CloudFormation

Package a CloudFormation template in a deployable Microtica Component.

To use this step, you would need to have an existing CloudFormation template hosted on your Git account.

Read more about Microtica Components here.

#Syntax

YAML

steps:
  step-name:
    type: cfn-component
    cfn_template: path/to/template.json
    schema: path/to/schema.json

Parameter	Description	Required
title	The display name of the step.	No
type	The type of the Microtica built-in step. Should always be cfn-component for this type of step.	Yes
cfn_template	Path to the CloudFormation template.	Yes
schema	Path to the JSON schema file. Used to define custom input/output parameters and validation for the component. If not provided, CloudFormation parameters will be considered as component’s input parameters.	No

#Package a template into Component

In the following example we define a pipeline that pulls the code from a Git repository then packages a CloudFormation template into a Component.

We just need to specify the path to the template and everything else will be handled by cfn-component built-in step.

microtica.yaml

steps:
  Clone:
    title: Clone my source code from Git
    type: git-clone

  Package:
    title: Package my CFN template into Microtica Component
    type: cfn-component
    cfn_template: template.json

Create a pipeline with the above spec and trigger the initial pipeline run.

Now we need to create a component in Microtica Portal and connect it with the pipeline you just created.

To create a component click on Components under Infrastructure from the side bar.

Enter a name, type and description for the component. Then select the pipeline from the dropdown and select the step of type cfn-template, in our case that’s the Package step.

Click on Create Component button at the bottom.

Now the component is ready to be added in an environment and deployed in the cloud.