NAME

VM::EC2::ConsoleOutput - Object describing console output from an Amazon EC2 instance

SYNOPSIS

  use VM::EC2;

  $ec2      = VM::EC2->new(...);
  $instance = $ec2->describe_instance(-instance_id=>'i-123456'); 

  my $out = $instance->console_output; 

  print $out,"\n"; 
  my $ts       = $out->timestamp; 
  my $instance = $out->instanceId;

DESCRIPTION

This object represents the output from the console of a Amazon EC2 instance. The instance may be running, pending or stopped. It is returned by VM::EC2->get_console_output(), as well as VM::EC2::Instance->console_output.

Please see VM::EC2::Generic for methods shared by all VM::EC2 objects.

METHODS

These object methods are supported:

 requestId  -- ID of the request that generated this object
 instanceId -- ID of the instance that generated this output 
 timestamp -- Time that this output was generated 
 output    -- Text of the console output

STRING OVERLOADING

When used in a string context, this object will act as if its output() method was called, allowing it to be printed or searched directly.

AUTHOR

Lincoln Stein <lincoln.stein@gmail.com>.