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Update error alarms (#372)
* add composite alarm for severe errors * fix syntax * fix syntax * fix syntax * add depends on * add high threshold version of alarm * fix syntax * template updates * add error rate alarms * update alarm names * update template * rename alarm * fix alarm name * fix suppressor alarm name * address comments * fix template * update depends on
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‎cicd/3-app/javabuilder/template.yml.erb‎

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<%JAVALAB_APP_TYPES.each do | name | -%>
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<%=name%>HighSevereErrorRateAlarm:
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<%{
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TenPercentSevereErrorRateAlarm: {Threshold: 10, AlarmName: 'ten_percent_severe_error_rate'},
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NinetyPercentSevereErrorRateAlarm: {Threshold: 90, AlarmName: 'ninety_percent_severe_error_rate'},
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}.each do |alarmTitle, config| -%>
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<%=name%><%=alarmTitle%>:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_high_severe_error_rate"
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AlarmDescription: Send page if Javabuilder severe error rate exceeds 10% for 20
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minutes. Occasional spikes are expected, but a sustained high error rate
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is an indication of an outage.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:Javabuilder-high-error-rate"]
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_<%=config[:AlarmName]%>"
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AlarmDescription: Severe error rate in Javabuilder's <%=name%> build and run lambda (the core of
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Javabuilder, which executes student <%=name%> code) exceeded <%=config[:Threshold]%>% for four
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consecutive 5 minute periods.
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ActionsEnabled: false
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EvaluationPeriods: 4
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DatapointsToAlarm: 4
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Threshold: 10
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Threshold: <%=config[:Threshold]%>
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ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
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TreatMissingData: notBreaching
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Metrics:
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Value: !Ref BuildAndRunJava<%=name%>ProjectFunction
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Period: 300
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Stat: Sum
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<%end%>
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<%=name%>HighErrorRateAlarm:
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<%{
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TwentyFivePercentErrorRateAlarm: {Threshold: 25, AlarmName: 'twenty_five_percent_error_rate'},
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NinetyPercentErrorRateAlarm: {Threshold: 90, AlarmName: 'ninety_percent_error_rate'},
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}.each do |alarmTitle, config| -%>
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<%=name%><%=alarmTitle%>:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_build_and_run_<%=name.downcase%>_lambda_error_rate"
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_<%=config[:AlarmName]%>"
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AlarmDescription: Error rate in Javabuilder's <%=name%> build and run lambda (the core of
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Javabuilder, which executes student <%=name%> code) exceeded 10% for four
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Javabuilder, which executes student <%=name%> code) exceeded <%=config[:Threshold]%>% for four
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consecutive 5 minute periods.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:javabuilder-build-and-run-lambda-error-rate"]
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ActionsEnabled: false
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EvaluationPeriods: 4
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DatapointsToAlarm: 4
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Threshold: 25
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Threshold: <%=config[:Threshold]%>
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ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
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TreatMissingData: notBreaching
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Metrics:
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Value: !Ref BuildAndRunJava<%=name%>ProjectFunction
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Period: 300
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Stat: TC(89000:)
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<%end%>
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<%=name%>SlowCleanupTimeAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
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Expression: ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND(m1, 8)
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ThresholdMetricId: ad1
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<%=name%>MinimumUsageAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_minimum_usage"
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AlarmDescription: This alarm is to be used as part of a composite alarm, not by itself.
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It triggers if the usage is above a minimum threshold, so we do not alarm on error
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rates if we have very low usage.
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ActionsEnabled: false
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MetricName: Invocations
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Namespace: AWS/Lambda
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Statistic: Sum
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Dimensions:
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- Name: FunctionName
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Value: !Ref BuildAndRunJava<%=name%>ProjectFunction
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Period: 300
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EvaluationPeriods: 4
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DatapointsToAlarm: 4
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Threshold: 100
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ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold
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TreatMissingData: notBreaching
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<%=name%>SevereErrorRateAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
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DependsOn:
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- <%=name%>TenPercentSevereErrorRateAlarm
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- <%=name%>MinimumUsageAlarm
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- <%=name%>ElevatedSevereErrorRateAlarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_severe_error_rate"
