This extension adds JSON and YAML snippets for all the AWS CloudFormation & AWS SAM resources into Visual Studio Code.
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New in version 5!
- Added support for all the AWS SAM resource types:
AWS::Serverless::Api
AWS::Serverless::Application
AWS::Serverless::Connector
AWS::Serverless::Function
AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi
AWS::Serverless::HttpApi
AWS::Serverless::LayerVersion
AWS::Serverless::SimpleTable
AWS::Serverless::StateMachine
Features
- Contains snippets for all AWS CloudFormation and SAM resources.
- Supports both YAML and JSON CloudFormation templates.
- Autocomplete by typing the resource name, e.g.,
ec2-instance
loads a snippet for AWS::EC2::Instance
.
- Includes intrinsic functions, conditions, and a variety of parameter types.
- Utilizes placeholders for quick navigation within the properties of each resource.
- Provides documentation links for each resource.
- Automatically updates weekly with the latest CloudFormation Resource Specification.
- Available on the Open VSX Registry for Gitpod support.
Usage
- Step 1. Install this extension
- Step 2. create a
.yml
file to start working on CloudFormation
- Step 3. Check in the bottom right-hand corner of the VS Code editor that the file type is listed as "YAML".
- Step 4. To start with the basic template structure, type cfn to get the YAML formatted template fragment.
- Step 5. Start adding resources in the resource section by using their prefix name e.g.
autoscaling-autoscalinggroup
equals resource type AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup
Note: Once you start typing a prefix (explained in step 5), the corresponding snippet will show up in the dropdown menu. If this doesn't happen automatically, press ctrl + space
to invoke IntelliSense and search for the prefix of the resource type that you want to add (as listed in step 5).
It can be difficult to find out which attributes are available for each AWS CloudFormation resource type. Therefore I made an AWS CloudFormation Attributes cheat sheet that lists the attributes in a single table overview to easily find the attributes.
Support
If you have a feature request or an issue, please let me know on Github
Contributing
If you want to add more snippets, your contribution is more than welcome!
Review the Contributing Guidelines.
Author
Danny Steenman