AWS IAM Actions Snippets for VS Code

This AWS IAM Actions Snippets extension equips Visual Studio Code with comprehensive snippets for all AWS IAM actions. It's your essential tool for efficient and accurate IAM policy development.

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Features

1. Comprehensive Coverage: Offers snippets for all AWS IAM actions available across various AWS services.
2. Auto-completion: Provides intelligent auto-completion for IAM actions as you type.
3. Documentation Links: Quick access to AWS documentation for each IAM action directly from the snippet.
4. Flexible Format Support: Supports IAM policies in JSON, but also IAM Policies defined in CloudFormation templates (.json, .yaml), and Terraform files (.tf).
5. Up-to-Date: Regularly updated to reflect the latest AWS IAM actions.
6. Smart Hover Information: When hovering over wildcard actions, displays all matching IAM actions, providing a comprehensive view of the permissions covered.

Usage

1. Install the AWS IAM Actions Snippets extension in VS Code.
2. Open or create a new .json, .yml, or .tf file for your IAM policy.
3. Start typing an IAM action name (e.g., s3:Get) in the appropriate place in your policy.
4. The extension will provide auto-completion suggestions for matching IAM actions.
5. Select the desired action to insert it into your policy.

Example of auto-completion in action:

and an example of the hover information:

Note: If auto-completion doesn't trigger automatically, press Ctrl+Space (or Cmd+Space on macOS) to manually invoke IntelliSense.

Support

If you have a feature request or an issue, please let me know on Github

Author

Danny Steenman