This CloudFormation Snippets extension equips Visual Studio Code with JSON and YAML snippets for all AWS CloudFormation and SAM resources - over 1250+ in total. It's your complete toolset for efficient CloudFormation template development.
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- Comprehensive Coverage: Offers snippets for all AWS CloudFormation and AWS SAM resources available - that's over 1250+ resources snippets at your fingertips!
- Complete Property Support: Includes all nested properties for each resource, ensuring you have access to every configurable aspect of your AWS resources.
- Documentation Hover Links: Quickly access AWS CloudFormation resource and property documentation by hovering over resource types and property names in your templates.
- Flexible Template Support: Seamlessly works with both YAML and JSON CloudFormation templates.
- Efficient Autocomplete: Simply type the resource name (e.g.,
ec2-instance) to instantly load the corresponding snippet forAWS::EC2::Instance. - Rich Feature Set: Incorporates intrinsic functions, conditions, and diverse parameter types for robust template creation.
- Enhanced Navigation: Features placeholders that enable swift movement through resource properties.
- Resource Documentation: Each snippet is linked to its official AWS documentation, providing quick access to detailed information.
- Up-to-Date: Regularly refreshed on a weekly basis to reflect the latest CloudFormation Resource Specification.
- Gitpod Ready: Made available on the Open VSX Registry to ensure compatibility with Gitpod.
- Install the CloudFormation Snippets extension in VS Code.
- Create a new
.ymlor.jsonfile. - Ensure the file type is set to "YAML" or "JSON" in the bottom right corner of VS Code.
- Type cfn to insert the basic CloudFormation template structure.
- Add resources using their short prefix (e.g.
s3-bucketforAWS::S3::Bucket).
Example of auto-completion in action:
and an example of the hover information:
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 + spaceto invoke IntelliSense and search for the prefix of the resource type that you want to add (as listed in step 5).
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