const lambda = try lambda_zig.configureBuild(b, lambda_zig_dep, exe, .{
 ///         .default_function_name = "my-function",
 ///     });
+///
+///     // Use lambda.deploy_output in other steps that need the ARN
+///     const my_step = b.addRunArtifact(my_tool);
+///     my_step.addFileArg(lambda.deploy_output);
+///     my_step.step.dependOn(lambda.deploy_step);  // Ensure deploy runs first
 /// }
 /// ```
 pub fn configureBuild(
@@ -175,11 +202,11 @@ pub fn configureBuild(
     lambda_zig_dep: *std.Build.Dependency,
     exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile,
     config: LambdaConfig,
-) !void {
+) !LambdaBuildInfo {
     // Get lambda_build from the lambda_zig dependency's Build context
     const lambda_build_dep = lambda_zig_dep.builder.dependency("lambda_build", .{
         .target = b.graph.host,
         .optimize = .ReleaseSafe,
     });
-    try @import("lambdabuild.zig").configureBuild(b, lambda_build_dep, exe, config);
+    return @import("lambdabuild.zig").configureBuild(b, lambda_build_dep, exe, config);
 }

lambdabuild.zig

@@ -18,6 +18,32 @@ pub const Config = struct {
     default_role_name: []const u8 = "lambda_basic_execution",
 };
 
+/// Information about the configured Lambda build steps.
+///
+/// Returned by `configureBuild` to allow consumers to depend on steps
+/// and access deployment outputs.
+pub const BuildInfo = struct {
+    /// Package step - creates the deployment zip
+    package_step: *std.Build.Step,
+
+    /// IAM step - creates/verifies the IAM role
+    iam_step: *std.Build.Step,
+
+    /// Deploy step - deploys the function to AWS Lambda
+    deploy_step: *std.Build.Step,
+
+    /// Invoke step - invokes the deployed function
+    invoke_step: *std.Build.Step,
+
+    /// LazyPath to JSON file with deployment info.
+    /// Contains: arn, function_name, region, account_id, role_arn, architecture, environment_keys
+    /// Available after deploy_step completes.
+    deploy_output: std.Build.LazyPath,
+
+    /// The function name used for deployment
+    function_name: []const u8,
+};
+
 /// Configure Lambda build steps for a Zig project.
 ///
 /// Adds the following build steps:
@@ -28,12 +54,15 @@ pub const Config = struct {
 ///
 /// The `config` parameter allows setting project-level defaults that can
 /// still be overridden via command-line options.
+///
+/// Returns a `BuildInfo` struct containing references to all steps and
+/// a `deploy_output` LazyPath to the deployment info JSON file.
 pub fn configureBuild(
     b: *std.Build,
     lambda_build_dep: *std.Build.Dependency,
     exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile,
     config: Config,
-) !void {
+) !BuildInfo {
     // Get the lambda-build CLI artifact from the dependency
     const cli = lambda_build_dep.artifact("lambda-build");
 
@@ -117,6 +146,9 @@ pub fn configureBuild(
     });
     if (env_file) |ef| deploy_cmd.addArgs(&.{ "--env-file", ef });
     if (allow_principal) |ap| deploy_cmd.addArgs(&.{ "--allow-principal", ap });
+    // Add deploy output file for deployment info JSON
+    deploy_cmd.addArg("--deploy-output");
+    const deploy_output = deploy_cmd.addOutputFileArg("deploy-output.json");
     deploy_cmd.step.dependOn(&package_cmd.step);
 
     const deploy_step = b.step("awslambda_deploy", "Deploy the Lambda function");
@@ -138,4 +170,13 @@ pub fn configureBuild(
 
     const run_step = b.step("awslambda_run", "Invoke the deployed Lambda function");
     run_step.dependOn(&invoke_cmd.step);
+
+    return .{
+        .package_step = package_step,
+        .iam_step = iam_step,
+        .deploy_step = deploy_step,
+        .invoke_step = run_step,
+        .deploy_output = deploy_output,
+        .function_name = function_name,
+    };
 }

tools/build/src/deploy.zig

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub fn run(args: []const []const u8, options: RunOptions) !void {
     var role_name: []const u8 = "lambda_basic_execution";
     var arch: ?[]const u8 = null;
     var allow_principal: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    var deploy_output: ?[]const u8 = null;
 
