def deploy_thing()

in lambda-issuer-acmpca/main.py [0:0]

• 20 lines of code
• 4 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def deploy_thing( device_id, certificate_arn ):
    iot = boto3.client('iot')

    # Identify if an existing Thing exists with the device ID. If yes, then use
    # that Thing for certificate attachment.  Otherwise, create a new Thing.

    thing_name = None
    
    try:
        iot.describe_thing( thingName = device_id )
        thing_name = device_id
    except:
        print( "Thing [{}] does not exist. Will create.".format( device_id ) )

    if ( thing_name == None ):
        try:
            iot.create_thing( thingName = device_id )
            thing_name = device_id
        except:
            print( "Thing [{}] does not exist and failed to create.".format( device_id ) )
            return False

    # Attach the Thing to the Certificate.
    try:
        iot.attach_thing_principal( thingName = thing_name, principal = certificate_arn )
    except:
        return False

    return True