{"id":27599,"library":"aws-cdk-aws-batch-alpha","title":"AWS CDK Batch (Alpha)","description":"The CDK Construct Library for AWS::Batch (Alpha). Current version: 2.95.1a0. This is an alpha module with no SLA or feature freeze; APIs are subject to breaking changes without major version bumps.","status":"active","version":"2.95.1a0","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/tree/main/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha","tags":["cdk","aws","batch","alpha","cloudformation"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install aws-cdk-aws-batch-alpha","lang":"bash","label":"pip install"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"CDK core library; batch constructs depend on core resources.","package":"aws-cdk-lib","optional":false},{"reason":"Required by all CDK constructs.","package":"constructs","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"Alpha module has separate import path with '_alpha' suffix. Using non-alpha import will fail.","wrong":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch import Batch","symbol":"Batch","correct":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import Batch"},{"note":"Same as Batch: alpha constructs are in aws_batch_alpha.","wrong":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch import JobDefinition","symbol":"JobDefinition","correct":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import JobDefinition"},{"note":"Correct import path.","wrong":"","symbol":"ComputeEnvironment","correct":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import ComputeEnvironment"},{"note":"Correct import path.","wrong":"","symbol":"JobQueue","correct":"from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import JobQueue"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from aws_cdk import App, Stack\nfrom aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import Batch, ComputeEnvironment, JobDefinition, JobQueue\nfrom aws_cdk.aws_ec2 import Vpc\nfrom constructs import Construct\n\napp = App()\nstack = Stack(app, \"MyBatchStack\")\n\nvpc = Vpc(stack, \"Vpc\")\n\ncompute_env = ComputeEnvironment(\n    stack, \"ComputeEnv\",\n    managed=True,\n    vpc=vpc\n)\n\njob_queue = JobQueue(\n    stack, \"JobQueue\",\n    priority=1,\n    compute_environments=[compute_env]\n)\n\njob_def = JobDefinition(\n    stack, \"JobDef\",\n    container={\n        \"image\": \"public.ecr.aws/batch/job:latest\",\n        \"command\": [\"echo\", \"hello\"],\n        \"memory\": 512,\n        \"vcpus\": 1\n    }\n)\n\napp.synth()","lang":"python","description":"Minimal CDK app that creates an AWS Batch compute environment, job queue, and job definition."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Pin version: pip install aws-cdk-aws-batch-alpha==2.95.1a0","message":"Alpha modules have no stability guarantee; minor version bumps can include breaking changes without warning. Pin to exact version in production.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"all alpha versions (pre-1.0.0 or with 'a' suffix)"},{"fix":"Use correct import: from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import ...","message":"Import paths require '_alpha' suffix; common mistake to import from aws_cdk.aws_batch instead of aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use the latest construct properties as per CDK API reference.","message":"Some properties (e.g., 'environment' in JobDefinition) have been deprecated in favor of new constructs. Check CDK documentation for current patterns.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=2.0.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install aws-cdk-aws-batch-alpha and import from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha.","cause":"Trying to import from the non-alpha module without installing alpha package.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'aws_cdk.aws_batch'"},{"fix":"Ensure you have from aws_cdk.aws_batch_alpha import JobDefinition.","cause":"Trying to import JobDefinition from the wrong module (awscdk.aws_batch) or missing alpha suffix.","error":"AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'JobDefinition'"},{"fix":"Always provide a valid Vpc object and a list of compute environments to JobQueue.","cause":"Passing None for required arguments like 'vpc' or 'compute_environments'.","error":"TypeError: argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable"},{"fix":"Refer to the latest CDK documentation for the correct container properties (e.g., use 'container' instead of 'containerProperties').","cause":"Using outdated container property names that changed in newer versions of the alpha module.","error":"jsii.errors.JSIIError: Resource of type 'AWS::Batch::JobDefinition' has no property 'containerProperties'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}