createAMI.js

// Init AWS
var aws = require('aws-sdk');  
var ec2 = new aws.EC2();  
// OPTION - limit by region
// aws.config.region = 'eu-west-1';

// Variables for the script
// Changes below are not required but if you do change, then change to match delete and create lambda scripts.
const keyForEpochMakerinAMI = "DATETODEL-";
const keyForInstanceTagToBackup = "Backup"; // looks for string yes
const keyForInstanceTagDurationBackup = "BackupRetentionDays"; // accepts numbers like 5 or 10 or 22 and so on.
const keyForInstanceTagNoReboot = "BackupNoReboot"; // if true then it wont reboot. If not present or set to false then it will reboot.


// Lambda handler
exports.handler = function(event, context) { 
    
    var instanceparams = {
        Filters: [
        	{
	            Name: 'tag:' + keyForInstanceTagToBackup,
	            Values: [
	                'yes'
	            ]
	        },
	        /*
		    // OPTION - Add additional filters 
		    {
		        Name: 'tag:someOtherTagName',
		        Values: [
		            'someValue'
		        ]
		    }
	    	*/
        ]
    };
    
    ec2.describeInstances(instanceparams, function(err, data) {
        if (err) console.log(err, err.stack);
        else {
            for (var i in data.Reservations) {
                for (var j in data.Reservations[i].Instances) {
                    var instanceid = data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].InstanceId;
                    var name = "", backupRetentionDaysforAMI = -1, backupRunTodayCheck = "", noReboot = false;
                    for (var k in data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags) {
                        if (data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Key == 'Name') {
                            name = data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Value;
                        }
                        if(data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Key == keyForInstanceTagDurationBackup){
                            backupRetentionDaysforAMI = parseInt(data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Value);
                        }        
                        if(data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Key == keyForInstanceTagNoReboot){
                            if(data.Reservations[i].Instances[j].Tags[k].Value == "true"){
                                noReboot = true;
                            }
                        }                        
                    }
                    // cant find when to delete then dont proceed.
                    if(backupRetentionDaysforAMI < 1){
                        console.log("Skipping instance Name: " + name + " backupRetentionDaysforAMI: " + backupRetentionDaysforAMI + " (backupRetentionDaysforAMI > 0)" + (backupRetentionDaysforAMI > 0));
                    }else{
                        console.log("Processing instance Name: " + name + " backupRetentionDaysforAMI: " + backupRetentionDaysforAMI + " (backupRetentionDaysforAMI > 0)" + (backupRetentionDaysforAMI > 0));                        
                        var genDate = new Date();  
                        genDate.setDate(genDate.getDate() + backupRetentionDaysforAMI); // days that are required to be held
                        var imageparams = {
                            InstanceId: instanceid,
                            Name: name + "_" + keyForEpochMakerinAMI + genDate.getTime(),
                        };
                        if(noReboot == true){
                            imageparams["NoReboot"] = true;
                        }
                        console.log(imageparams);
                        ec2.createImage(imageparams, function(err, data) {
                            if (err) console.log(err, err.stack);
                            else {
                                var image = data.ImageId;
                                console.log(image);
                                var tagparams = {
                                    Resources: [image],
                                    Tags: [{
                                        Key: 'DeleteBackupsAutoOn',
                                        Value: 'yes'
                                    }]
                                };
                                ec2.createTags(tagparams, function(err, data) {
                                    if (err) console.log(err, err.stack);
                                    else console.log("Tags added to the created AMIs");
                                });
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    });
}