# Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java)

> Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java)

Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) is a developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity. It provides a suite of utilities for AWS Lambda Functions that makes tracing with AWS X-Ray, structured logging and creating custom metrics asynchronously easier.

## Project Overview

- [Homepage](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/index.md)
- [FAQs](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/FAQs/index.md)
- [Changelog](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/changelog/index.md)
- [Roadmap](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/roadmap/index.md)

## Core Utilities

- [Logging](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/core/logging/index.md)
- [Metrics](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/core/metrics/index.md)
- [Tracing](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/core/tracing/index.md)

## Utilities

- [Batch Processing](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/batch/index.md)
- [Custom Resources](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/custom_resources/index.md)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/idempotency/index.md)
- [Large Messages](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/large_messages/index.md)
- [Parameters](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/parameters/index.md)
- [Serialization Utilities](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/serialization/index.md)
- [Validation](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/utilities/validation/index.md)

## Processes

- [Maintainers playbook](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/processes/maintainers/index.md)
- [Versioning and maintenance policy](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/java/processes/versioning/index.md)