def create_lambda_function( self,
                                bucket=None,
                                function_name=None,
                                handler=None,
                                s3_key=None,
                                description='Zappa Deployment',
                                timeout=30,
                                memory_size=512,
                                publish=True,
                                vpc_config=None,
                                dead_letter_config=None,
                                runtime='python2.7',
                                aws_environment_variables=None,
                                aws_kms_key_arn=None,
                                xray_tracing=False,
                                local_zip=None,
                                use_alb=False,
                            ):
        """
        Given a bucket and key (or a local path) of a valid Lambda-zip, a function name and a handler, register that Lambda function.
        """
        if not vpc_config:
            vpc_config = {}
        if not dead_letter_config:
            dead_letter_config = {}
        if not self.credentials_arn:
            self.get_credentials_arn()
        if not aws_environment_variables:
            aws_environment_variables = {}
        if not aws_kms_key_arn:
            aws_kms_key_arn = ''

        kwargs = dict(
            FunctionName=function_name,
            Runtime=runtime,
            Role=self.credentials_arn,
            Handler=handler,
            Description=description,
            Timeout=timeout,
            MemorySize=memory_size,
            Publish=publish,
            VpcConfig=vpc_config,
            DeadLetterConfig=dead_letter_config,
            Environment={'Variables': aws_environment_variables},
            KMSKeyArn=aws_kms_key_arn,
            TracingConfig={
                'Mode': 'Active' if self.xray_tracing else 'PassThrough'
            }
        )
        if local_zip:
            kwargs['Code'] = {
                'ZipFile': local_zip
            }
        else:
            kwargs['Code'] = {
                'S3Bucket': bucket,
                'S3Key': s3_key
            }

        response = self.lambda_client.create_function(**kwargs)

        resource_arn = response['FunctionArn']
        version = response['Version']

        # If we're using an ALB, let's create an alias mapped to the newly
        # created function. This allows clean, no downtime association when
        # using application load balancers as an event source.
        # See: https://github.com/Miserlou/Zappa/pull/1730
        #      https://github.com/Miserlou/Zappa/issues/1823
        if use_alb:
            self.lambda_client.create_alias(
                FunctionName=resource_arn,
                FunctionVersion=version,
                Name=ALB_LAMBDA_ALIAS,
            )

        if self.tags:
            self.lambda_client.tag_resource(Resource=resource_arn, Tags=self.tags)

        return resource_arn