aws_cloudformation_template Resource

Use the aws_cloudformation_template InSpec audit resource to test a single AWS CloudFormation template.

The above resource returns information about a new or existing template.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on AWS CloudFormation templates.

Install

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.

For information on configuring your AWS environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation on the AWS cloud platform.

Syntax

Ensure that the template exists by passing the stack_name parameter.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
  it { should exist }
end

Ensure that the template exists by passing the stack_set_name parameter.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_set_name: 'STACK_SET_NAME') do
  it { should exist }
end

Ensure that the template exists by passing the template_url parameter.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  it { should exist }
end

Ensure that the template exists by passing the template_body parameter.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_body: 'TEMPLATE_BODY') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

: This resource requires one of the following parameters. It must be passed as a PARAMETER: 'PARAMETER_VALUE' key-value entry in a hash.

stack_name (required if another parameter not provided): The name or the stack ID that is associated with the stack, which are not always interchangeable.
stack_set_name (required if another parameter not provided): The name or unique ID of the stack set from which the stack was created.
template_url (required if another parameter not provided): Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket.
template_body (required if another parameter not provided): Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes.

Properties

parameter_keys: The name that is associated with the parameter.
default_values: The default value of the parameter.
parameter_types: The type of parameter.
no_echos: Flag that indicates whether the parameter value is shown as plain text in logs and in the AWS Management Console.
descriptions: The description that is associate with the parameter.
parameter_constraints_allowed_values: A list of values that are permitted for a parameter.
description: The value that is defined in the Description property of the template.
capabilities: The capabilities found within the template.
capabilities_reason: The list of resources that generated the values in the Capabilities response element.
resource_types: A list of all the template resource types that are defined in the template, such as AWS::EC2::Instance, AWS::Dynamo::Table, and Custom::MyCustomInstance.
version: The AWS template format version, which identifies the capabilities of the template.
metadata: The value that is defined for the Metadata property of the template.
declared_transforms: A list of the transforms that are declared in the template.
resource_types(resource_identifier_summaries): The resource types of the resource identifier summaries.
logical_resource_ids: The logical resource id of the resource identifier summaries.
resource_identifiers: The resource identifier of the resource identifier summaries.
template_body: The structure that contains the body of the template. The stack_name must be passed as a parameter to access this property.

Examples

Ensure that the parameter keys exists by passing the required parameter stack_name.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
 its('parameter_keys') {should include 'HttpsCACertificates' }
    end

Ensure that the parameter keys exists by passing the required parameter template_url.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  its('parameter_keys') {should include 'HttpsCACertificates' }
end

Ensure that the resource_types exists by passing the required parameter stack_name.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
 its('resource_types') {should include 'AWS::EC2::Instance' }
    end

Ensure that the resource_types exists by passing the required parameter template_url.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  its('resource_types') {should include 'AWS::EC2::Instance' }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exist

Use should to test that the entity exists by passing the required parameter stack_name.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should to test that the entity exists by passing the required parameter template_url.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test that the entity exists by passing the required parameter stack_name.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Use should_not to test that the entity exists by passing the required parameter template_url.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

be_available

Use should to test that the entity is available by passing the required parameter stack_name.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(stack_name: 'STACK_NAME') do
  it { should be_available }
end

Use should to test that the entity is available by passing the required parameter template_url.

describe aws_cloudformation_template(template_url: 'TEMPLATE_URL') do
  it { should be_available }
end

AWS Permissions

Your Principal will need the CloudFormation:Client:GetTemplateSummaryOutput action with Effect set to Allow.