aws_ec2_launch_template resource

Use the aws_ec2_launch_template InSpec audit resource to test properties of a single AWS Launch Template.

Syntax

An aws_ec2_launch_template resource block declares the tests for a single AWS Launch Template by either launch_template_name or launch_template_id.

describe aws_ec2_launch_template(launch_template_id: 'lt-01a2349e94458a507') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe aws_ec2_launch_template(launch_template_name: 'my-template') do
  it { should exist }
end

One of either the launch_template_name or launch_template_id must be be provided.

launch_template_id: The ID of the EC2 launch_template. 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_template_id: 'value' key-value entry in a hash.

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 resource.
created_by: The time the instance was launched.
default_version_number: The availability zone of the instance.
latest_version_number: A hash containing the security group ids and names associated with the instance.
tags: A list of hashes with each key-value pair corresponding to an EC2 instance 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

Test that an launch template should exist:

describe aws_ec2_launch_template(launch_template_id: 'lt-01a2349e94458a507') do
  it { should exist }
end

Test that an EC2 instance is using the correct AMI:

describe aws_ec2_launch_template(launch_template_id: 'lt-01a2349e94458a507') do
  its('default_version_number') { should eq 1 }
end

Test that an EC2 instance has the correct tag:

describe aws_ec2_launch_template(launch_template_id: 'lt-01a2349e94458a507') do
  its('launch_template_name') { should eq 'test-lt' }
end