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If you are new to writing Lambda functions, this section may help you. Function signatures should conform to one of either two styles. Traditional callback style:

```js
// legacy callback style - not encouraged anymore, but you'll still see examples doing this
exports.handler = function(event, context, callback) {
// your server-side functionality
callback(null, {
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or you can use async/await:

```js
// modern JS style - encouraged
export async function handler(event, context) {
return {
statusCode: 200,
body: JSON.stringify({ message: `Hello world ${Math.floor(Math.random() * 10)}` })
};
}
```
> :warning: The above example only works with `netlify-lambda` because [it uses ES module syntax](https://community.netlify.com/t/async-await-lambda-function-example/6976/3)! If you get `Function invocation failed: SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'.` errors, this is why.

For more Functions examples, check:

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