Thing
Thing is the Schema for the Things API
TypeMR
Providerprovider-aws
Groupiot.aws.crossplane.io
Scopecluster
Versionv1alpha1

1apiVersion: iot.aws.crossplane.io/v1alpha1

2kind: Thing

apiVersion
string
kind
string
metadata
object
spec
object

ThingSpec defines the desired state of Thing

deletionPolicy
string
forProvider
required
object

ThingParameters defines the desired state of Thing

attributePayload
object

The attribute payload, which consists of up to three name/value pairs in a JSON document. For example:

{"attributes":{"string1":"string2"}}

attributes
object
merge
boolean
billingGroupName
string
region
required
string
thingTypeName
string
managementPolicies
array

THIS IS A BETA FIELD. It is on by default but can be opted out through a Crossplane feature flag. ManagementPolicies specify the array of actions Crossplane is allowed to take on the managed and external resources. This field is planned to replace the DeletionPolicy field in a future release. Currently, both could be set independently and non-default values would be honored if the feature flag is enabled. If both are custom, the DeletionPolicy field will be ignored. See the design doc for more information: https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/blob/499895a25d1a1a0ba1604944ef98ac7a1a71f197/design/design-doc-observe-only-resources.md?plain=1#L223 and this one: https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane/blob/444267e84783136daa93568b364a5f01228cacbe/design/one-pager-ignore-changes.md

providerConfigRef
object

ProviderConfigReference specifies how the provider that will be used to create, observe, update, and delete this managed resource should be configured.

name
required
string
policy
object

Policies for referencing.

resolution
string
resolve
string
publishConnectionDetailsTo
object

PublishConnectionDetailsTo specifies the connection secret config which contains a name, metadata and a reference to secret store config to which any connection details for this managed resource should be written. Connection details frequently include the endpoint, username, and password required to connect to the managed resource.

configRef
object

SecretStoreConfigRef specifies which secret store config should be used for this ConnectionSecret.

name
required
string
policy
object

Policies for referencing.

resolution
string
resolve
string
metadata
object

Metadata is the metadata for connection secret.

annotations
object
labels
object
type
string
name
required
string
writeConnectionSecretToRef
object

WriteConnectionSecretToReference specifies the namespace and name of a Secret to which any connection details for this managed resource should be written. Connection details frequently include the endpoint, username, and password required to connect to the managed resource. This field is planned to be replaced in a future release in favor of PublishConnectionDetailsTo. Currently, both could be set independently and connection details would be published to both without affecting each other.

name
required
string
namespace
required
string
status
object

ThingStatus defines the observed state of Thing.

atProvider
object

ThingObservation defines the observed state of Thing

thingARN
string
thingID
string
conditions
array

Conditions of the resource.

lastTransitionTime
required
string
message
string
observedGeneration
integer
reason
required
string
status
required
string
type
required
string
observedGeneration
integer
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