[ecs-patterns] ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service with httpToHttps mechanics

[logemann]

In the vein of having useful patterns for every day problems, i wonder if it wouldnt be useful to have a property like redirectToHttps: true|false in the properties of ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service.

Use Case

I think that most of the usage patterns of ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service is having a internet facing LoadBalancer for something like web applications. For that, you definitely need a redirect http to https feature.

Proposed Solution

enhance ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service with the mentioned property like this:

ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service(this, "id", {
   ...
   certificate: someCert,
   redirectToHttps: true|false
});

With that property set, the ApplicationLoadBalancedEc2Service would also create a HTTP Listener (besides the HTTPS listener) with a RedirectAction ascociated which looks basically like this:

    private createEverythingElseTo443Action(): RedirectOptions {
        return {
            protocol: "HTTPS",
            host: "#{host}",
            port: "443",
            path: "/#{path}",
            query: "#{query}"
        }
    }

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

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This is a 🚀 Feature Request

[MrArnoldPalmer]

Hey there, this has been discussed a lot in a few other issues.

#5583 - discusses how users can accomplish this today creating their own listener.

#8488 - tracks the implementation of some convenience property like forceHttps similar to what you're describing.

Gonna close this as a duplicate of #8488. Feel free to reopen if you think this includes something else.

[logemann]

sorry for not checking if related issue exist

[MrArnoldPalmer]

No worries, good to know others are wanting this! 😄