thing.py

import BBC.AWS.CloudFormation
from BBC.AWS.CloudFormation import SQS, IAM
from BBC.AWS.CloudFormation.Common.ResourcePermissions import SQSActions

try: import json
except ImportError: import simplejson as json

template = BBC.AWS.CloudFormation.Template()

template.description = (
    "Create a user for the foo service"
)

resource_name = template.parameter(
    "SomeSqsArn",
    param_type="String",
    description="Resource ARN of SQS"
)

foo_policy = IAM.Policy("NewsVisJUserSomeQueue")
foo_policy.add_rule("sqs", "Allow", SQSActions.publish, arn=resource_name)

foo_user = IAM.User("NewsVisJ")
foo_user.add_policy(foo_policy)

template.attach(foo_user)

template.output(
    "NewsVisJUser",
    foo_user.id(),
    "The user for NewsVisJ to be able to push to sqs"
)

print json.dumps(template.render(), indent=4)