fix(aws-apigateway): CloudWatch logging should be disabled by default (under feature flag) by corymhall · Pull Request #21546 · aws/aws-cdk

corymhall · 2022-08-10T18:39:41Z

Currently when you create a RestApi cloudwatch logging is enabled by
default. This will create an IAM role and a AWS::ApiGateway::Account
resource, which is what is used to allow API Gateway to write API logs
to CloudWatch logs. There can only be a single API Gateway account per
AWS environment (account/region), but CloudFormation will not throw an
error if you try to create additional accounts. Instead it will update
the existing account with the new configuration.

This can cause issues if customers create more than 1 RestApi.
The following scenario is an example.

Create a single RestApi
A new AWS::ApiGateway::Account and IAM role is created.
Create a second RestApi
Another AWS::ApiGateway::Account/IAM role is created which
overwrites the first one. The first RestApi now uses the account/role
created by this RestApi.
Delete the second RestApi
The AWS::ApiGateway::Account/IAM role is deleted along with the second
RestApi. The first RestApi no longer has access to write to
CloudWatch logs.

Because of this behavior, the correct thing to do is to disable
CloudWatch logs by default so that the user has to create the global
resource separately. This new behavior is behind a feature flag
@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway:disableCloudWatchLogs.

In addition, the default retention policy for both the API Gateway
account and IAM role has been set to RETAIN so that existing
implementations that do not use the feature flag can avoid the above
scenario. The resources will be unmanaged, but existing RestApis will
not break.

I've updated all the existing integration tests to use the old behavior by explicitly setting
cloudWatchLogs: true. I then added a new integration test for the new behavior.

closes #10878

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… (under feature flag) Currently when you create a RestApi cloudwatch logging is enabled by default. This will create an IAM role and a `AWS::ApiGateway::Account` resource, which is what is used to allow API Gateway to write API logs to CloudWatch logs. There can only be a single API Gateway account per AWS environment (account/region), but CloudFormation will not throw an error if you try to create additional accounts. Instead it will update the existing account with the new configuration. This can cause issues if customers create more than 1 RestApi. The following scenario is an example. 1. Create a single `RestApi` A new `AWS::ApiGateway::Account` and IAM role is created. 2. Create a second `RestApi` Another `AWS::ApiGateway::Account`/IAM role is created which _overwrites_ the first one. The first RestApi now uses the account/role created by this `RestApi`. 3. Delete the second `RestApi` The `AWS::ApiGateway::Account`/IAM role is deleted along with the second `RestApi`. The first `RestApi` no longer has access to write to CloudWatch logs. Because of this behavior, the correct thing to do is to disable CloudWatch logs by default so that the user has to create the global resource separately. This new behavior is behind a feature flag `@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway:disableCloudWatchLogs`. In addition, the default retention policy for both the API Gateway account and IAM role has been set to `RETAIN` so that existing implementations that do not use the feature flag can avoid the above scenario. The resources will be unmanaged, but existing RestApis will not break. closes #10878

gitpod-io · 2022-08-10T18:39:48Z

mrgrain · 2022-08-11T17:09:00Z

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/README.md

+set to `false`. To change this default behavior you can enable the feature flag
+`@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway:disableCloudWatchRole`


Double checking - is this how we want to phrase feature flagged defaults? All new apps will have the flag enabled and it might confuse people. Maybe it'd be better to directly call out that the FF in the first sentence?!

Good point. Just pushed an update, let me know what you think or feel free to suggest different wording.

mrgrain · 2022-08-11T17:19:43Z

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/integ.cloudwatch-disabled.ts

+export class Test extends cdk.Stack {
+  constructor(scope: cdk.App, id: string) {
+    super(scope, id);
+    const api = new apigateway.RestApi(this, 'my-api', {
+      retainDeployments: true,
+    });
+    api.root.addMethod('GET'); // must have at least one method or an API definition
+  }
+}
+
+const app = new cdk.App();
+new IntegTest(app, 'cloudwatch-logs-disabled', {
+  testCases: [
+    new Test(app, 'default-api'),
+  ],
+});


Is this not missing the FF in the context?

All features flags are enabled by default for integration tests.

TheRealAmazonKendra · 2022-08-11T19:51:49Z

Might this be a good opportunity to update the integration tests to the new style?

TheRealAmazonKendra

Updating the tests certainly isn't mandatory for this change, so giving approval either way, but adding do-not-merge just in case you want to do that first. If not, we can remove the label and let this merge.

corymhall · 2022-08-12T12:58:32Z

Might this be a good opportunity to update the integration tests to the new style?

I should have been the one to suggest this 🤣

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