require 'open-uri' module EY module Metadata # An adapter that reads from Amazon EC2's metadata web service, which is only available from cloud instances. class AmazonEc2Api # The present instance's Amazon Ec2 instance id. def present_instance_id open("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id").gets end # The present instance's Amazon Ec2 security group. def present_security_group open('http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/security-groups').gets end end end end