require 'eat' module EY class 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 @present_instance_id ||= eat 'http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id' end # The present instance's Amazon Ec2 security group. def present_security_group @present_security_group ||= eat 'http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/security-groups' end end end end