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AlarmDescription: Alarm if Javabuilder severe error rate exceeds 10% every 5 minutes for 20
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minutes and there are at least 100 requests every 5 minutes.
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Occasional spikes are expected, but a sustained elevated severe error rate is an indication of an issue.
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Severe errors are generated and emitted by our code.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:Javabuilder-high-error-rate"]
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AlarmRule: !Sub "ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_ten_percent_severe_error_rate) AND
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ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_minimum_usage)"
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InsufficientDataActions: []
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OKActions: []
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ActionsSuppressor: !Sub "arn:aws:cloudwatch:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:alarm:${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_elevated_severe_error_rate"
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ActionsSuppressorWaitPeriod: 120
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ActionsSuppressorExtensionPeriod: 120
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<%=name%>ElevatedSevereErrorRateAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
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DependsOn:
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- <%=name%>NinetyPercentSevereErrorRateAlarm
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- <%=name%>MinimumUsageAlarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_elevated_severe_error_rate"
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AlarmDescription: Alarm if Javabuilder severe error rate exceeds 90% every 5 minutes for 20
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minutes and there are at least 100 requests every 5 minutes.
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Occasional spikes are expected, but a sustained high severe error rate is an indication of an outage.
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Severe errors are generated and emitted by our code.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:Javabuilder-high-error-rate"]
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AlarmRule: !Sub "ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_ninety_percent_severe_error_rate) AND
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ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_minimum_usage)"
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InsufficientDataActions: []
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OKActions: []
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<%=name%>ErrorRateAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
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DependsOn:
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- <%=name%>TwentyFivePercentErrorRateAlarm
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- <%=name%>MinimumUsageAlarm
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- <%=name%>ElevatedErrorRateAlarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_error_rate"
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AlarmDescription: Alarm if Javabuilder severe error rate exceeds 25% every 5 minutes for 20
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minutes and there are at least 100 requests every 5 minutes.
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Occasional spikes are expected, but a sustained elevated error rate is an indication of an issue.
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Errors are generated by the Lambda system.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:Javabuilder-high-error-rate"]
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AlarmRule: !Sub "ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_twenty_five_percent_error_rate) AND
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ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_minimum_usage)"
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InsufficientDataActions: []
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OKActions: []
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ActionsSuppressor: !Sub "arn:aws:cloudwatch:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:alarm:${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_elevated_error_rate"
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ActionsSuppressorWaitPeriod: 120
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ActionsSuppressorExtensionPeriod: 120
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<%=name%>ElevatedErrorRateAlarm:
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Type: AWS::CloudWatch::CompositeAlarm
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DependsOn:
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- <%=name%>NinetyPercentErrorRateAlarm
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- <%=name%>MinimumUsageAlarm
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Properties:
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AlarmName: !Sub "${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_elevated_error_rate"
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AlarmDescription: Alarm if Javabuilder error rate exceeds 90% every 5 minutes for 20
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minutes and there are at least 100 requests every 5 minutes.
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Occasional spikes are expected, but a sustained high error rate is an indication of an outage.
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Errors are generated by the Lambda system.
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ActionsEnabled: true
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AlarmActions:
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- !If [SilenceAlertsCondition, !Ref AWS::NoValue, !Sub "arn:aws:sns:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:Javabuilder-high-error-rate"]
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AlarmRule: !Sub "ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_ninety_percent_error_rate) AND
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ALARM(${SubDomainName}_<%=name.downcase%>_minimum_usage)"
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InsufficientDataActions: []
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OKActions: []
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# We use shortened versions of names for partition keys (eg, user_id),

‎cicd/README.md‎

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## Debugging `template.yml.erb`
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If you are are updating the template file and don't want to wait for a full deploy cycle to validate the syntax, you can do the following from `cicd/3-app/javabuilder`:
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```
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erb -T - template.yml.erb > app-template-test.yml
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cfn-lint app-template-test.yml
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```
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This will run cloudformation lint on you template changes and give you a quicker feedback cycle when fixing up syntax.
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Just delete app-template-test.yml when you are done.

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