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(aws_elasticloadbalancingv2_targets): Add a DNS Address Target

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@aws-cdk/aws-elasticloadbalancingv2-targets effort/medium feature-request p3
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Description

### Describe the feature

Allows users to specify a DNS address for a Target Group as a wrapper around Ip Targets. This feature would set up some infrastructure behind the scenes to manage registration and deregistration of new valid and old invalid IP addresses.

### Use Case

There are cases where I need to put RDS and Redshift clusters behind a Network Load Balancer. I'm always annoyed when I need to manually set up custom logic to fetch the IP addresses to then pass into the target group. I'd like to not have to do that.

### Proposed Solution

Add a `DnsTarget` for ELBv2 Target Groups and set up the following infrastructure behind the scenes

1. An EventBridge Event that fires at an adjustable rate
2. A DynamoDB Table that stores IpAddress info
3. A Lambda Function fetches info from the DDB table and performs a lookup on the address
4. The Lambda Function calculates the differences in the Addresses and updates the Target group with the current IP Addresses

### Other Information

_No response_

### Acknowledgements

- [X] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [ ] This feature might incur a breaking change

### CDK version used

2.65.0

### Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

N/A

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the aws_elasticloadbalancingv2_targets target-group APIs and the proposed EventBridge, DynamoDB, and Lambda components. Confirm how DNS targets should be configured and how address changes are registered and deregistered. Done means a DnsTarget wrapper can track valid IP addresses for RDS or Redshift endpoints and keep the target group current.

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Assessment

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

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