serverless-copy-template

a plugin that let you copy the cloudFormations template to clipboard for easier debugging / diagnostic

To install:

1. Run npm i -P serverless-copy-template
2. add serverless-copy-template in your serverless plugin dependencies in the serverless.yml file, like zo:

...

plugins:
  - serverless-parameter-store
#  - other-plugins?

...

Usage:

Simply add the flag --copyTemplate, ot --ct at the end of your serverless command, like for instance:

sls package --copyTemplate
# Or:
serverless deploy --ct

After the command is ran, paste your clipboard in to a text editor and prettify it, there you have the final cloudformation template right before it's sent off to AWS.

I use this mainly for debugging and diagnostics and it saves me a ton of time! hope you find it useful too!