aws-sandbox

v0.3.18

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Innovation Sandbox on AWS (SO0284)

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nnthanh101

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🏗️ AWS Sandbox

Enterprise-Grade Multi-Account Infrastructure | CDK + LocalStack + 3-Tier Testing

💼 Business Value

| Metric | Traditional | With aws-sandbox | Impact | |--------|-------------|------------------|--------| | Test Coverage | 40-60% | 90-100% | 🎯 +50% defect detection | | Testing Cost | $200-500/mo | $0 (Tier 1+2) | 💰 100% cost reduction | | Feedback Loop | 15-30 min | < 5 sec | ⚡ 99% faster iteration | | AWS Bill Risk | High | Zero (LocalStack) | 🛡️ No surprise charges | | Compliance Evidence | Manual | Automated | 📋 Audit-ready artifacts |

🚀 Quick Start (3 Minutes)

Option 1: npm Global Install (Recommended)

# Install
npm install -g aws-sandbox

# Verify
aws-sandbox --version
# aws-sandbox v0.3.17

# Run tests (no AWS credentials needed)
aws-sandbox test --tier=1    # 23 connectivity checks, 2-3s, $0
aws-sandbox test --tier=2    # 24 LocalStack services, 30s, $0

# Deploy to LocalStack (v0.3.17 NEW!)
aws-sandbox deploy --localstack

Option 2: Docker (Zero Local Dependencies)

Image: nnthanh101/terraform (Chainguard Wolfi, 30+ DevSecOps tools)

# Start infrastructure
docker-compose up -d

# Run inside container
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox test --tier=1
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox test --tier=2
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox deploy --localstack

Option 3: VSCode Devcontainer (Full Development)

git clone https://github.com/1xOps/sandbox.git
cd sandbox/cdk
code .
# Click "Reopen in Container" when prompted

## Inside container
npm run test:snapshot      # 29 tests, 5s
npm run test:localstack    # 11 tests, 60s

🆚 LocalStack (Tier 1+2) vs AWS (Tier 3) Comparison

💰 Business ROI Analysis

| Dimension | 🐳 LocalStack (Tier 1+2) | ☁️ AWS (Tier 3) | 📊 Business Impact | |-----------|------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| | 💵 Monthly Cost | $0 | ~$50-100/month | 💰 100% savings on dev/test | | ⏱️ Feedback Loop | 2-60 seconds | 5-15 minutes | ⚡ 10-50x faster iteration | | 🔄 Deployment Cycles | Unlimited | Billed per request | 📈 No cost-per-experiment | | 🛡️ Risk of AWS Bill Surprise | Zero | Medium-High | 🚫 No runaway charges | | 🔑 AWS Credentials Required | No | Yes | 🔐 Zero credential exposure | | 🌐 Internet Required | No | Yes | ✈️ Works offline/air-gapped | | 📸 State Reset | Instant | Manual cleanup | 🧹 Clean slate per test |

🎯 Coverage Comparison (63 CDK Resources)

| Metric | 🐳 LocalStack Community | ☁️ AWS Sandbox | Gap | |--------|----------------------------|-------------------|-----| | Resources Deployable | 45/63 (71%) | 63/63 (100%) | 18 resources | | Stacks Deployable | 2/4 (Data + Compute) | 4/4 (All) | 2 stacks | | Lambda Functions | ✅ 21/21 (100%) | ✅ 21/21 | None | | DynamoDB Tables | ✅ 4/4 (100%) | ✅ 4/4 | None | | S3 Buckets | ✅ 5/5 (100%) | ✅ 5/5 | None | | SQS Queues | ✅ 5/5 (100%) | ✅ 5/5 | None | | EventBridge | ✅ 5/5 (100%) | ✅ 5/5 | None | | IAM Roles | ✅ 11/11 (100%) | ✅ 11/11 | None | | Secrets Manager | ✅ 2/2 (100%) | ✅ 2/2 | None | | KMS Keys | ✅ 1/1 (100%) | ✅ 1/1 | None | | REST API Gateway | ✅ 1/1 (100%) | ✅ 1/1 | None | | Step Functions | ✅ 1/1 (100%) | ✅ 1/1 | None | | CloudWatch Logs | ✅ 3+/3+ (100%) | ✅ 3+/3+ | None | | CodeBuild | ❌ 0/1 (Base tier) | ✅ 1/1 | 1 resource | | CloudFront | ❌ 0/1 (Ultimate tier) | ✅ 1/1 | 1 resource | | WAFv2 | ❌ 0/3 (Ultimate tier) | ✅ 3/3 | 3 resources | | Organizations | ❌ 0/8+ (Pro tier) | ✅ 8+/8+ | 8+ resources | | IAM Identity Center | ❌ 0/5+ (Pro tier) | ✅ 5+/5+ | 5+ resources |

