Synagogue File Search

A complete file browsing solution for synagogue document management, consisting of an AWS Lambda API backend and a web interface frontend.

Components

Lambda Function (lambda_function.py)

AWS Lambda function that provides a REST API to browse files stored in the google-drivesync-backup S3 bucket.

Features:

• Lists all files from S3 bucket with drivesync/ prefix
• Returns file metadata including name, path, size, and last modified date
• Generates S3 URLs for each file
• CORS-enabled for web interface integration
• Handles pagination for large file collections

API Response:

{
  "files": [
    {
      "name": "filename.pdf",
      "path": "drivesync/folder/filename.pdf",
      "size": "1.2 MB",
      "url": "https://bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/path",
      "modified": "2024-01-01T12:00:00"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

Web Interface (index.html)

Static HTML page that provides a user-friendly interface to search and browse files.

Features:

• Real-time search filtering
• Responsive design
• File count statistics
• Clean, accessible interface

Deployment

1. Deploy lambda_function.py as AWS Lambda function with S3 read permissions
2. Set up API Gateway to trigger the Lambda function
3. Host index.html on any web server or S3 static website
4. Update the API_URL in index.html to point to your API Gateway endpoint