     // Environment variables storage
     var env_vars = std.StringHashMap([]const u8).init(options.allocator);
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ pub fn run(args: []const []const u8, options: RunOptions) !void {
             i += 1;
             if (i >= args.len) return error.MissingAllowPrincipal;
             allow_principal = args[i];
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--deploy-output")) {
+            i += 1;
+            if (i >= args.len) return error.MissingDeployOutput;
+            deploy_output = args[i];
         } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help") or std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h")) {
             printHelp(options.stdout);
             try options.stdout.flush();
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ pub fn run(args: []const []const u8, options: RunOptions) !void {
         .arch = arch,
         .env_vars = if (env_vars.count() > 0) &env_vars else null,
         .allow_principal = allow_principal,
+        .deploy_output = deploy_output,
     }, options);
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@ fn printHelp(writer: anytype) void {
         \\  --env-file <path>       Load environment variables from file (KEY=VALUE format)
         \\  --allow-principal <p>   Grant invoke permission to AWS service principal
         \\                          (e.g., alexa-appkit.amazon.com)
+        \\  --deploy-output <path>  Write deployment info (ARN, region, etc.) to JSON file
         \\  --help, -h              Show this help message
         \\
         \\Environment File Format:
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@ const DeployOptions = struct {
     arch: ?[]const u8,
     env_vars: ?*const std.StringHashMap([]const u8),
     allow_principal: ?[]const u8,
+    deploy_output: ?[]const u8,
 };
 
 fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
@@ -275,6 +283,10 @@ fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
     var create_options = options.aws_options;
     create_options.diagnostics = &create_diagnostics;
 
+    // Track the function ARN from whichever path succeeds
+    var function_arn: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    defer if (function_arn) |arn| options.allocator.free(arn);
+
     const create_result = aws.Request(services.lambda.create_function).call(.{
         .function_name = deploy_opts.function_name,
         .architectures = architectures,
@@ -302,6 +314,7 @@ fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
             try options.stdout.print("Updated function: {s}\n", .{deploy_opts.function_name});
             if (update_result.response.function_arn) |arn| {
                 try options.stdout.print("ARN: {s}\n", .{arn});
+                function_arn = try options.allocator.dupe(u8, arn);
             }
             try options.stdout.flush();
 
@@ -318,6 +331,11 @@ fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
                 try addPermission(deploy_opts.function_name, principal, options);
             }
 
+            // Write deploy output if requested
+            if (deploy_opts.deploy_output) |output_path| {
+                try writeDeployOutput(output_path, function_arn.?, role_arn, lambda_arch, deploy_opts.env_vars);
+            }
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -329,6 +347,7 @@ fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
     try options.stdout.print("Created function: {s}\n", .{deploy_opts.function_name});
     if (create_result.response.function_arn) |arn| {
         try options.stdout.print("ARN: {s}\n", .{arn});
+        function_arn = try options.allocator.dupe(u8, arn);
     }
     try options.stdout.flush();
 
@@ -339,6 +358,11 @@ fn deployFunction(deploy_opts: DeployOptions, options: RunOptions) !void {
     if (deploy_opts.allow_principal) |principal| {
         try addPermission(deploy_opts.function_name, principal, options);
     }
+
+    // Write deploy output if requested
+    if (deploy_opts.deploy_output) |output_path| {
+        try writeDeployOutput(output_path, function_arn.?, role_arn, lambda_arch, deploy_opts.env_vars);
+    }
 }
 
 /// Build environment variables in the format expected by AWS Lambda API
@@ -487,3 +511,65 @@ fn addPermission(
     try options.stdout.print("Added invoke permission for: {s}\n", .{principal});
     try options.stdout.flush();
 }
+
+/// Write deployment information to a JSON file
+fn writeDeployOutput(
+    output_path: []const u8,
+    function_arn: []const u8,
+    role_arn: []const u8,
+    architecture: []const u8,
+    env_vars: ?*const std.StringHashMap([]const u8),
+) !void {
+    // Parse ARN to extract components
+    // ARN format: arn:{partition}:lambda:{region}:{account_id}:function:{name}
+    var arn_parts = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, function_arn, ':');
+    _ = arn_parts.next(); // arn
+    const partition = arn_parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidArn;
+    _ = arn_parts.next(); // lambda
+    const region = arn_parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidArn;
+    const account_id = arn_parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidArn;
+    _ = arn_parts.next(); // function
+    const function_name = arn_parts.next() orelse return error.InvalidArn;
+
+    const file = try std.fs.cwd().createFile(output_path, .{});
+    defer file.close();
+
+    var write_buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
+    var buffered = file.writer(&write_buffer);
+    const writer = &buffered.interface;
+
+    try writer.print(
+        \\{{
+        \\  "arn": "{s}",
+        \\  "function_name": "{s}",
+        \\  "partition": "{s}",
+        \\  "region": "{s}",
+        \\  "account_id": "{s}",
+        \\  "role_arn": "{s}",
+        \\  "architecture": "{s}",
+        \\  "environment_keys": [
+    , .{ function_arn, function_name, partition, region, account_id, role_arn, architecture });
+
+    // Write environment variable keys
+    if (env_vars) |vars| {
+        var it = vars.keyIterator();
+        var first = true;
+        while (it.next()) |key| {
+            if (!first) {
+                try writer.writeAll(",");
+            }
+            try writer.print("\n    \"{s}\"", .{key.*});
+            first = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    try writer.writeAll(
+        \\
+        \\  ]
+        \\}
+        \\
+    );
+    try writer.flush();
+
+    std.log.info("Wrote deployment info to: {s}", .{output_path});
+}