Prerequisites for developing AWS CloudFormation Hooks
Hooks can be developed with Java or Python. The following are the prerequisites for developing Hooks:
Java prerequisites
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Note
If you intend to use the CloudFormation Command Line Interface (CLI) to initiate a Hooks project for Java, it's recommended that you install Python 3.7 or later as well. The Java plugin for the CloudFormation CLI can be installed through
pip(Python's package manager), which is distrubted with Python.
To implement Hook handlers for your Java Hooks project, you can download the Java Hook handler example files.
Python prerequisites
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Python version 3.7
or later.
To implement Hook handlers for your Python Hooks project, you can download the Python Hook handler example files.
Permissions for developing Hooks
In addition to the CloudFormation Create, Update, and
Delete stack permissions, you'll need access to the following
AWS CloudFormation operations. Access to these operations is managed through your IAM role's CloudFormation
policy.
Set up a development environment for Hooks
To develop Hooks, you should be familiar with AWS CloudFormation templates, and either Python or Java.
To install the CloudFormation CLI, and the associated plugins:
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Install the the CloudFormation CLI with
pip, the Python package manager.pip3 install cloudformation-cli -
Install either the Python or Java plugin for the CloudFormation CLI.
To upgrade the CloudFormation CLI and the plugin, you can use the upgrade option.
