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aws_ec2_launch_templates Resource

Use the aws_ec2_launch_templates InSpec audit resource to test properties of a all the AWS Launch templates.

Installation

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

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your AWS environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack.

Syntax

An aws_ec2_launch_templates resource block declares the tests for a all the AWS Launch templates.

describe aws_ec2_launch_templates do it { should exist } end

Parameters

launch_templates_id

The ID of the EC2 launch_templates. This is in the format of lt- followed by 8 or 17 hexadecimal characters. This can be passed either as a string or as an launch_templates_id: 'value' key-value entry in a hash.

Properties

launch_template_name
The name of launch template.
launch_template_id
The id of the launch template.
create_time
The create time of the launch template.
created_by
The name by whom the launch template is created.
default_version_number
The default_version_number of the launch template.
latest_version_number
The latest_version_number of the launch template.
tags
A list of hashes with each key-value pair corresponding to an EC2 Launch template tag, e.g, [{:key=>"Name", :value=>"Testing Box"}, {:key=>"Environment", :value=>"Dev"}].

There are also additional properties available. For a comprehensive list, see the API reference documentation

Examples

Test that an launch templates should exist.

describe aws_ec2_launch_templates do it { should exist } end

Test that an EC2 instance is using the correct AMI.

describe aws_ec2_launch_templates do its(’launch_template_ids.count’) { should cmp 3 } end

Test that an EC2 instance has the correct tag.

describe aws_ec2_launch_templates do its(’launch_templates_names’) { should include ’test-lt’ } end

Matchers

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