Fallback to non optional descriptions and names

Author: wildjames

packages/cdkConstructs/src/constructs/SsmParametersConstruct.ts

@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ export interface SsmParameterDefinition {
   readonly value: string
   /**
    * Optional export suffix for the output containing the parameter name.
-   * Defaults to `${nameSuffix}Parameter`.
+   * Defaults to `nameSuffix`.
    */
   readonly outputExportSuffix?: string
   /**
    * Optional output description.
+   * Defaults to `description`.
    */
   readonly outputDescription?: string
 }
@@ -108,9 +109,9 @@ export class SsmParametersConstruct extends Construct {
       createdParameters[parameter.id] = ssmParameter
 
       new CfnOutput(this, `${parameter.id}ParameterNameOutput`, {
-        description: parameter.outputDescription ?? `Name of the SSM parameter holding ${parameter.nameSuffix}`,
+        description: parameter.outputDescription ?? parameter.description,
         value: ssmParameter.parameterName,
-        exportName: `${stackName}-${parameter.outputExportSuffix ?? `${parameter.nameSuffix}Parameter`}`
+        exportName: `${stackName}-${parameter.outputExportSuffix ?? parameter.nameSuffix}`
       })
     }
 

packages/cdkConstructs/tests/constructs/ssmParametersConstruct.test.ts

@@ -128,6 +128,35 @@ describe("SsmParametersConstruct", () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe("SsmParametersConstruct uses defaults when optional fields are omitted", () => {
+  test("outputDescription defaults to description and outputExportSuffix defaults to nameSuffix", () => {
+    const app = new App()
+    const stack = new Stack(app, "defaultsStack")
+    new SsmParametersConstruct(stack, "DefaultsParameters", {
+      namePrefix: "mock-stack",
+      parameters: [
+        {
+          id: "MockParam1",
+          nameSuffix: "MockParam1Suffix",
+          description: "Mock SSM parameter description",
+          value: "mock-value-1"
+          // outputDescription and outputExportSuffix intentionally omitted
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+    const template = Template.fromStack(stack)
+
+    const outputs = template.toJSON().Outputs as Record<string, {
+      Description?: string
+      Export?: {Name?: string}
+    }>
+
+    const outputValues = Object.values(outputs)
+    expect(outputValues.some((o) => o.Description === "Mock SSM parameter description")).toBe(true)
+    expect(outputValues.some((o) => o.Export?.Name === "mock-stack-MockParam1Suffix")).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
+
 describe("SsmParametersConstruct validation", () => {
   test("throws when parameters array is empty", () => {
     const app = new App()