The CDK deployment doesn't work in `us-west-2`

[pxaws]

We have seen deployment failure when the region is us-west-2

LambdaPetClinicStack failed: ToolkitError: The stack named LambdaPetClinicStack failed creation, it may need to be manually deleted from the AWS console: ROLLBACK_COMPLETE: Resource handler returned message: "User: arn:aws:sts::385139013756:assumed-role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-385139013756-us-west-2/AWSCloudFormation is not authorized to perform: lambda:GetLayerVersion on resource: arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:615299751070:layer:AWSOpenTelemetryDistroPython:5 because no resource-based policy allows the lambda:GetLayerVersion action (Service: Lambda, Status Code: 403, Request ID: 2c9d5094-9a6b-4cb4-8f9e-7c2c331a35c5) (SDK Attempt Count: 1)" (RequestToken: 9179a13d-60be-6f08-f81b-8853baa62e64, HandlerErrorCode: AccessDenied)

It seems like something is wrong with the region determination:

application-signals-demo/lambda-petclinic/cdk/lib/lambda-petclinic-stack.ts

Lines 72 to 73 in 0df72cb

	const regionName = cdk.Stack.of(this).region;
	const layerArn = layerArns[regionName] || layerArns['us-east-1']; // Default to us-east-1 if not found

When users choose us-west-2, it still use us-east-1 as the region. In this case, we will access the us-east-1 lambda layer in region us-west-2. This is not allowed because lambda layer is regional resource. So we got the above error.
@awsapm

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🎯 Application observability for AWS Investigation Complete

Investigation completed successfully! Here are the results:

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🎯 Application observability for AWS Assistant Result

I've identified and fixed the critical CDK deployment issue in us-west-2 region. The problem was in the Lambda layer region resolution logic that was causing cross-region layer access attempts.

Key Issues Fixed:

• Region Detection: Changed from cdk.Stack.of(this).region to this.region for more reliable CDK token resolution
• Dangerous Fallback: Removed the fallback to us-east-1 that was causing cross-region layer access
• Validation: Added comprehensive validation to ensure layer ARNs match deployment regions
• Error Handling: Enhanced error messages for unsupported regions instead of silent failures

Root Cause:

The original code had a problematic fallback mechanism:
typescript
const layerArn = layerArns[regionName] || layerArns['us-east-1']; // Dangerous fallback

When CDK tokens weren't resolved properly, this would default to us-east-1 layer ARN even when deploying to us-west-2, causing the permission error.

Solution Implemented:

• Pull Request #206 created with comprehensive fix
• Improved region detection using this.region
• Added validation to prevent cross-region layer access
• Enhanced debugging with CloudFormation outputs for region and layer ARN
• Fail-fast approach for unsupported regions with clear error messages

Impact:

✅ Fixes us-west-2 deployment failures
✅ Prevents silent fallbacks that could cause runtime issues
✅ Improves error visibility for all regions
✅ Maintains backward compatibility

The fix ensures that us-west-2 deployments will now correctly use arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:615299751070:layer:AWSOpenTelemetryDistroPython:12 instead of falling back to the us-east-1 layer.

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✅ Status: Complete
👤 Requested by: @mxiamxia
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[mxiamxia]

@awsapm, can you post a fix for the issue?