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aws_ecs_services Resource

Use the aws_ecs_services InSpec audit resource to test properties of multiple AWS ECS Services.

The AWS ECS Service resource creates an Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) service that runs and maintains the requested number of tasks and associated load balancers.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on ECS Service.

Install

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.

For information on configuring your AWS environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation on the AWS cloud platform.

Syntax

Ensure that a service exists.

describe aws_ecs_services(cluster: "CLUSTER_NAME") do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

cluster (required)

The short name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster on which your service is running.

Properties

service_arns
The ARNs of the services.
service_names
The names of the services.
cluster_arns
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster that hosts the services.
status
The status of the service. The valid values are ACTIVE, DRAINING, or INACTIVE.
desired_count
The desired number of instantiations of the task definition to keep running on the service.
running_count
The number of tasks in the cluster that are in the RUNNING state.
pending_count
The number of tasks in the cluster that are in the PENDING state.
launch_types
The infrastructure on which your service is running.
task_definitions
The task definitions to use for tasks in the service.
platform_versions
The AWS Fargate platform versions on which the tasks in the task set are running.

For additional information, see the AWS documentation on ECS describe services method.

Examples

Ensure a specific service is available on a cluster.

describe aws_ecs_services(cluster: "CLUSTER_NAME") do
  its('service_arns') { should include 'SERVICE_ARN' }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

The controls will pass if the describe method returns at least one result.

exist

Use should to test that the entity exists.

describe aws_ecs_services(cluster: "CLUSTER_NAME") do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test the entity does not exist.

describe aws_ecs_services(cluster: "CLUSTER_NAME") do
  it { should_not exist }
end

be_available

Use should to check if the service is available.

describe aws_ecs_services(cluster: "CLUSTER_NAME") do
  it { should be_available }
end

AWS Permissions

Your Principal will need the ECS:Client:ListServicesResponse action with Effect set to Allow.

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