cfn-diagram

CLI tool to visualise CloudFormation templates as draw.io diagrams. Use it in combination with the Draw.io Integration for VS Code to instantly visualise your stacks.

Installation

npm i -g @mhlabs/cfn-diagram

Usage

cfn-dia

Usage: cfn-dia [options] [command]

Options:
  -v, --vers            output the current version
  -h, --help            display help for command

Commands:
  generate|g [options]  Generates a draw.io diagram from a CloudFormation template
  help [command]        display help for command

Example

cfn-dia generate -t template.yaml

Features

Select only the resource types you want to see. This lets you skip granlar things like roles and policies that might not add to the overview you want to see
Navigate through a new differnet layouts
Works for both JSON and YAML templates

Known issues

Some icons are missing. Working on completing the coverage.
Default layouts get quite messy. In the draw.io menu, use the Arrange -> Layout menu for better options
Connections between resources are limited to Ref and Fn::GetAtt intrinsic functions. Fn::Sub is coming soon.

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