ec2.Instance provide static method like VPC fromLookup for `Instance` by tag or other filter

[stevensu1977]

:rocket: Feature Request

General Information

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Description

Can we provide ec2.Instance static method fromLookup like ec2.VCP fromLookup ? I think it's very useful for quick get ec2 instance from exits ec2 instances.

Proposed Solution

Environment

• CDK CLI Version: 1.6.1
• Module Version: 1.6.1
• OS: all
• Language: all

Other information

[nrahi]

Its been almost a year... any chance this feature will added to the ec2 Instance?

[okonon]

Same here. I am running into this as well

[alexander-zimmermann]

+1

[Dare2python]

+1

[cyommer]

+1

[rtaburceanu-gd]

+1

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[maggoun]

We really need this man....in my CDK I need to target an existing EC2 instance in my targetgroup, is there a way to lookup the EC2 instance using the id or name?

[aetos382]

@maggoun If you want to register instances whose IDs are known to target group, you can use the InstanceIdTarget.

[vinsri-dev]

Is this capability enabled in CDK?

my case ec2 is a bastion host and it is not a target instance to any LB.

please suggest

[jkaeske]

Any news on this?

[dloez]

+1