NAME

VM::EC2::Spot::InstanceRequest - Object describing an Amazon EC2 spot instance request

SYNOPSIS

See "SPOT INSTANCES" in VM::EC2.

DESCRIPTION

This object represents an Amazon EC2 spot instance request, which is returned by VM::EC2->request_spot_instances() and VM::EC2->describe_spot_instance_requests().

METHODS

These object methods are supported:

 spotInstanceRequestId       -- ID of this spot instance request

 spotPrice   -- The maximum hourly price for any spot
                instance launched under this request,
                in USD.

 type        -- The spot instance request type, one of
                'one-time' or 'persistent'.

 state       -- The state of this request, one of 'open',
                'closed', 'cancelled' or 'failed'.

 fault       -- Fault code for the request, if any, an
                instance of VM::EC2::Error.

 status      -- The status code and status message describing the
                Spot Instance request.

 validFrom   -- Start date and time of the request.

 validUntil  -- Date and time that the request expires.

 launchGroup -- Launch group of the instances run under this request.
                Instances in the same launch group are launched
                and terminated together.

 availabilityZoneGroup -- Availability zone group of the instances
                run under this request. Instances in the same
                availability zone group will always be launched
                into the same availability zone.

 launchSpecification -- Additional information for launching
                instances, represented as a VM::EC2::Spot::LaunchSpecificaton
                object.

 instanceId  -- The instance ID, if an instance has been launched as a 
                result of this request.

 createTime  -- The time and date when the spot instance request was
                created.

 productDescription -- The product description associated with this spot
                instance request.

Convenience Methods

This class supports the standard tagging interface. In addition it provides the following convenience method:

$instance = $request->instance

If an instance was launched as a result of this request, the instance() method will return the corresponding VM::EC2::Instance object.

$state = $request->current_status

Refreshes the request information and returns its status as a VM::EC2::Spot::Status. This will string interpolate as the status code, such as "fulfilled". You may also call its object methods to get the time of the last update and full message.

$state = $request->current_state

Refreshes the request information and returns its state, such as "open".

$request->refresh

Refreshes the request information.

SEE ALSO

VM::EC2 VM::EC2::Generic VM::EC2::Spot::LaunchSpecification VM::EC2::Error

AUTHOR

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

Copyright (c) 2011 Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

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