From 4e38a038ad19bb37cf8dbb3e6bf2c46e89177f1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Floze <88098863+floze-the-genius@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:33:49 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: show custom event handler usage

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 README.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b893b4f..e4dc1ac1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -554,37 +554,34 @@ See the [examples directory](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-rust-runtime/tree
 To serialize and deserialize events and responses, we suggest using the [`serde`](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde) library. To receive custom events, annotate your structure with Serde's macros:
 
 ```rust,no_run
-use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
-use serde_json::json;
-use std::error::Error;
+use lambda_runtime::{service_fn, Error, LambdaEvent};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct NewIceCreamEvent {
-  pub flavors: Vec<String>,
+    pub flavors: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct NewIceCreamResponse {
-  pub flavors_added_count: usize,
+    pub flavors_added_count: usize,
 }
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let flavors = json!({
-      "flavors": [
-        "Nocciola",
-        "抹茶",
-        "आम"
-      ]
-    });
-
-    let event: NewIceCreamEvent = serde_json::from_value(flavors)?;
-    let response = NewIceCreamResponse {
-        flavors_added_count: event.flavors.len(),
-    };
-    serde_json::to_string(&response)?;
-
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    lambda_runtime::run(service_fn(handler)).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
+
+async fn handler(
+    event: LambdaEvent<NewIceCreamEvent>,
+) -> Result<NewIceCreamResponse, Error> {
+    println!("Received ice cream event: {:?}", event.payload);
+
+    Ok(NewIceCreamResponse {
+        flavors_added_count: event.payload.flavors.len(),
+    })
+}
 ```
 
 ## Supported Rust Versions (MSRV)