Packer: Feature request: Return AMI id

[simoneroselli]

Hi,

It would be useful to have a usable reference of the new created AMIs.
I list some options I would like to have available out-of-the-box:

1. Output the AMI id, so that this can be used from within the build.json itself.
2. Write the AMI id into a text file.

3. Write the AMI id into a file, formatted as usable Terraform var file.

4. When "copy the AMI over a list of regions" is used, return a map:
   "region1": "ami-idxxx"
   "region2": "ami-idyyy"

[rickard-von-essen]

This is already implemented, see https://www.packer.io/docs/post-processors/manifest.html

[simoneroselli]

Perfect. Thanks.

[akomakom]

@rickard-von-essen : any suggestions for the Azure builder? artifact_id is blank...

   {
      "name": "azure-arm",
      "builder_type": "azure-arm",
      "build_time": 1538052650,
      "files": null,
      "artifact_id": "",
      "packer_run_uuid": "2c711ee4-6548-7a81-6a98-2120c99d43cb"
    }

[rickard-von-essen]

@akomakom open a new issue.

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