CloudFormation / Client / create_generated_template

create_generated_template#

CloudFormation.Client.create_generated_template(**kwargs)#

Creates a template from existing resources that are not already managed with CloudFormation. You can check the status of the template generation using the DescribeGeneratedTemplate API action.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_generated_template(
    Resources=[
        {
            'ResourceType': 'string',
            'LogicalResourceId': 'string',
            'ResourceIdentifier': {
                'string': 'string'
            }
        },
    ],
    GeneratedTemplateName='string',
    StackName='string',
    TemplateConfiguration={
        'DeletionPolicy': 'DELETE'|'RETAIN',
        'UpdateReplacePolicy': 'DELETE'|'RETAIN'
    }
)
Parameters:

  • Resources (list) –

    An optional list of resources to be included in the generated template.

    If no resources are specified,the template will be created without any resources. Resources can be added to the template using the UpdateGeneratedTemplate API action.

    • (dict) –

      A resource included in a generated template. This data type is used with the CreateGeneratedTemplate and UpdateGeneratedTemplate API actions.

      • ResourceType (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The type of the resource, such as AWS::DynamoDB::Table. For the list of supported resources, see Resource type support for imports and drift detection in the CloudFormation User Guide

      • LogicalResourceId (string) –

        The logical resource id for this resource in the generated template.

      • ResourceIdentifier (dict) – [REQUIRED]

        A list of up to 256 key-value pairs that identifies the scanned resource. The key is the name of one of the primary identifiers for the resource. (Primary identifiers are specified in the primaryIdentifier list in the resource schema.) The value is the value of that primary identifier. For example, for a AWS::DynamoDB::Table resource, the primary identifiers is TableName so the key-value pair could be "TableName": "MyDDBTable". For more information, see primaryIdentifier in the CloudFormation Command Line Interface (CLI) User Guide.

        • (string) –

          • (string) –

  • GeneratedTemplateName (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name assigned to the generated template.

  • StackName (string) – An optional name or ARN of a stack to use as the base stack for the generated template.

  • TemplateConfiguration (dict) –

    The configuration details of the generated template, including the DeletionPolicy and UpdateReplacePolicy.

    • DeletionPolicy (string) –

      The DeletionPolicy assigned to resources in the generated template. Supported values are:

      • DELETE - delete all resources when the stack is deleted.

      • RETAIN - retain all resources when the stack is deleted.

      For more information, see DeletionPolicy attribute in the CloudFormation User Guide.

    • UpdateReplacePolicy (string) –

      The UpdateReplacePolicy assigned to resources in the generated template. Supported values are:

      • DELETE - delete all resources when the resource is replaced during an update operation.

      • RETAIN - retain all resources when the resource is replaced during an update operation.

      For more information, see UpdateReplacePolicy attribute in the CloudFormation User Guide.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'GeneratedTemplateId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • GeneratedTemplateId (string) –

      The ID of the generated template.

Exceptions