simple ruby script to invalidate cloudfront objects. requires having the aws gem installed.

invalidate_cf.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

##
# usage: AWS_SECRET_KEY=xxx AWS_ACCESS_KEY=xxx CF_DIST_ID=xxx ./invalidate_cf.rb file1.html file2.html
#

  #
    require 'aws'
    require 'date'
    require 'pry'

    aws_secret_key = ENV['AWS_SECRET_KEY']
    aws_access_key = ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY']
    cf_dist_id     = ENV['CF_DIST_ID']

    if [aws_secret_key, aws_access_key, cf_dist_id].include?(nil)
      abort 'usage: AWS_SECRET_KEY=xxx AWS_ACCESS_KEY=xxx CF_DIST_ID=xxx ./invalidate_cf.rb "/file1.html" "/file2.html"'
    end


  #
    files = ARGV

    if files.count == 0
      abort 'usage: AWS_SECRET_KEY=xxx AWS_ACCESS_KEY=xxx CF_DIST_ID=xxx ./invalidate_cf.rb "/file1.html" "/file2.html"'
    end

  #
    cf = AWS::CloudFront.new({
        :access_key_id     => aws_access_key,
        :secret_access_key => aws_secret_key
    })

    invalidation = cf.client.create_invalidation({
        :distribution_id    => cf_dist_id,
        :invalidation_batch => {
          :paths => {
            :quantity => files.count,
            :items    => files
          },
          :caller_reference => "INVALIDATE_CF_" + DateTime.now.to_s
        }
      }).data

    puts "invalidation status: #{invalidation[:status]}"



  #
    status = invalidation[:status]

    while status == 'InProgress'
      response = cf.client.get_invalidation({
        :distribution_id => cf_dist_id,
        :id              => invalidation[:id]
      })

      status = response.data[:status]
      puts "status = #{ status }"
      sleep(rand(30))
    end