Define a new Canary.
import { Canary } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics';Or use the module namespace:
import * as synthetics from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics';
// synthetics.CanaryConfiguration passed to the constructor as CanaryProps.
runtimeRequiredRuntimeSpecify the runtime version to use for the canary.
testRequiredTestThe type of test that you want your canary to run. Use `Test.custom()` to specify the test to run.
activeTracingOptionalbooleanSpecifies whether this canary is to use active AWS X-Ray tracing when it runs. Active tracing enables this canary run to be displayed in the ServiceLens and X-Ray service maps even if the canary does not hit an endpoint that has X-Ray tracing enabled. Using X-Ray tracing incurs charges. You can enable active tracing only for canaries that use version `syn-nodejs-2.0` or later for their canary runtime.
Default: false
artifactS3EncryptionModeOptionalArtifactsEncryptionModeCanary Artifacts in S3 encryption mode. Artifact encryption is only supported for canaries that use Synthetics runtime version `syn-nodejs-puppeteer-3.3` or later.
Default: - Artifacts are encrypted at rest using an AWS managed key. `ArtifactsEncryptionMode.KMS` is set if you specify `artifactS3KmsKey`.
artifactS3KmsKeyOptionalIKeyThe KMS key used to encrypt canary artifacts.
Default: - no kms key if `artifactS3EncryptionMode` is set to `S3_MANAGED`. A key will be created if one is not provided and `artifactS3EncryptionMode` is set to `KMS`.
artifactsBucketLifecycleRulesOptionalLifecycleRule[]Lifecycle rules for the generated canary artifact bucket. Has no effect if a bucket is passed to `artifactsBucketLocation`. If you pass a bucket to `artifactsBucketLocation`, you can add lifecycle rules to the bucket itself.
Default: - no rules applied to the generated bucket.
artifactsBucketLocationOptionalArtifactsBucketLocationThe s3 location that stores the data of the canary runs.
Default: - A new s3 bucket will be created without a prefix.
browserConfigsOptionalBrowserType[]Browser configurations for the canary. Specifies which browser(s) to use for running the canary tests. You can specify up to 2 browser configurations. Firefox is supported with Node.js Puppeteer and Playwright runtimes, but not with Python Selenium runtimes.
Default: undefined - AWS CloudWatch default is using only Chrome browser
canaryNameOptionalstringThe name of the canary. Be sure to give it a descriptive name that distinguishes it from other canaries in your account. Do not include secrets or proprietary information in your canary name. The canary name makes up part of the canary ARN, which is included in outbound calls over the internet.
Default: - A unique name will be generated from the construct ID
cleanupOptionalDeprecatedCleanupSpecify the underlying resources to be cleaned up when the canary is deleted. Using `Cleanup.LAMBDA` will create a Custom Resource to achieve this.
Default: Cleanup.NOTHING
Deprecated: use provisionedResourceCleanup
dryRunAndUpdateOptionalbooleanSpecifies whether to perform a dry run before updating the canary. If set to true, CDK will execute a dry run to validate the changes before applying them to the canary. If the dry run succeeds, the canary will be updated with the changes. If the dry run fails, the CloudFormation deployment will fail with the dry run's failure reason. If set to false or omitted, the canary will be updated directly without first performing a dry run.
Default: undefined - AWS CloudWatch default is false
environmentVariablesOptional{ [key: string]: string }Key-value pairs that the Synthetics caches and makes available for your canary scripts. Use environment variables to apply configuration changes, such as test and production environment configurations, without changing your Canary script source code.
Default: - No environment variables.
failureRetentionPeriodOptionalDurationHow many days should failed runs be retained.
Default: Duration.days(31)
maxRetriesOptionalnumberThe amount of times the canary will automatically retry a failed run. This is only supported on the following runtimes or newer: `Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_10_0`, `Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PLAYWRIGHT_2_0`, `Runtime.SYNTHETICS_PYTHON_SELENIUM_5_1`. Max retries can be set between 0 and 2. Canaries which time out after 10 minutes are automatically limited to one retry.
Default: 0
memoryOptionalSizeThe maximum amount of memory that the canary can use while running. This value must be a multiple of 64 Mib. The range is 960 MiB to 3008 MiB.
Default: Size.mebibytes(1024)
provisionedResourceCleanupOptionalbooleanWhether to also delete the Lambda functions and layers used by this canary when the canary is deleted.
Default: undefined - the default behavior is to not delete the Lambda functions and layers
resourcesToReplicateTagsOptionalResourceToReplicateTags[]Specifies which resources should have their tags replicated to this canary. To have the tags that you apply to this canary also be applied to the Lambda function that the canary uses, specify this property with the value ResourceToReplicateTags.LAMBDA_FUNCTION. If you do this, CloudWatch Synthetics will keep the tags of the canary and the Lambda function synchronized. Any future changes you make to the canary's tags will also be applied to the function.
Default: - No resources will have their tags replicated to this canary
roleOptionalIRoleCanary execution role. This is the role that will be assumed by the canary upon execution. It controls the permissions that the canary will have. The role must be assumable by the AWS Lambda service principal. If not supplied, a role will be created with all the required permissions. If you provide a Role, you must add the required permissions.
Default: - A unique role will be generated for this canary.
You can add permissions to roles by calling 'addToRolePolicy'.
scheduleOptionalScheduleSpecify the schedule for how often the canary runs. For example, if you set `schedule` to `rate(10 minutes)`, then the canary will run every 10 minutes. You can set the schedule with `Schedule.rate(Duration)` (recommended) or you can specify an expression using `Schedule.expression()`.
Default: 'rate(5 minutes)'
securityGroupsOptionalISecurityGroup[]The list of security groups to associate with the canary's network interfaces. You must provide `vpc` when using this prop.
Default: - If the canary is placed within a VPC and a security group is
not specified a dedicated security group will be created for this canary.
startAfterCreationOptionalbooleanWhether or not the canary should start after creation.
Default: true
successRetentionPeriodOptionalDurationHow many days should successful runs be retained.
Default: Duration.days(31)
timeoutOptionalDurationHow long the canary is allowed to run before it must stop. You can't set this time to be longer than the frequency of the runs of this canary. The minimum allowed value is 3 seconds. The maximum allowed value is 840 seconds (14 minutes).
Default: - the frequency of the canary is used as this value, up to a maximum of 900 seconds.
timeToLiveOptionalDurationHow long the canary will be in a 'RUNNING' state. For example, if you set `timeToLive` to be 1 hour and `schedule` to be `rate(10 minutes)`, your canary will run at 10 minute intervals for an hour, for a total of 6 times.
Default: - no limit
vpcOptionalIVpcThe VPC where this canary is run. Specify this if the canary needs to access resources in a VPC.
Default: - Not in VPC
vpcSubnetsOptionalSubnetSelectionWhere to place the network interfaces within the VPC. You must provide `vpc` when using this prop.
Default: - the Vpc default strategy if not specified
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