This is a series of utilities to manage Cloud Formation Templates.

The project has some core ideas:

• We are not writing a DSL to wrap Cloud Formation
• Provide a number of small utils that have specific tasks
• Integrate with AWS to allow CFN Stacks to be easily linked
• Parameters should be easy to configure outside of CFN template
• There are better ways to do this in 2019

CFN Utils Will follow this basic design.

• Environment SPECS Directory/File
  • This file will contain a list of the CFN stacks that are needed in order to build out an environment.
  • Can contain variables
  • Can specify different input params based on environment.
• Cloud Formation Spec
  • Simple yaml file indicating parameters needed
  • Contains Resources
  • Contains mappings
  • Outputs
• CFN Blocks (All in YAML)
  • Parameters
    • Each parameter will have its own building block
  • Mapptings
    • Allows for the mappings to be set by environment
  • Resources