Hey all,
Is there any documentation/tutorial on h...
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Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 1:22 PMHey all,
Is there any documentation/tutorial on how to create new Constructs for CDK?
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Frank
06/03/2022, 2:16 PM
Hey @Adrián Mouly it’s just a class that create a handful of CDK constructs in its constructor.
Frank
06/03/2022, 2:17 PM
You can check out the Cron construct.
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Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 2:18 PMYeah nice, I was looking for examples.
Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 2:18 PMLooks pretty easy to build a construct.
Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 2:18 PMI was looking to build a construct for Perimeter81, which is a VPN provider.
Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 2:19 PMA construct, for me, it’s like an SDK, basically wraps the HTTP calls behind an easy to use set of classes/methods.
Adrián Mouly
06/03/2022, 2:19 PMI’m ok thinking like that? or should do more?
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Derek Kershner
06/03/2022, 7:11 PMThere are three levels of defined construct, and each is a little more opinionated that the previous level: What are Constructs in AWS CDK - Complete Guide | bobbyhadz
Like all things code, you should decide what you are building in advance and cater the process to the decision.
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Chad (cysense)
06/05/2022, 11:22 AMUse projen, makes life much easier:
https://dev.to/aws-builders/a-beginner-s-guide-to-create-aws-cdk-construct-library-with-projen-5eh4
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Adrián Mouly
06/05/2022, 5:15 PMThank you guys, going to check this.