ExternalTaskDefinition

class aws_cdk.aws_ecs.ExternalTaskDefinition(scope, id, *, execution_role=None, family=None, proxy_configuration=None, task_role=None, volumes=None)

Bases: TaskDefinition

The details of a task definition run on an External cluster.

Resource:

AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition

ExampleMetadata:

infused

Example:

external_task_definition = ecs.ExternalTaskDefinition(self, "TaskDef")

container = external_task_definition.add_container("WebContainer",
    # Use an image from DockerHub
    image=ecs.ContainerImage.from_registry("amazon/amazon-ecs-sample"),
    memory_limit_mi_b=1024
)

Constructs a new instance of the ExternalTaskDefinition class.

Parameters:
  • scope (Construct) –

  • id (str) –

  • execution_role (Optional[IRole]) – The name of the IAM task execution role that grants the ECS agent permission to call AWS APIs on your behalf. The role will be used to retrieve container images from ECR and create CloudWatch log groups. Default: - An execution role will be automatically created if you use ECR images in your task definition.

  • family (Optional[str]) – The name of a family that this task definition is registered to. A family groups multiple versions of a task definition. Default: - Automatically generated name.

  • proxy_configuration (Optional[ProxyConfiguration]) – The configuration details for the App Mesh proxy. Default: - No proxy configuration.

  • task_role (Optional[IRole]) – The name of the IAM role that grants containers in the task permission to call AWS APIs on your behalf. Default: - A task role is automatically created for you.

  • volumes (Optional[Sequence[Union[Volume, Dict[str, Any]]]]) – The list of volume definitions for the task. For more information, see Task Definition Parameter Volumes. Default: - No volumes are passed to the Docker daemon on a container instance.

Methods

add_container(id, *, image, command=None, container_name=None, cpu=None, disable_networking=None, dns_search_domains=None, dns_servers=None, docker_labels=None, docker_security_options=None, entry_point=None, environment=None, environment_files=None, essential=None, extra_hosts=None, gpu_count=None, health_check=None, hostname=None, inference_accelerator_resources=None, linux_parameters=None, logging=None, memory_limit_mib=None, memory_reservation_mib=None, port_mappings=None, privileged=None, readonly_root_filesystem=None, secrets=None, start_timeout=None, stop_timeout=None, system_controls=None, user=None, working_directory=None)

Adds a new container to the task definition.

Parameters:
  • id (str) –

  • image (ContainerImage) – The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either repository-url/image:tag or repository-url/image@digest. TODO: Update these to specify using classes of IContainerImage

  • command (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The command that is passed to the container. If you provide a shell command as a single string, you have to quote command-line arguments. Default: - CMD value built into container image.

  • container_name (Optional[str]) – The name of the container. Default: - id of node associated with ContainerDefinition.

  • cpu (Union[int, float, None]) – The minimum number of CPU units to reserve for the container. Default: - No minimum CPU units reserved.

  • disable_networking (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether networking is disabled within the container. When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. Default: false

  • dns_search_domains (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. Default: - No search domains.

  • dns_servers (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. Default: - Default DNS servers.

  • docker_labels (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – A key/value map of labels to add to the container. Default: - No labels.

  • docker_security_options (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. Default: - No security labels.

  • entry_point (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The ENTRYPOINT value to pass to the container. Default: - Entry point configured in container.

  • environment (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – The environment variables to pass to the container. Default: - No environment variables.

  • environment_files (Optional[Sequence[EnvironmentFile]]) – The environment files to pass to the container. Default: - No environment files.

  • essential (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether the container is marked essential. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true, and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false, then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. All tasks must have at least one essential container. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential. Default: true

  • extra_hosts (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. Default: - No extra hosts.

  • gpu_count (Union[int, float, None]) – The number of GPUs assigned to the container. Default: - No GPUs assigned.

  • health_check (Union[HealthCheck, Dict[str, Any], None]) – The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. Default: - Health check configuration from container.

  • hostname (Optional[str]) – The hostname to use for your container. Default: - Automatic hostname.

  • inference_accelerator_resources (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The inference accelerators referenced by the container. Default: - No inference accelerators assigned.

  • linux_parameters (Optional[LinuxParameters]) – Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux kernel capabilities. For more information see KernelCapabilities. Default: - No Linux parameters.

