aws-cloudformation / aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-coverage-roadmap

Condition reference inside RuleCondition in Rule block

Open
#1,183 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
NeedTriage other
Dominant language
No language data
Stars
1.1k
Forks
62
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

### Resource Name

CloudFormation Rules Block

### Details

Rule-specific intrinsic function "Condition" cannot be used under Rules block of CloudFormation template.

**Expected Behavior:**
Can reference to a condition since it will return true or false in RuleCondition block for more flexible constraint validation
**Observed Behavior:**
Cannot reference to a condition
**Test case:**
```
Parameters:
Stream:
Type: String

Condition:
Testing: !Equals ['a', 'a']
Rules:
FirstRule:
RuleCondition: !Condition Testing
Assertions:
- AssertDescription: "Must have value"
Assert: !Not
- !Equals [ !Ref Stream, '' ]
```

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the CloudFormation Rules Block example in the issue and compare the documented behavior of RuleCondition with the Condition intrinsic function. There are no repository files, tests, or entry points named; done would require confirming whether condition references are supported and documenting or tracking the resulting coverage change.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.