🏢 Use Case Decision Matrix

| Use Case | Recommended Tier | Why | |----------|-----------------|-----| | 🧑‍💻 Daily Development | 🐳 Tier 1+2 | Instant feedback, $0 cost, no credentials | | 🧪 Unit/Integration Tests | 🐳 Tier 1+2 | 45 resources testable at $0 | | 📋 CI/CD Pipeline | 🐳 Tier 1+2 | Parallel pipelines, predictable cost | | 🎓 Training/Education | 🐳 Tier 1+2 | Safe sandbox, no bill risk | | 🏛️ Organizations Testing | ☁️ Tier 3 | Requires real AWS Organizations | | 🔐 SSO/IDC Testing | ☁️ Tier 3 | Requires real IAM Identity Center | | 🌐 CloudFront/WAF Testing | ☁️ Tier 3 | LocalStack Ultimate tier or AWS | | 🚀 Production Deployment | ☁️ Tier 3 | Real AWS infrastructure required |

📊 LocalStack Community Edition - Detailed Resource Mapping

✅ DEPLOYABLE: DataStack + ComputeStack (45 Resources, $0)

| Resource Type | Count | Names | LocalStack Status | |---------------|-------|-------|-------------------| | 🔧 Lambda Functions | 21 | accounts, authorizer, configurations, lease-templates, leases, sso-handler, jwt-secret-rotator, account-drift-monitoring, account-lifecycle-management, lease-monitoring, initialize-cleanup, email-notification, group-cost-reporting, deployment-summary, cost-reporting, log-archiving, log-subscription, cost-allocation-tag-activator, deployment-uuid, idc-configurer, shared-json-param-parser | ✅ FREE | | 🗄️ DynamoDB Tables | 4 | SandboxAccountTable, LeaseTemplateTable, LeaseTable, IsbDynamoDbTable | ✅ FREE | | 📁 S3 Buckets | 5 | IsbFrontEndBucket, IsbFrontEndAccessLogsBucket, GroupCostReportingBucket, IsbLogsArchive, BucketDeployment | ✅ FREE | | 📬 SQS Queues | 5 | AccountLifeCycleEventsQueue, + 4 DLQs | ✅ FREE | | 📢 EventBridge | 5 | ISBEventBus + 4 Rules | ✅ FREE | | 👔 IAM Roles | 11 | OrgMgtRole, SandboxAccountRole, LambdaInvokeRole (x6), GroupCostReportingScheduleRole, IntermediateRole, IdcRole | ✅ FREE | | 🔑 KMS Keys | 1 | IsbKmsKey | ✅ FREE | | 🔒 Secrets | 2 | JwtSecret, IdpCert | ✅ FREE | | 🌐 REST API Gateway | 1 | IsbRestApi | ✅ FREE | | ⚙️ Step Functions | 1 | AccountCleanerStateMachine | ✅ FREE | | 📋 CloudWatch Logs | 3+ | ISBLogGroup, ISBLogGroup-Cleanup, ISBLogGroup-CustomResources | ✅ FREE | | 📝 SSM Parameters | 3 | DataConfiguration, AccountPoolConfiguration, IdcConfiguration | ✅ FREE |

❌ NOT DEPLOYABLE: AccountPool + IDC Stacks (18+ Resources)

| Resource Type | Count | Reason | LocalStack Tier Required | |---------------|-------|--------|-------------------------| | 🔨 CodeBuild | 1 | AccountCleanupCodeBuildProject | 💳 Base ($35/mo) | | 🌍 CloudFront | 1 | IsbCloudFrontDistribution | 💎 Ultimate ($70/mo) | | 🛡️ WAFv2 | 3 | WebACL, Rules, Associations | 💎 Ultimate ($70/mo) | | 🏛️ Organizations | 8+ | CreateOrganization, Accounts, OUs, SCPs | 💳 Pro ($35/mo) | | 🔐 IAM Identity Center | 5+ | PermissionSets, Assignments, Groups | 💳 Pro ($35/mo) |

📈 Business Value Summary

| Environment | Resources | Monthly Cost | Coverage | Best For | |-------------|-----------|--------------|----------|----------| | 🐳 LocalStack Community | 45 | $0 | 71% | Development, CI/CD, Training | | 💳 LocalStack Pro | 58+ | $35/mo | 92% | Full integration testing | | 💎 LocalStack Ultimate | 63 | $70/mo | 100% | Enterprise parity | | ☁️ AWS Sandbox | 63 | ~$50-100/mo | 100% | Production validation |

📊 3-Tier Testing Strategy

90% coverage at $0 cost with progressive quality gates:

| Tier | Type | Checks | Duration | Cost | Coverage | |------|------|--------|----------|------|----------| | 🥇 Tier 1 | Snapshot + Connectivity | 29 tests + 23 checks | 2-5 sec | $0 | 70-80% | | 🥈 Tier 2 | LocalStack Integration | 11 tests + 24 checks | 30-60 sec | $0 | +15-20% | | 🥉 Tier 3 | AWS Sandbox | 14 tests | 5-10 min | ~$50/mo | +5-10% |

