feat(appconfig): add deploy method to configuration constructs

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-appconfig-alpha/README.md

@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ new appconfig.HostedConfiguration(this, 'MyHostedConfiguration', {
 });
 ```
 
+If you want to deploy a configuration to an environment later and not on creation, you can call the `deploy` method on the configuration.
+
+```ts
+declare const application: appconfig.Application;
+declare const env: appconfig.Environment;
+
+const config = new appconfig.HostedConfiguration(this, 'MyHostedConfiguration', {
+  application,
+  content: appconfig.ConfigurationContent.fromInlineText('This is my configuration content.'),
+});
+
+config.deploy(env);
+```
+
 ### SourcedConfiguration
 
 A sourced configuration represents configuration stored in an Amazon S3 bucket, AWS Secrets Manager secret, Systems Manager 

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-appconfig-alpha/lib/configuration.ts

@@ -302,6 +302,24 @@ abstract class ConfigurationBase extends Construct implements IConfiguration, IE
     this.extensible.addExtension(extension);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Deploys the configuration to the specified environment.
+   *
+   * @param environment The environment to deploy the configuration to
+   */
+  public deploy(environment: IEnvironment) {
+    const logicalId = `Deployment${this.getDeploymentHash(environment)}`;
+    new CfnDeployment(this, logicalId, {
+      applicationId: this.application.applicationId,
+      configurationProfileId: this.configurationProfileId,
+      deploymentStrategyId: this.deploymentStrategy!.deploymentStrategyId,
+      environmentId: environment.environmentId,
+      configurationVersion: this.versionNumber!,
+      description: this.description,
+      kmsKeyIdentifier: this.deploymentKey?.keyArn,
+    });
+  }
+
   protected addExistingEnvironmentsToApplication() {
     this.deployTo?.forEach((environment) => {
       if (!this.application.environments.includes(environment)) {

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-appconfig-alpha/test/configuration.test.ts

@@ -149,6 +149,45 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
     Template.fromStack(stack).resourceCountIs('AWS::AppConfig::Deployment', 1);
   });
 
+  test('configuration using deploy method', () => {
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const app = new Application(stack, 'MyAppConfig', {
+      name: 'MyApplication',
+    });
+    app.addEnvironment('MyEnv1');
+    const env = app.addEnvironment('MyEnv2');
+    const config = new HostedConfiguration(stack, 'MyHostedConfig', {
+      content: ConfigurationContent.fromInlineText('This is my content'),
+      application: app,
+      deploymentStrategy: new DeploymentStrategy(stack, 'MyDeploymentStrategy', {
+        rolloutStrategy: RolloutStrategy.linear({
+          growthFactor: 15,
+          deploymentDuration: cdk.Duration.minutes(30),
+        }),
+      }),
+    });
+    config.deploy(env);
+
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::AppConfig::Deployment', {
+      ApplicationId: {
+        Ref: 'MyAppConfigB4B63E75',
+      },
+      EnvironmentId: {
+        Ref: 'MyAppConfigMyEnv2350437D6',
+      },
+      ConfigurationVersion: {
+        Ref: 'MyHostedConfig51D3877D',
+      },
+      ConfigurationProfileId: {
+        Ref: 'MyHostedConfigConfigurationProfile2E1A2BBC',
+      },
+      DeploymentStrategyId: {
+        Ref: 'MyDeploymentStrategy60D31FB0',
+      },
+    });
+    Template.fromStack(stack).resourceCountIs('AWS::AppConfig::Deployment', 1);
+  });
+
   test('configuration with two configurations specified', () => {
     const stack = new cdk.Stack();
     const app = new Application(stack, 'MyAppConfig', {

packages/@aws-cdk/aws-appconfig-alpha/test/integ.configuration.js.snapshot/aws-appconfig-configuration.template.json

@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
     "Name": "awsappconfigconfiguration-MyAppConfig-HostedEnvFromYaml-BB2C802A"
    }
   },
+  "MyAppConfigEnvDeployLater26FA1032": {
+   "Type": "AWS::AppConfig::Environment",
+   "Properties": {
+    "ApplicationId": {
+     "Ref": "MyAppConfigB4B63E75"
+    },
+    "Name": "awsappconfigconfiguration-MyAppConfig-EnvDeployLater-91038922"
+   }
+  },
   "MyAppConfigParameterEnvD769FB19": {
    "Type": "AWS::AppConfig::Environment",
    "Properties": {
@@ -184,6 +193,26 @@
     }
    }
   },
+  "MyHostedConfigFromJsonDeploymentEFECDBC4087F1": {
+   "Type": "AWS::AppConfig::Deployment",
+   "Properties": {
+    "ApplicationId": {
+     "Ref": "MyAppConfigB4B63E75"
+    },
+    "ConfigurationProfileId": {
+     "Ref": "MyHostedConfigFromJsonConfigurationProfile863E1E42"
+    },
+    "ConfigurationVersion": {
+     "Ref": "MyHostedConfigFromJsonD8CF9BE4"
+    },
+    "DeploymentStrategyId": {
+     "Ref": "MyDeployStrategy062CAEA2"
+    },
+    "EnvironmentId": {
+     "Ref": "MyAppConfigEnvDeployLater26FA1032"
+    }
+   }
+  },
   "MyHostedConfigFromYamlConfigurationProfile7C77A435": {
    "Type": "AWS::AppConfig::ConfigurationProfile",
    "Properties": {
@@ -565,7 +594,7 @@
      "S3Bucket": {
       "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
      },
-     "S3Key": "e2277687077a2abf9ae1af1cc9565e6715e2ebb62f79ec53aa75a1af9298f642.zip"
+     "S3Key": "3fb6287214999ddeafa7cd0e3e58bc5144c8678bb720f3b5e45e8fd32f333eb3.zip"
     },
     "Description": "/opt/awscli/aws"
    }
@@ -736,7 +765,7 @@
      "S3Bucket": {
       "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
      },
-     "S3Key": "9eb41a5505d37607ac419321497a4f8c21cf0ee1f9b4a6b29aa04301aea5c7fd.zip"
+     "S3Key": "e976a796f036a5efbf44b99e44cfb5a961df08d8dbf7cd37e60bf216fb982a00.zip"
     },
     "Environment": {
      "Variables": {