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VirtualService

Learn how to create, update, and manage AWS AppMesh VirtualServices using Alchemy Cloud Control.

The VirtualService resource allows you to manage AWS AppMesh VirtualServices which provide a way to route traffic to your services.

Create a basic VirtualService with required properties:

import AWS from "alchemy/aws/control";
const basicVirtualService = await AWS.AppMesh.VirtualService("basicVirtualService", {
MeshName: "myAppMesh",
VirtualServiceName: "myService.local",
Spec: {
Provider: {
VirtualRouter: {
VirtualRouterName: "myRouter"
}
}
}
});

Configure a VirtualService with additional tags and mesh owner properties:

const advancedVirtualService = await AWS.AppMesh.VirtualService("advancedVirtualService", {
MeshName: "myAppMesh",
MeshOwner: "123456789012", // AWS Account ID
VirtualServiceName: "myAdvancedService.local",
Spec: {
Provider: {
VirtualRouter: {
VirtualRouterName: "myAdvancedRouter"
}
}
},
Tags: [
{
Key: "Environment",
Value: "Production"
},
{
Key: "Project",
Value: "MyApp"
}
]
});

Demonstrate traffic routing by configuring a VirtualService with multiple providers:

const multiProviderVirtualService = await AWS.AppMesh.VirtualService("multiProviderVirtualService", {
MeshName: "myAppMesh",
VirtualServiceName: "myMultiProviderService.local",
Spec: {
Provider: {
VirtualRouter: {
VirtualRouterName: "myMultiRouter"
},
VirtualNode: {
VirtualNodeName: "myServiceNode"
}
}
}
});

Set up a VirtualService with health check configurations to ensure service reliability:

const healthCheckVirtualService = await AWS.AppMesh.VirtualService("healthCheckVirtualService", {
MeshName: "myAppMesh",
VirtualServiceName: "myHealthCheckService.local",
Spec: {
Provider: {
VirtualRouter: {
VirtualRouterName: "myHealthCheckRouter"
}
},
HealthCheck: {
HealthyThreshold: 2,
IntervalMillis: 5000,
TimeoutMillis: 2000,
UnhealthyThreshold: 2,
Path: "/health",
Port: 8080,
Protocol: "http"
}
}
});

These code examples illustrate how to create and manage AWS AppMesh VirtualServices using Alchemy, providing practical use cases for routing and service management.