What's Validated

Tier 1 (Free, Instant)

✅ CloudFormation template structure
✅ S3 encryption (AES256), versioning, lifecycle
✅ DynamoDB encryption, PITR, billing mode
✅ Lambda runtime, timeout, memory, environment
✅ IAM least-privilege policies
✅ 18 LocalStack service connectivity

Tier 2 (Free, LocalStack)

✅ DynamoDB CRUD operations
✅ S3 bucket lifecycle
✅ Lambda invocation
✅ Cross-service integration
✅ 19 AWS service validations (EC2, Route53, ACM, KMS, etc.)
✅ CDK Deploy to LocalStack (v0.3.17 NEW!)

Tier 3 (AWS Required)

✅ AWS Organizations multi-account
✅ IAM Identity Center SSO
✅ CloudFormation cross-stack exports
✅ Full observability (CloudWatch, X-Ray)
✅ CloudFront + WAFv2

🏛️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        aws-sandbox v0.3.17                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│  ┌─────────────────┐              ┌─────────────────────────┐   │
│  │   LocalStack    │◄────────────►│       adlc-cdk          │   │
│  │   (port 4566)   │              │                         │   │
│  │                 │              │  🔧 CDK + Terraform     │   │
│  │  ┌───────────┐  │              │  🔒 Trivy + Checkov     │   │
│  │  │ 20+ AWS   │  │              │  📦 aws-sandbox CLI     │   │
│  │  │ Services  │  │              │  🌐 Frontend (React)    │   │
│  │  └───────────┘  │              └─────────────────────────┘   │
│  └─────────────────┘                                            │
│         ▲                                    ▲                  │
│         │ :4566                              │ :5173            │
└─────────┼────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────┘
          │                                    │
     LocalStack API                     Frontend UI

📦 4 CDK Stacks

| Stack | Purpose | 🐳 LocalStack | ☁️ AWS | |-------|---------|---------------|--------| | IsbDataStack | DynamoDB, KMS, AppConfig | ✅ Deployable ($0) | ✅ | | IsbComputeStack | Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions | ✅ Deployable ($0) | ✅ | | IsbAccountPoolStack | Organizations, SCPs, StackSets | ❌ Snapshot only | ✅ Required | | IsbIdcStack | IAM Identity Center, SSO | ❌ Snapshot only | ✅ Required |

Deployment Order: AccountPool → IDC → [Data + Compute]

🛠️ Commands

Testing

# Via Docker (recommended)
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox test --tier=1
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox test --tier=2

# Direct npm
aws-sandbox test --tier=1
aws-sandbox test --tier=2

Deployment

# LocalStack (Tier 2, $0) - DEPLOYS 45 RESOURCES!
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox deploy --localstack

# AWS (Tier 3, requires credentials)
docker exec adlc-cdk aws-sandbox deploy --all

Other Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | aws-sandbox --version | Show version (v0.3.17) | | aws-sandbox --help | Show all commands | | aws-sandbox synth | Generate CloudFormation templates | | aws-sandbox diff | Show pending infrastructure changes |

🔐 Security & Compliance

Security Features

| Feature | Implementation | |---------|---------------| | Encryption at Rest | AES-256 (S3), AWS-managed KMS (DynamoDB) | | IAM | Least-privilege, permission boundaries | | Secrets | Zero hardcoded credentials | | Scanning | Trivy + Checkov integrated |

Compliance Coverage

| Framework | Requirement | Status | |-----------|-------------|--------| | SOX Section 404 | 7-year retention | ✅ | | HIPAA | 6-year retention, PITR | ✅ | | ADLC Constitution | 35 checkpoints | ✅ |

Evidence Artifacts

tmp/cdk/
├── test-results/       # Test execution logs
├── deployment-logs/    # CloudFormation events
├── security-scans/     # Trivy + Checkov reports
├── drift-reports/      # Configuration drift
└── coordination-logs/  # Agent coordination evidence

🌐 LocalStack Service Coverage

✅ Community Edition (FREE) - Official Docs

| Category | Services | Status | |----------|----------|--------| | Data | S3, DynamoDB, DynamoDB Streams | ✅ Full CRUD | | Compute | Lambda, API Gateway (REST), Step Functions | ✅ Full execution | | IAM/Security | IAM, STS, KMS, Secrets Manager | ✅ Policy enforcement | | Messaging | SQS, SNS, EventBridge | ✅ Full pub/sub | | Config/Logging | SSM, CloudWatch Logs, CloudFormation | ✅ Core operations | | Network/Certs | EC2, Route53, ACM | ✅ VPC, DNS, TLS | | Streaming | Kinesis | ✅ Stream processing |

