ALIYUN::FNF::Flow is used to create a flow.

Syntax

{
  "Type": "ALIYUN::FNF::Flow",
  "Properties": {
    "Definition": String,
    "RoleArn": String,
    "Description": String,
    "RequestId": String,
    "Name": String
  }
}

Properties

Property Type Required Editable Description Constraint
Definition String Yes Yes The definition of the flow. Example: version: v1beta1\ntype: flow\nsteps: \n - type: pass\n name: mypass. It must comply with the FDL syntax. For more information, see Overview.
RoleArn String No Yes The Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) of the specified RAM role that Function Flow (FnF) assumes when it executes the flow. None
Description String No Yes The description of the flow. None
RequestId String No Yes The ID of the request. If this parameter is not specified, the system generates a random value for it.
Name String Yes No The name of the flow. The name must be unique in an Alibaba Cloud account.

The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter or underscore (_).

Response parameters

Fn::GetAtt

  • CreatedTime: the time when the flow was created.
  • LastModifiedTime: the time when the flow was last modified.
  • Id: the unique ID of the flow.
  • Name: the name of the flow.

Examples

JSON format 

{
  "ROSTemplateFormatVersion": "2015-09-01",
  "Parameters": {
    "Definition": {
      "Type": "String",
      "Description": "The definition of the created flow following the FDL syntax standard.",
      "Default": "version: v1beta1\ntype: flow\nsteps: \n  - type: pass\n    name: mypass"
    },
    "Description": {
      "Type": "String",
      "Description": "Create a description of the flow.",
      "Default": "Test FNF Flow"
    },
    "Name": {
      "Type": "String",
      "Description": "The name of the flow created. This name is unique under the account.",
      "Default": "TestFlow"
    }
  },
  "Resources": {
    "Flow": {
      "Type": "ALIYUN::FNF::Flow",
      "Properties": {
        "Definition": {
          "Ref": "Definition"
        },
        "Description": {
          "Ref": "Description"
        },
        "Name": {
          "Ref": "Name"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "Outputs": {
    "CreatedTime": {
      "Description": "Flow creation time.",
      "Value": {
        "Fn::GetAtt": [
          "Flow",
          "CreatedTime"
        ]
      }
    },
    "LastModifiedTime": {
      "Description": "The most recently modified time of the flow.",
      "Value": {
        "Fn::GetAtt": [
          "Flow",
          "LastModifiedTime"
        ]
      }
    },
    "Id": {
      "Description": "The unique ID of the flow.",
      "Value": {
        "Fn::GetAtt": [
          "Flow",
          "Id"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

YAML format 

ROSTemplateFormatVersion: '2015-09-01'
Parameters:
  Definition:
    Type: String
    Description: The definition of the created flow following the FDL syntax standard.
    Default: |-
      version: v1beta1
      type: flow
      steps:
        - type: pass
          name: mypass
  Description:
    Type: String
    Description: Create a description of the flow.
    Default: Test FNF Flow
  Name:
    Type: String
    Description: The name of the flow created. This name is unique under the account.
    Default: TestFlow
Resources:
  Flow:
    Type: 'ALIYUN::FNF::Flow'
    Properties:
      Definition:
        Ref: Definition
      Description:
        Ref: Description
      Name:
        Ref: Name
Outputs:
  CreatedTime:
    Description: Flow creation time.
    Value:
      'Fn::GetAtt':
        - Flow
        - CreatedTime
  LastModifiedTime:
    Description: The most recently modified time of the flow.
    Value:
      'Fn::GetAtt':
        - Flow
        - LastModifiedTime
  Id:
    Description: The unique ID of the flow.
    Value:
      'Fn::GetAtt':
        - Flow
        - Id