aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream Resource

Use the aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream InSpec audit resource to test properties of a single AWS CloudWatch metric stream.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on AWS CloudWatch metric stream..

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.

Ensure that the metric stream exists.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream(metric_stream_name: 'METRIC_STREAM_NAME') do
  it { should exist }
end

This resource does not require any parameters.

arn: The ARN of the metric stream.
creation_date: The date that the metric stream was originally created.
last_update_date: The date that the configuration of this metric stream was most recently updated.
names: The name of the metric stream.
firehose_arn: The ARN of the Kinesis Firehose delivery stream that is used for this metric stream.
state: The current state of this stream. Valid values are running and stopped.
output_format: The output format of this metric stream. Valid values are json and opentelemetry0.7.

Ensure an ARN is available.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream (metric_stream_name: 'METRIC_STREAM_NAME' ) do
  its('arn') { should eq 'ARN' }
end

Ensure a firehose_ARN is available.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream (metric_stream_name: 'METRIC_STREAM_NAME' ) do
    its('firehose_arn') { should eq 'FIREHOSE_ARN' }
end

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

This resource has the following special matchers.

Use should to test that the entity exists.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream (metric_stream_name: 'METRIC_STREAM_NAME' ) do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test that the entity does not exist.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_stream (metric_stream_name: 'METRIC_STREAM_NAME' ) do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Your Principal will need the CloudFront:Client:GetMetricStreamsOutput action with Effect set to Allow.