⚠️ Pro/Ultimate Tier Required

| Service | LocalStack Tier | Reason | |---------|-----------------|--------| | AWS Organizations | 💳 Pro ($35/mo) | Multi-account management | | IAM Identity Center | 💳 Pro ($35/mo) | SSO/SAML integration | | API Gateway (HTTP/WS) | 💳 Base ($35/mo) | WebSocket support | | CodeBuild | 💳 Base ($35/mo) | Build containers | | CloudFront | 💎 Ultimate ($70/mo) | CDN distribution | | WAFv2 | 💎 Ultimate ($70/mo) | Web application firewall |

📖 Reference: LocalStack Licensing

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

# .env file
AWS_SANDBOX_VERSION=0.3.17
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
LOCALSTACK_ENDPOINT=http://localstack:4566

# For Tier 3 (real AWS)
AWS_PROFILE=your-profile
HUB_ACCOUNT_ID=123456789012

Docker Compose Services

| Service | Port | Purpose | |---------|------|---------| | localstack | 4566 | AWS service emulation | | adlc-cdk | 5173-5179 | Development environment |

🔧 Troubleshooting

LocalStack Issues

# Check health
curl http://localhost:4566/_localstack/health | jq .

# View logs
docker-compose logs localstack

# Restart with fresh state
docker-compose down -v && docker-compose up -d

npm Install Issues

# Use --ignore-scripts for global install
npm install -g aws-sandbox --ignore-scripts

Port Conflicts

# Check ports
lsof -i :4566
lsof -i :5173

# Force clean restart
docker-compose down -v && docker-compose up -d

📈 Cross-Validation Results (v0.3.17)

| Gate | Target | Result | |------|--------|--------| | Tier 1 Tests | 29/29 | ✅ PASS | | Tier 2 Tests | 11/11 | ✅ PASS | | Consumer Tier 1 | 23/23 | ✅ PASS | | Consumer Tier 2 | 24/24 | ✅ PASS | | Cross-Validation | ≥99.5% | ✅ 100% (47/47) | | Manager Agreement | ≥99.5% | ✅ 100% |

📚 Resources

| Resource | Link | |----------|------| | npm Package | npmjs.com/package/aws-sandbox | | GitHub | github.com/1xOps/sandbox | | AWS Solution | Innovation Sandbox on AWS | | LocalStack Docs | docs.localstack.cloud | | LocalStack Coverage | docs.localstack.cloud/references/coverage | | AWS CDK | docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk |

☁️ CDK Resources Summary (63 Total)

📊 By Category

| Category | Count | 🐳 LocalStack | ☁️ AWS | |----------|-------|---------------|--------| | 🔧 Lambda Functions | 21 | ✅ 21 | ✅ 21 | | 📁 S3 Buckets | 5 | ✅ 5 | ✅ 5 | | 🗄️ DynamoDB Tables | 4 | ✅ 4 | ✅ 4 | | 📬 SQS Queues | 5 | ✅ 5 | ✅ 5 | | 📢 EventBridge | 5 | ✅ 5 | ✅ 5 | | 👔 IAM Roles | 11 | ✅ 11 | ✅ 11 | | 🔐 KMS + Secrets | 3 | ✅ 3 | ✅ 3 | | 🌐 API Gateway | 1 | ✅ 1 | ✅ 1 | | ⚙️ Step Functions | 1 | ✅ 1 | ✅ 1 | | 📋 CloudWatch Logs | 3+ | ✅ 3+ | ✅ 3+ | | 🔨 CodeBuild | 1 | ❌ 0 | ✅ 1 | | 🌍 CloudFront | 1 | ❌ 0 | ✅ 1 | | 🛡️ WAFv2 | 3 | ❌ 0 | ✅ 3 | | 🏛️ Organizations | 8+ | ❌ 0 | ✅ 8+ | | 🔐 IAM Identity Center | 5+ | ❌ 0 | ✅ 5+ | | TOTAL | 63+ | 45 (71%) | 63 (100%) |

🏗️ By Stack

| Stack | Resources | LocalStack Deployable | |-------|-----------|----------------------| | InnovationSandbox-Data | ~8 | ✅ Yes (100%) | | InnovationSandbox-Compute | ~50 | ✅ Yes (90%)* | | InnovationSandbox-AccountPool | ~8 | ❌ No (Pro tier) | | InnovationSandbox-IDC | ~5 | ❌ No (Pro tier) |

*ComputeStack: CodeBuild, CloudFront, WAF require paid LocalStack tiers

Version: 0.3.17 | ADLC: v1.2.0 | Updated: 2025-12-11 | Status: ✅ Consumer CDK Deploy

Sources: LocalStack Coverage | LocalStack Licensing | LocalStack Pricing