  • logging (Optional[LogDriver]) – The log configuration specification for the container. Default: - Containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses.

  • memory_limit_mib (Union[int, float, None]) – The amount (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the allocated memory, the container is terminated. At least one of memoryLimitMiB and memoryReservationMiB is required for non-Fargate services. Default: - No memory limit.

  • memory_reservation_mib (Union[int, float, None]) – The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. At least one of memoryLimitMiB and memoryReservationMiB is required for non-Fargate services. Default: - No memory reserved.

  • port_mappings (Optional[Sequence[Union[PortMapping, Dict[str, Any]]]]) – The port mappings to add to the container definition. Default: - No ports are mapped.

  • privileged (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether the container is marked as privileged. When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). Default: false

  • readonly_root_filesystem (Optional[bool]) – When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. Default: false

  • secrets (Optional[Mapping[str, Secret]]) – The secret environment variables to pass to the container. Default: - No secret environment variables.

  • start_timeout (Optional[Duration]) – Time duration (in seconds) to wait before giving up on resolving dependencies for a container. Default: - none

  • stop_timeout (Optional[Duration]) – Time duration (in seconds) to wait before the container is forcefully killed if it doesn’t exit normally on its own. Default: - none

  • system_controls (Optional[Sequence[Union[SystemControl, Dict[str, Any]]]]) – A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. Default: - No system controls are set.

  • user (Optional[str]) – The user name to use inside the container. Default: root

  • working_directory (Optional[str]) – The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. Default: /

Return type:

ContainerDefinition

add_extension(extension)

Adds the specified extension to the task definition.

Extension can be used to apply a packaged modification to a task definition.

Parameters:

extension (ITaskDefinitionExtension) –

Return type:

None

add_firelens_log_router(id, *, firelens_config, image, command=None, container_name=None, cpu=None, disable_networking=None, dns_search_domains=None, dns_servers=None, docker_labels=None, docker_security_options=None, entry_point=None, environment=None, environment_files=None, essential=None, extra_hosts=None, gpu_count=None, health_check=None, hostname=None, inference_accelerator_resources=None, linux_parameters=None, logging=None, memory_limit_mib=None, memory_reservation_mib=None, port_mappings=None, privileged=None, readonly_root_filesystem=None, secrets=None, start_timeout=None, stop_timeout=None, system_controls=None, user=None, working_directory=None)

Adds a firelens log router to the task definition.

Parameters:
  • id (str) –

  • firelens_config (Union[FirelensConfig, Dict[str, Any]]) – Firelens configuration.

  • image (ContainerImage) – The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either repository-url/image:tag or repository-url/image@digest. TODO: Update these to specify using classes of IContainerImage

  • command (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The command that is passed to the container. If you provide a shell command as a single string, you have to quote command-line arguments. Default: - CMD value built into container image.

  • container_name (Optional[str]) – The name of the container. Default: - id of node associated with ContainerDefinition.

  • cpu (Union[int, float, None]) – The minimum number of CPU units to reserve for the container. Default: - No minimum CPU units reserved.

  • disable_networking (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether networking is disabled within the container. When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. Default: false

  • dns_search_domains (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. Default: - No search domains.

  • dns_servers (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. Default: - Default DNS servers.

  • docker_labels (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – A key/value map of labels to add to the container. Default: - No labels.

  • docker_security_options (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. Default: - No security labels.

  • entry_point (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The ENTRYPOINT value to pass to the container. Default: - Entry point configured in container.

  • environment (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – The environment variables to pass to the container. Default: - No environment variables.

  • environment_files (Optional[Sequence[EnvironmentFile]]) – The environment files to pass to the container. Default: - No environment files.

  • essential (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether the container is marked essential. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true, and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false, then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. All tasks must have at least one essential container. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential. Default: true

  • extra_hosts (Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) – A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. Default: - No extra hosts.

  • gpu_count (Union[int, float, None]) – The number of GPUs assigned to the container. Default: - No GPUs assigned.

  • health_check (Union[HealthCheck, Dict[str, Any], None]) – The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. Default: - Health check configuration from container.

  • hostname (Optional[str]) – The hostname to use for your container. Default: - Automatic hostname.

  • inference_accelerator_resources (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – The inference accelerators referenced by the container. Default: - No inference accelerators assigned.

