Feature request: add support for nodejs16.x runtime

[saragerion]

Description of the feature request

Problem statement

Support for nodejs16.x currently missing.

Summary of the feature

The runtime nodejs16.x will be GA this week, see this related issue.

As part of this issue, support for the Node.js v16 runtime should be added where relevant.

Code examples

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Benefits for you and the wider AWS community

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Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional context

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Related issues, RFCs

aws/aws-lambda-base-images#14

[dreamorosi]

From a first round of research, here are some places that needs updating:

• .devcontainer/Dockerfile
• .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
• .github/workflows/on-merge-to-main.yml
• .github/workflows/on-release-prod.yml
• .github/workflows/pr_lint_and_test.yml
• .github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
• examples/cdk/src/example-function.ts
• examples/sam/template.yaml
• CONTRIBUTING.md

[dreamorosi]

At the moment we are blocked by CDK releasing support for the new runtime (we use CDK in the integration tests).
The PR that adds support has been already merged yesterday aws/aws-cdk#20261 so hopefully it'll be released soon.

[willfarrell]

For those that run across this that use terraform: hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws#24714

[saragerion]

On hold (hopefully for a relatively short time) until the CDK release containing this update: aws/aws-cdk#20261

[dreamorosi]

Both CDK and SAM added support for the new runtime, will link a PR to the issue shortly.