package amazonebs import ( "fmt" "github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2" "log" "time" ) func waitForState(ec2conn *ec2.EC2, originalInstance *ec2.Instance, target string) (i *ec2.Instance, err error) { log.Printf("Waiting for instance state to become: %s", target) i = originalInstance original := i.State.Name for i.State.Name == original { var resp *ec2.InstancesResp resp, err = ec2conn.Instances([]string{i.InstanceId}, ec2.NewFilter()) if err != nil { return } i = &resp.Reservations[0].Instances[0] time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) } if i.State.Name != target { err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected target state '%s', wanted '%s'", i.State.Name, target) return } return }