package common import ( "fmt" "github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2" "log" "time" ) func WaitForState(ec2conn *ec2.EC2, originalInstance *ec2.Instance, pending []string, target string) (i *ec2.Instance, err error) { log.Printf("Waiting for instance state to become: %s", target) i = originalInstance for i.State.Name != target { found := false for _, allowed := range pending { if i.State.Name == allowed { found = true break } } if !found { fmt.Errorf("unexpected state '%s', wanted target '%s'", i.State.Name, target) return } 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) } return }