The AWS CDK provides an Assertions module that allows you to test the AWS CloudFormation template that is generated by your CDK application. The CDK also supports testing your application with the Pytest framework to enable local, test-driven development.

This lab will focus on writing fine-grained assertion tests to evaluate your CDK resources and ensure they've been configured with the appropriate properties. With that in mind, you will not be deploying the application used in this lab. In this lab, you will work with the Template, Capture, and Match constructs to build out efficient unit tests that can detect regressions as you develop new application features.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this intermediate-level lab, you will be able to:

• Explore the AWS CDK Assertions module
• Write fine-grained assertions that test the generated AWS CloudFormation template
• Run tests using the Pytest framework

Intended Audience

• Cloud Architects
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Engineers

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:

• AWS CDK
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon SQS
• AWS Lambda
• AWS IAM

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisite:

• Defining Cloud Infrastructure with the AWS CDK v2 in Python
• Using SQS, SNS and SES in a Decoupled and Distributed Environment
• Fan-Out Orders using Amazon SNS and SQS
• Introduction to AWS Lambda
• Introduction to IAM

Updates

August 16th, 2023 - Remove Node deprecation warning and updated CDK CLI version

March 13th, 2023 - Enabled autosave in the lab's browser IDE