cfnresponse.py

import json

try:
    from urllib2 import HTTPError, build_opener, HTTPHandler, Request
except ImportError:
    from urllib.error import HTTPError
    from urllib.request import build_opener, HTTPHandler, Request


SUCCESS = "SUCCESS"
FAILED = "FAILED"


def send(event, context, response_status, reason=None, response_data=None, physical_resource_id=None):
    response_data = response_data or {}
    response_body = json.dumps(
        {
            'Status': response_status,
            'Reason': reason or "See the details in CloudWatch Log Stream: " + context.log_stream_name,
            'PhysicalResourceId': physical_resource_id or context.log_stream_name,
            'StackId': event['StackId'],
            'RequestId': event['RequestId'],
            'LogicalResourceId': event['LogicalResourceId'],
            'Data': response_data
        }
    )

    opener = build_opener(HTTPHandler)
    request = Request(event['ResponseURL'], data=response_body)
    request.add_header('Content-Type', '')
    request.add_header('Content-Length', len(response_body))
    request.get_method = lambda: 'PUT'
    try:
        response = opener.open(request)
        print("Status code: {}".format(response.getcode()))
        print("Status message: {}".format(response.msg))
        return True
    except HTTPError as exc:
        print("Failed executing HTTP request: {}".format(exc.code))
        return False