[ aws . greengrass ]

create-device-definition-version

Description

Creates a version of a device definition that has already been defined.

See also: AWS API Documentation

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Synopsis

  create-device-definition-version
[--amzn-client-token <value>]
--device-definition-id <value>
[--devices <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]

Options

--amzn-client-token (string) A client token used to correlate requests and responses.

--device-definition-id (string) The ID of the device definition.

--devices (list) A list of devices in the definition version.(structure)

Information about a device.

CertificateArn -> (string)

The ARN of the certificate associated with the device.

Id -> (string)

A descriptive or arbitrary ID for the device. This value must be unique within the device definition version. Max length is 128 characters with pattern ‘’[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+’’.

SyncShadow -> (boolean)

If true, the device’s local shadow will be automatically synced with the cloud.

ThingArn -> (string)

The thing ARN of the device.

Shorthand Syntax:

CertificateArn=string,Id=string,SyncShadow=boolean,ThingArn=string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "CertificateArn": "string",
    "Id": "string",
    "SyncShadow": true|false,
    "ThingArn": "string"
  }
  ...
]

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Examples

To create a device definition version

The following create-device-definition-version example creates a device definition version and associates it with the specified device definition. The version defines two devices. Before you can create a Greengrass device, you must first create and provision the corresponding AWS IoT thing. This process includes the following iot commands that you must run to get the required information for the Greengrass command:

• Create the AWS IoT thing that corresponds to the device:

  aws iot create-thing \
      --thing-name "InteriorTherm"
  

Output:

{
    "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/InteriorTherm",
    "thingName": "InteriorTherm",
    "thingId": "01d4763c-78a6-46c6-92be-7add080394bf"
}

• Create public and private keys and the device certificate for the thing. This example uses the create-keys-and-certificate command and requires write permissions to the current directory. Alternatively, you can use the create-certificate-from-csr command:

  aws iot create-keys-and-certificate \
      --set-as-active \
      --certificate-pem-outfile "myDevice.cert.pem" \
      --public-key-outfile "myDevice.public.key" \
      --private-key-outfile "myDevice.private.key"
  

Output:

{
    "certificateArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92",
    "certificatePem": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIDWTCAkGgAwIBATgIUCgq6EGqou6zFqWgIZRndgQEFW+gwDQYJKoZIhvc...KdGewQS\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
    "keyPair": {
        "PublicKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBzrqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqKpRgnn6yq26U3y...wIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
        "PrivateKey": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEowIABAKCAQEAqKpRgnn6yq26U3yt5YFZquyukfRjbMXDcNOK4rMCxDR...fvY4+te\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
    },
    "certificateId": "66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
}

• Create an AWS IoT policy that allows iot and greengrass actions. For simplicity, the following policy allows actions on all resources, but your policy can be more restrictive:

  aws iot create-policy \
      --policy-name "GG_Devices" \
      --policy-document "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:Publish\",\"iot:Subscribe\",\"iot:Connect\",\"iot:Receive\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:GetThingShadow\",\"iot:UpdateThingShadow\",\"iot:DeleteThingShadow\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"greengrass:*\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]}]}"
  

Output:

{
    "policyName": "GG_Devices",
    "policyArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:policy/GG_Devices",
    "policyDocument": "{\"Version\":\"2012-10-17\",\"Statement\":[{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:Publish\",\"iot:Subscribe\",\"iot:Connect\",\"iot:Receive\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"iot:GetThingShadow\",\"iot:UpdateThingShadow\",\"iot:DeleteThingShadow\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]},{\"Effect\":\"Allow\",\"Action\":[\"greengrass:*\"],\"Resource\":[\"*\"]}]}",
    "policyVersionId": "1"
}

• Attach the policy to the certificate:

  aws iot attach-policy \
      --policy-name "GG_Devices" \
      --target "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
  

• Attach the thing to the certificate

  aws iot attach-thing-principal \
      --thing-name "InteriorTherm" \
      --principal "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92"
  

After you create and configure the IoT thing as shown above, use the ThingArn and CertificateArn from the first two commands in the following example.

aws greengrass create-device-definition-version \
    --device-definition-id "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd" \
    --devices "[{\"Id\":\"InteriorTherm\",\"ThingArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/InteriorTherm\",\"CertificateArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/66a415ec415668c2349a76170b64ac0878231c1e21ec83c10e92a18bd568eb92\",\"SyncShadow\":true},{\"Id\":\"ExteriorTherm\",\"ThingArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/ExteriorTherm\",\"CertificateArn\":\"arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:cert/6c52ce1b47bde88a637e9ccdd45fe4e4c2c0a75a6866f8f63d980ee22fa51e02\",\"SyncShadow\":true}]"

Output:

{
    "Arn": "arn:aws:greengrass:us-west-2:123456789012:/greengrass/definition/devices/f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd/versions/83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
    "Version": "83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
    "CreationTimestamp": "2019-09-11T00:15:09.838Z",
    "Id": "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd"
}

Output

Arn -> (string)

The ARN of the version.

CreationTimestamp -> (string)

The time, in milliseconds since the epoch, when the version was created.

Id -> (string)

The ID of the parent definition that the version is associated with.

Version -> (string)

The ID of the version.