  • linux_parameters (Optional[LinuxParameters]) –

    Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux kernel capabilities. For more information see KernelCapabilities. Default: - No Linux parameters.

  • logging (Optional[LogDriver]) – The log configuration specification for the container. Default: - Containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses.

  • memory_limit_mib (Union[int, float, None]) – The amount (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the allocated memory, the container is terminated. At least one of memoryLimitMiB and memoryReservationMiB is required for non-Fargate services. Default: - No memory limit.

  • memory_reservation_mib (Union[int, float, None]) – The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. At least one of memoryLimitMiB and memoryReservationMiB is required for non-Fargate services. Default: - No memory reserved.

  • port_mappings (Optional[Sequence[Union[PortMapping, Dict[str, Any]]]]) – The port mappings to add to the container definition. Default: - No ports are mapped.

  • privileged (Optional[bool]) – Specifies whether the container is marked as privileged. When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). Default: false

  • readonly_root_filesystem (Optional[bool]) – When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. Default: false

  • secrets (Optional[Mapping[str, Secret]]) – The secret environment variables to pass to the container. Default: - No secret environment variables.

  • start_timeout (Optional[Duration]) – Time duration (in seconds) to wait before giving up on resolving dependencies for a container. Default: - none

  • stop_timeout (Optional[Duration]) – Time duration (in seconds) to wait before the container is forcefully killed if it doesn’t exit normally on its own. Default: - none

  • system_controls (Optional[Sequence[Union[SystemControl, Dict[str, Any]]]]) – A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. Default: - No system controls are set.

  • user (Optional[str]) – The user name to use inside the container. Default: root

  • working_directory (Optional[str]) – The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. Default: /

Return type:

FirelensLogRouter

add_inference_accelerator(*, device_name=None, device_type=None)

Overriden method to throw error as interface accelerators are not supported for external tasks.

Parameters:
  • device_name (Optional[str]) – The Elastic Inference accelerator device name. Default: - empty

  • device_type (Optional[str]) – The Elastic Inference accelerator type to use. The allowed values are: eia2.medium, eia2.large and eia2.xlarge. Default: - empty

Return type:

None

add_placement_constraint(constraint)

Adds the specified placement constraint to the task definition.

Parameters:

constraint (PlacementConstraint) –

Return type:

None

add_to_execution_role_policy(statement)

Adds a policy statement to the task execution IAM role.

Parameters:

statement (PolicyStatement) –

Return type:

None

add_to_task_role_policy(statement)

Adds a policy statement to the task IAM role.

Parameters:

statement (PolicyStatement) –

Return type:

None

add_volume(*, name, docker_volume_configuration=None, efs_volume_configuration=None, host=None)

Adds a volume to the task definition.

Parameters:
  • name (str) – The name of the volume. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and hyphens are allowed. This name is referenced in the sourceVolume parameter of container definition mountPoints.

  • docker_volume_configuration (Union[DockerVolumeConfiguration, Dict[str, Any], None]) – This property is specified when you are using Docker volumes. Docker volumes are only supported when you are using the EC2 launch type. Windows containers only support the use of the local driver. To use bind mounts, specify a host instead.

  • efs_volume_configuration (Union[EfsVolumeConfiguration, Dict[str, Any], None]) – This property is specified when you are using Amazon EFS. When specifying Amazon EFS volumes in tasks using the Fargate launch type, Fargate creates a supervisor container that is responsible for managing the Amazon EFS volume. The supervisor container uses a small amount of the task’s memory. The supervisor container is visible when querying the task metadata version 4 endpoint, but is not visible in CloudWatch Container Insights. Default: No Elastic FileSystem is setup

  • host (Union[Host, Dict[str, Any], None]) – This property is specified when you are using bind mount host volumes. Bind mount host volumes are supported when you are using either the EC2 or Fargate launch types. The contents of the host parameter determine whether your bind mount host volume persists on the host container instance and where it is stored. If the host parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon assigns a host path for your data volume. However, the data is not guaranteed to persist after the containers associated with it stop running.

Return type:

None

apply_removal_policy(policy)

Apply the given removal policy to this resource.

The Removal Policy controls what happens to this resource when it stops being managed by CloudFormation, either because you’ve removed it from the CDK application or because you’ve made a change that requires the resource to be replaced.

