CLI

Lono follows a set of CLI naming conventions. When followed, this can dramatically shorten lono commands.

CLI Template Name Convention

These conventions apply to all the lono cfn commands: deploy, preview, etc.

By convention, the blueprint name is the same as the stack name. In turn, the template name is the same as the blueprint name.

• stack - This is a required parameter and is the first CLI parameter.
• blueprint - By convention matches the stack name but can be overridden with --blueprint.
• template - By convention matches the blueprint name but can be overridden with --template.

For example, the following two commands are the same:

Long-form:

lono cfn deploy demo --blueprint demo --template demo

Short-form:

lono cfn deploy demo

Overriding Conventions

Often you want to create a stack name that is different from the blueprint name. Here’s an example of overriding the blueprint name.

lono cfn deploy my-stack --blueprint demo

Params

The param value matches the stack name by convention.

• param - By convention matches the stack name but can be overridden with --param.

So the command:

lono cfn deploy my-stack --blueprint demo

Is the same as:

lono cfn deploy my-stack --blueprint demo --template demo --param my-stack

This allows us to organize the params files in a way that matches the stack name. Example:

lono cfn deploy daisy   --blueprint demo
lono cfn deploy jenkins --blueprint demo

Will use the corresponding config files:

configs/demo/development/daisy.txt
configs/demo/development/jenkins.txt

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