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AWS Glue Connection

This page shows how to write Terraform and CloudFormation for AWS Glue Connection and write them securely.

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aws_glue_connection (Terraform)

The Connection in AWS Glue can be configured in Terraform with the resource name aws_glue_connection. The following sections describe 4 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

connection_properties.tf#L9
resource "aws_glue_connection" "glue_connection_properties_password_not_used" {
  connection_properties = {
    JDBC_CONNECTION_URL = "jdbc:mysql://example.com/exampledatabase"
    USERNAME            = "exampleusername"
  }
  name = "example"
main.tf#L1
resource "aws_glue_connection" "example" {
  connection_properties = {
    JDBC_CONNECTION_URL = var.connection_url
    PASSWORD            = var.password
    USERNAME            = var.username
  }
main.tf#L1
resource "aws_glue_connection" "glue_connection_vpc" {
  count = var.create ? 1 : 0

  name = var.name

  connection_properties = {
glue.tf#L1
resource "aws_glue_connection" "msk_connection" {
  name            = "msk_connection"
  description     = "Connection to MSK cluster"
  connection_type = "KAFKA"

  connection_properties = {

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Parameters

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Provides a Glue Connection resource.

>> from Terraform Registry

AWS::Glue::Connection (CloudFormation)

The Connection in Glue can be configured in CloudFormation with the resource name AWS::Glue::Connection. The following sections describe 10 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

GlueStack.yml#L57
    Type: 'AWS::Glue::Connection'
    Properties:
      CatalogId: !Ref 'AWS::AccountId'
      ConnectionInput:
        ConnectionType: JDBC
        ConnectionProperties:
GlueStack.yml#L57
    Type: 'AWS::Glue::Connection'
    Properties:
      CatalogId: !Ref 'AWS::AccountId'
      ConnectionInput:
        ConnectionType: JDBC
        ConnectionProperties:
GlueStack.yml#L57
    Type: 'AWS::Glue::Connection'
    Properties:
      CatalogId: !Ref 'AWS::AccountId'
      ConnectionInput:
        ConnectionType: JDBC
        ConnectionProperties:
cloudformation.yml#L49
    Type: 'AWS::Glue::Connection'
    Properties:
      CatalogId: !Ref AWS::AccountId
      ConnectionInput:
        ConnectionProperties:
          Description: "Connection to the VPC that grants access to the elastic search cluster."
templatewithjob.yml#L48
    Type: AWS::Glue::Connection
    Properties:
      CatalogId: !Ref AWS::AccountId
      ConnectionInput:
        Description: "Connect to PostgressSQL database."
        ConnectionType: "JDBC"
glue-stack.json#L59
      "Type": "AWS::Glue::Connection",
      "Properties": {
        "ConnectionInput": {
          "Description": "Aurora MySQL Connection",
          "ConnectionType": "JDBC",
          "MatchCriteria": [
glue-stack.json#L54
            "Type": "AWS::Glue::Connection",
            "Properties": {
                "ConnectionInput": {
                    "Description": "Aurora MySQL Connection",
                    "ConnectionType": "JDBC",
                    "MatchCriteria": [
GlueConnectionSpecification.json#L3
    "AWS::Glue::Connection.PhysicalConnectionRequirements": {
      "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-connection-physicalconnectionrequirements.html",
      "Properties": {
        "AvailabilityZone": {
          "Required": false,
          "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-connection-physicalconnectionrequirements.html#cfn-glue-connection-physicalconnectionrequirements-availabilityzone",
aws_glue.json#L26
    "path": "/PropertyTypes/AWS::Glue::Connection.ConnectionInput/Properties/ConnectionType/Value",
    "value": {
      "ValueType": "AWS::Glue::Connection.ConnectionInput.ConnectionType"
    }
  },
  {
aws_glue.json#L26
    "path": "/PropertyTypes/AWS::Glue::Connection.ConnectionInput/Properties/ConnectionType/Value",
    "value": {
      "ValueType": "AWS::Glue::Connection.ConnectionInput.ConnectionType"
    }
  },
  {

Parameters

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

Explanation in CloudFormation Registry

The AWS::Glue::Connection resource specifies an AWS Glue connection to a data source. For more information, see Adding a Connection to Your Data Store and Connection Structure in the AWS Glue Developer Guide.

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

The Other Related AWS Glue Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is AWS Glue Connection?

AWS Glue Connection is a resource for Glue of Amazon Web Service. Settings can be wrote in Terraform and CloudFormation.

Where can I find the example code for the AWS Glue Connection?

For Terraform, the ffsclyh/config-lint, jaykakadiya93/Terraform and ArpanBalpande/tf_aws_s3_glue_redshift source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For CloudFormation, the awsdevops009/ETLGlue, cloudleader/AWS-Analytics and cloudleader/ETLAnalyticsUsingGlue source code examples are useful. See the CloudFormation Example section for further details.

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