How to use Sub and GetAtt functions at the same time in CloudFormation template?
Amazon Web-ServicesYamlAmazon CloudformationAmazon Web-Services Problem Overview
I created CloudFormation yaml template and I need to use !GetAtt "TestLambda.Arn"
as part of !Sub
function in "AWS::ApiGateway::Method" Integration Uri:
Type: "AWS::ApiGateway::Method"
Properties:
RestApiId:
Ref: "RestApi"
ResourceId:
Ref: "TestResource"
HttpMethod: "GET"
AuthorizationType: "NONE"
Integration:
Type: "AWS_PROXY"
IntegrationHttpMethod: "POST"
Uri: !Sub "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/[[place where I want to use !GetAtt "TestLambda.Arn"]]/invocations"
As result I want to get a value something like that:
"arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/my-endpoint-lambda/invocations"
How can I use these functions together and get the desired result?
Amazon Web-Services Solutions
Solution 1 - Amazon Web-Services
You don't need to use !GetAtt
here, !Sub
will automatically unpack values for you if you place them within the place holder:
Uri: !Sub arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/${TestLambda.Arn}/invocations
This is explained in the docs:
> If you specify template parameter names or resource logical IDs, such as ${InstanceTypeParameter}
, AWS CloudFormation returns the same values as if you used the Ref intrinsic function. If you specify resource attributes, such as ${MyInstance.PublicIp}
, AWS CloudFormation returns the same values as if you used the Fn::GetAtt
intrinsic function.
Solution 2 - Amazon Web-Services
I know it's an old question, but still the first result in Google:
Parameters:
path:
Type: String
Default: something/script.sh
Resources:
Bucket:
Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
Outputs:
ScriptUrl:
Description: Script Url
Value:
Fn::Sub:
- ${url}${the_path}
- {url: !GetAtt Bucket.WebsiteURL, the_path: !Ref path}
Solution 3 - Amazon Web-Services
We can use Fn::
for the nested intrinsic functions if using the !
short form first. So
!Sub "arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/$(Fn::GetAtt:[TestLambda, Arn])/invocations"
Solution 4 - Amazon Web-Services
AWS CloudFormation provides several built-in functions that help you manage your stacks. Use intrinsic functions in your templates to assign values to properties that are not available until runtime.
[Source from AWS][1]
The Fn::GetAtt
intrinsic function returns the value of an attribute from a resource in the template.
Declaration
- JSON
{ "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "logicalNameOfResource", "attributeName" ] }
- YAML
- Syntax for the full function name:
Fn::GetAtt: [ logicalNameOfResource, attributeName ]
- Syntax for the short form:
!GetAtt logicalNameOfResource.attributeName
Note: Should not confuse with double colon: Fn::GetAtt
is like Fn_GetAtt
[1]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/intrinsic-function-reference.html?shortFooter=true