aws_ec2_launch_templates resource

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

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

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.

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

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

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