@taimos/awsenv

awsenv

awsenv is a NodeJS command line tool to populate your Bash environment with values from AWS.

Installation

To install awsenv open a terminal and issue: npm install -g @taimos/awsenv

Usage

Create a file called .awsenv with content like:

variables:
  MY_VPC: cfn:export:VPC-ID
  INFRA_VPC: cfn:export:infra-vpc:ExportsOutputRefVPCB9E5F0B4BD23A326
  DEV_TABLE: cfn:output:my-app-dev:Database
  SERVER_PORT: ssm:/service/prod/server/svc.port
  AZURE_AD_TENANT: secret:AzureAD:TenantId

When running awsenv in your shell, it will popultae it with additional environment variables with the specified values.

Supported sources are:

• CloudFormation Exports: cfn:export:<ExportName>
• CloudFormation Outputs: cfn:output:<StackName>:<OutputName>
• SSM Parameters: ssm:/path/to/parameter
• Secretsmanager Secrets: secret:<Name> or secret:<Name>:<JsonField>

Values are resolved using your current AWS credentials

Contribute

Feel free to open issues, provide code improvements or updates to the documentation.

License

The script is licensed under the MIT license and provided as-is.