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@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ stacker_blueprints
 An attempt at a common Blueprint library for use with `stacker <https://github.com/cloudtools/stacker>`_.
 
 If you're new to stacker you may use `stacker_cookiecutter <https://github.com/cloudtools/stacker_cookiecutter>`_ to setup your project.
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diff --git a/stacker_blueprints/rest_gateway.py b/stacker_blueprints/rest_gateway.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+from troposphere import Ref, Template, Output
+from troposphere.apigateway import RestApi, Method
+from troposphere.apigateway import Resource, MethodResponse
+from troposphere.apigateway import Integration, IntegrationResponse
+from troposphere.apigateway import Deployment, Stage, ApiStage
+from troposphere.apigateway import UsagePlan, QuotaSettings, ThrottleSettings
+from troposphere.apigateway import ApiKey, StageKey, UsagePlanKey
+from troposphere.iam import Role, Policy
+from troposphere.awslambda import Function, Code
+from troposphere import GetAtt, Join
+
+from stacker.blueprints.base import Blueprint
+from stacker.blueprints.variables.types import TroposphereType
+
+
+# adapted from https://github.com/cloudtools/troposphere/blob/master/examples/ApiGateway.py
+
+class RestGateway(Blueprint):
+
+    # where we set variable defaults - overriden the the yml
+
+    VARIABLES = {
+                    'ApiName':
+                        {"type": str, "description": "API gateaway name"},
+                    'FunctionName':
+                        {"type":str, "default":"FunctionName"},
+                    'runtime':
+                        {"type":str, "default":"python3.7"},
+                    'handler':
+                        {"type":str, "default": "index.handler"},
+                    'pathpart':
+                        {"type":str, "default": "stuff"}
+                    # 'paths':
+                    #     {"type": list, "description": ""}
+                    }
+
+    def create_rest_gateway(self):
+        t = self.template
+        variables = self.get_variables()
+        print("restapi variables: {}".format(self.get_variables()))
+        # Create the Api Gateway
+
+        rest_api = t.add_resource(RestApi(
+            "ApiGateway",
+            Name=variables['ApiName']
+        ))
+        
+        t.add_output(Output("RestGatewayId", Value=Ref('ApiGateway')))
+
+    def create_template(self):
+        self.create_rest_gateway()
+        self.create_lambda_function()
+        self.create_deployment()    
+        print(self.template.to_json())
+    
+    def create_lambda_function(self):
+        variables = self.get_variables()
+        print("lambda variables: {}".format(variables))
+    # Create a Lambda function that will be mapped
+        t = self.template
+        code = ["def handler(event, context):\n    print('im a lambda')"]
+
+    # Create a role for the lambda function
+        t.add_resource(Role(
+            "LambdaExecutionRole",
+            Path="/",
+            Policies=[Policy(
+                PolicyName="root",
+                PolicyDocument={
+                    "Version": "2012-10-17",
+                    "Statement": [{
+                        "Action": ["logs:*"],
+                        "Resource": "arn:aws:logs:*:*:*",
+                        "Effect": "Allow"
+                    }, {
+                        "Action": ["lambda:*"],
+                        "Resource": "*",
+                        "Effect": "Allow"
+                    }]
+                })],
+            AssumeRolePolicyDocument={"Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [
+                {
+                    "Action": ["sts:AssumeRole"],
+                    "Effect": "Allow",
+                    "Principal": {
+                        "Service": [
+                            "lambda.amazonaws.com",
+                            "apigateway.amazonaws.com"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            ]},
+        ))
+
+        # Create the Lambda function
+        foobar_function = t.add_resource(Function(
+            variables['FunctionName'],
+            Code=Code(
+                ZipFile=Join("", code)
+            ),
+            Handler=variables['handler'],
+            Role=GetAtt("LambdaExecutionRole", "Arn"),
+            Runtime=variables['runtime'],
+        ))
+
+        # Create a resource to map the lambda function to
+        resource = t.add_resource(Resource(
+            "FoobarResource",
+            RestApiId=Ref('ApiGateway'),
+            PathPart=variables["pathpart"],
+            ParentId=GetAtt("ApiGateway", "RootResourceId"),
+        ))
+
+    # Create a Lambda API method for the Lambda resource
+    # this is what associates a pathpart with a lambda
+        method = t.add_resource(Method(
+            "LambdaMethod",
+            DependsOn=variables['FunctionName'],
+            RestApiId=Ref('ApiGateway'),
+            AuthorizationType="NONE",
+            ResourceId=Ref(resource),
+            HttpMethod="GET",
+            Integration=Integration(
+                Credentials=GetAtt("LambdaExecutionRole", "Arn"),
+                Type="AWS",
+                IntegrationHttpMethod='POST',
+                IntegrationResponses=[
+                    IntegrationResponse(
+                        StatusCode='200'
+                    )
+                ],
+                Uri=Join("", [
+                    "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/",
+                    GetAtt(variables["FunctionName"], "Arn"),
+                    "/invocations"
+                ])
+            ),
+            MethodResponses=[
+                MethodResponse(
+                    "CatResponse",
+                    StatusCode='200'
+                )
+            ]
+        ))
+
+# Create a deployment
+    def create_deployment(self):
+        t = self.template
+        variables = self.get_variables()
+        stage_name = 'v1'
+
+        deployment = t.add_resource(Deployment(
+            "%sDeployment" % stage_name,
+            DependsOn="LambdaMethod",
+            RestApiId=Ref("ApiGateway"),
+        ))
+
+        stage = t.add_resource(Stage(
+            '%sStage' % stage_name,
+            StageName=stage_name,
+            RestApiId=Ref("ApiGateway"),
+            DeploymentId=Ref(deployment)
+        ))
+
+        key = t.add_resource(ApiKey(
+            "ApiKey",
+            StageKeys=[StageKey(
+                RestApiId=Ref("ApiGateway"),
+                StageName=Ref(stage)
+            )]
+        ))
+
+        # Create an API usage plan
+        usagePlan = t.add_resource(UsagePlan(
+            "ExampleUsagePlan",
+            UsagePlanName="ExampleUsagePlan",
+            Description="Example usage plan",
+            Quota=QuotaSettings(
+                Limit=50000,
+                Period="MONTH"
+            ),
+            Throttle=ThrottleSettings(
+                BurstLimit=500,
+                RateLimit=5000
+            ),
+            ApiStages=[
+                ApiStage(
+                    ApiId=Ref("ApiGateway"),
+                    Stage=Ref(stage)
+                )]
+        ))
+
+        # tie the usage plan and key together
+        usagePlanKey = t.add_resource(UsagePlanKey(
+            "ExampleUsagePlanKey",
+            KeyId=Ref(key),
+            KeyType="API_KEY",
+            UsagePlanId=Ref(usagePlan)
+        ))
+
+        # Add the deployment endpoint as an output
+        t.add_output([
+            Output(
+                "ApiEndpoint",
+                Value=Join("", [
+                    "https://",
+                    Ref("ApiGateway"),
+                    ".execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/",
+                    stage_name
+                ]),
+                Description="Endpoint for this stage of the api"
+            ),
+            Output(
+                "ApiKey",
+                Value=Ref(key),
+                Description="API key"
+            ),
+        ])
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