working through an issue with DNS

Author: troydieter

api_gw/api_gw_stack.py

@@ -103,18 +103,10 @@ def __init__(self, scope: Construct, id: str, props, **kwargs) -> None:
                                                       stage_name='prod'
                                                       ))
 
-        custom_domain_name = gateway.add_domain_name("DomainName",
-                                                     domain_name=props["custom_domain_name"],
-                                                     security_policy=SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_2,
-                                                     certificate=Certificate.from_certificate_arn(self, "APIGWCert",
-                                                                                                  cert.certificate_arn)
-                                                     )
-
-        # gateway.add_domain_name("AddDomain", domain_name=custom_domain_name.domain_name, security_policy=SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_2,
-        #                         certificate=cert)
+        custom_domain_name = self.apigw_custom_domain(cert, gateway, props)
 
-        path_mapping = BasePathMapping(self, "APIGwMapping", base_path=props["namespace"],
-                                       domain_name=custom_domain_name, rest_api=gateway)
+        BasePathMapping(self, "APIGwMapping", base_path=props["namespace"],
+                        domain_name=custom_domain_name, rest_api=gateway)
 
         # Give our gateway permissions to interact with SNS
         api_gw_sns_role = Role(self, 'DefaultLambdaHanderRole',
@@ -226,5 +218,15 @@ def __init__(self, scope: Construct, id: str, props, **kwargs) -> None:
         # Add the DNS record
         self.r53_dns_record(gateway, route53_zone_import)
 
-    def r53_dns_record(self, gateway, route53_zone_creation):
-        ARecord(self, "AliasRecord", zone=route53_zone_creation, target=RecordTarget.from_alias(ApiGateway(gateway)))
+    def apigw_custom_domain(self, cert, gateway, props):
+        custom_domain_name = gateway.add_domain_name("DomainName",
+                                                     domain_name=props["custom_domain_name"],
+                                                     security_policy=SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_2,
+                                                     certificate=Certificate.from_certificate_arn(self, "APIGWCert",
+                                                                                                  cert.certificate_arn)
+                                                     )
+        return custom_domain_name
+
+    def r53_dns_record(self, gateway, route53_zone_creation, props):
+        ARecord(self, "AliasRecord", zone=route53_zone_creation, target=RecordTarget.from_alias(ApiGateway(gateway)),
+                record_name=props["custom_domain_name"])