AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Snippets for VS Code

This extension adds YAML snippets for all AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) resources into Visual Studio Code.

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Features

1. Adds support for the following SAM resource types:

    AWS::Serverless::Api
    AWS::Serverless::Application
    AWS::Serverless::Connector
    AWS::Serverless::Function
    AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi
    AWS::Serverless::HttpApi
    AWS::Serverless::LayerVersion
    AWS::Serverless::SimpleTable
    AWS::Serverless::StateMachine

2. Includes intrinsic functions, conditions, and a variety of parameter types.
3. Utilizes placeholders for quick navigation within the properties of each resource.
4. Provides documentation links for each resource.
5. Available on the Open VSX Registry for Gitpod support.

Usage

• Step 1. Install this extension
• Step 2. create a .yml file to start working on your AWS SAM project.
• Step 3. Check in the bottom right-hand corner of the VS Code editor that the file type is listed as "YAML".
• Step 4. To start with the basic template structure, type sam to get the YAML formatted template fragment.
• Step 5. Start adding resources in the resource section by using their prefix name e.g. serverless-api equals resource type AWS::Serverless::Api

Note: Once you start typing a prefix (explained in step 5), the corresponding snippet will show up in the dropdown menu. If this doesn't happen automatically, press ctrl + space to invoke IntelliSense and search for the prefix of the resource type that you want to add (as listed in step 5).

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AWS CloudFormation Snippets for VS Code

If you use AWS CloudFormation to manage your infrastructure as code, check out the CloudFormation Snippets VS Code extension. This extension provides comprehensive coverage, including snippets for:

• All AWS CloudFormation resources
• All AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) resource types

The snippets support both YAML and JSON CloudFormation templates, streamlining your infrastructure development workflow.

Key features include:

• Autocomplete by simply typing the resource name (e.g., ec2-instance)
• Intrinsic functions, conditions, and a wide variety of parameter types
• Placeholders for quick navigation within each resource
• Inline documentation links for each resource
• Automatic weekly updates with the latest CloudFormation Resource Specification

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Support

If you have a feature request or an issue, please let me know on Github

Author

Danny Steenman