The resource can be deleted (RemovalPolicy.DESTROY), or left in your AWS account for data recovery and cleanup later (RemovalPolicy.RETAIN).

Parameters:

policy (RemovalPolicy) –

Return type:

None

find_container(container_name)

Returns the container that match the provided containerName.

Parameters:

container_name (str) –

Return type:

Optional[ContainerDefinition]

obtain_execution_role()

Creates the task execution IAM role if it doesn’t already exist.

Return type:

IRole

to_string()

Returns a string representation of this construct.

Return type:

str

Attributes

compatibility

The task launch type compatibility requirement.

default_container

Default container for this task.

Load balancers will send traffic to this container. The first essential container that is added to this task will become the default container.

env

The environment this resource belongs to.

For resources that are created and managed by the CDK (generally, those created by creating new class instances like Role, Bucket, etc.), this is always the same as the environment of the stack they belong to; however, for imported resources (those obtained from static methods like fromRoleArn, fromBucketName, etc.), that might be different than the stack they were imported into.

ephemeral_storage_gib

The amount (in GiB) of ephemeral storage to be allocated to the task.

Only supported in Fargate platform version 1.4.0 or later.

execution_role

Execution role for this task definition.

family

The name of a family that this task definition is registered to.

A family groups multiple versions of a task definition.

inference_accelerators

Public getter method to access list of inference accelerators attached to the instance.

is_ec2_compatible

Return true if the task definition can be run on an EC2 cluster.

is_external_compatible

Return true if the task definition can be run on a ECS anywhere cluster.

is_fargate_compatible

Return true if the task definition can be run on a Fargate cluster.

network_mode

The networking mode to use for the containers in the task.

node

The construct tree node associated with this construct.

references_secret_json_field

Whether this task definition has at least a container that references a specific JSON field of a secret stored in Secrets Manager.

stack

The stack in which this resource is defined.

task_definition_arn

The full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition.

Attribute:

true

task_role

The name of the IAM role that grants containers in the task permission to call AWS APIs on your behalf.

Static Methods

classmethod from_ec2_task_definition_arn(scope, id, external_task_definition_arn)

Imports a task definition from the specified task definition ARN.

Parameters:
  • scope (Construct) –

  • id (str) –

  • external_task_definition_arn (str) –

Return type:

IExternalTaskDefinition

classmethod from_external_task_definition_attributes(scope, id, *, task_definition_arn, network_mode=None, task_role=None)

Imports an existing External task definition from its attributes.

Parameters:
  • scope (Construct) –

  • id (str) –

  • task_definition_arn (str) – The arn of the task definition.

  • network_mode (Optional[NetworkMode]) – The networking mode to use for the containers in the task. Default: Network mode cannot be provided to the imported task.

  • task_role (Optional[IRole]) – The name of the IAM role that grants containers in the task permission to call AWS APIs on your behalf. Default: Permissions cannot be granted to the imported task.

Return type:

IExternalTaskDefinition

classmethod from_task_definition_arn(scope, id, task_definition_arn)

Imports a task definition from the specified task definition ARN.

The task will have a compatibility of EC2+Fargate.

Parameters:
  • scope (Construct) –

  • id (str) –

  • task_definition_arn (str) –

Return type:

ITaskDefinition

classmethod from_task_definition_attributes(scope, id, *, compatibility=None, task_definition_arn, network_mode=None, task_role=None)

Create a task definition from a task definition reference.

Parameters:
  • scope (Construct) –

  • id (str) –

  • compatibility (Optional[Compatibility]) – What launch types this task definition should be compatible with. Default: Compatibility.EC2_AND_FARGATE

  • task_definition_arn (str) – The arn of the task definition.

  • network_mode (Optional[NetworkMode]) – The networking mode to use for the containers in the task. Default: Network mode cannot be provided to the imported task.

  • task_role (Optional[IRole]) – The name of the IAM role that grants containers in the task permission to call AWS APIs on your behalf. Default: Permissions cannot be granted to the imported task.

Return type:

ITaskDefinition

classmethod is_construct(x)

Return whether the given object is a Construct.

Parameters:

x (Any) –

Return type:

bool

classmethod is_resource(construct)

Check whether the given construct is a Resource.

Parameters:

construct (IConstruct) –

Return type:

bool