aws_workspaces: register directory with workspaces

[ruckc]

Describe the feature

In trying to provide a fully automated AWS workspaces, directory deployment is impossible. I need the ability to register a directory service with workspaces in the CDK.

Use Case

Currently with AWS-CDK, it is impossible to deploy a Directory Service and new WorkSpaces in the same stack. The Directory Service has to be registered with the Workspace, and there are no L1 Constructs to do so.

Proposed Solution

Create a CfnWorkspaceDirectory construct that ties directory service ID.

Other Information

No response

Acknowledgements

• I may be able to implement this feature request
• This feature might incur a breaking change

CDK version used

2.90

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

Ubuntu 22.04

[pahud]

Can you elaborate more on the details?

Looks like workspace allows you to specify the directory ID

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-workspaces-workspace.html#cfn-workspaces-workspace-directoryid

Can you create the directory first and pass the ID to the workspace?

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[niallwalsh]

@pahud The problem is not the passing of the ID, the problem is that the directory needs to be registered first in order to be found. There is no process in constructs to do so; it has to be done via CLI commands.

Here is the error if you just try to pass the directory ID without registering it:
The stack named X failed to deploy: UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE: The specified directory could not be found in the specified region.

[ruckc]

@pahud - my project ended up using terraform where they provide a mechanism to register a directory in Workspaces

[jhony-ourlegup]

This still not be implemented, using terraform, cli or UI change to register the directory defies the purpose to do via CDK