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Facter.add(:ec2_availability_zone) do
  setcode do
    Facter::Core::Execution.exec('curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone')
  end
end

Facter.add(:aws_region) do
  setcode do
    az = Facter.value(:ec2_availability_zone)
    az[0..-2]

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# Get package updates
sudo yum update -y

# Check if docker installed
installed=`yum list installed | grep docker`

if [[ -z "${installed}" ]]; then
  # Docker install steps required for AMI (Amazon Linux)
  sudo yum install docker -y
  sudo service docker start

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// AWS provides a JMS library for SQS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/using-amazon-sqs-with-spring-boot-and-spring-jms/
// I wanted to use that setup in a Spring Boot app, and to run some tests against an in-memory
// ElasticMQ queue, which is SQS (and AWS Java SDK) compatible. In case your scenario is EXACTLY like mine ... here you go
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
// This annotation is important: Forces the Application Context (and SQS connections) to reset between tests. ElasticMQ will fail to
// stop if there are active connections.
@DirtiesContext(classMode = DirtiesContext.ClassMode.AFTER_EACH_TEST_METHOD)
public class ApplicationTests {