aws-ec2 Missing support for EC2 Windows Custom Images

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• What is the current behaviour?
  Currently when creating an EC2 machine from an image you can only create a Windows server
  by selecting the Windows version the AMI this then looked up using the values published to the SSM parameter store. this actical explains how that works.
  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/query-for-the-latest-windows-ami-using-systems-manager-parameter-store/

Example Below

// Pick a Windows edition to use
const windows = new ec2.WindowsImage(ec2.WindowsVersion.WINDOWS_SERVER_2019_ENGLISH_FULL_BASE);

but for Linux you you have the choice of:

const amznLinux = new ec2.AmazonLinuxImage({
  generation: ec2.AmazonLinuxGeneration.AMAZON_LINUX,
  edition: ec2.AmazonLinuxEdition.STANDARD,
  virtualization: ec2.AmazonLinuxVirt.HVM,
  storage: ec2.AmazonLinuxStorage.GENERAL_PURPOSE,
});

or

// For other custom (Linux) images, instantiate a `GenericLinuxImage` with
// a map giving the AMI to in for each region:

const linux = new ec2.GenericLinuxImage({
    'us-east-1': 'ami-97785bed',
    'eu-west-1': 'ami-12345678',
    // ...
});

• What is the expected behaviour (or behaviour of feature suggested)?
  Expand the feature to allow allow custom window image
  e.g.

// For other custom (Windows) images, instantiate a `GenericWindowImage` with
// a map giving the AMI to in for each region:

const windowsImage= new ec2.GenericWindowImage({
    'us-east-1': 'ami-97785bed',
    'eu-west-1': 'ami-12345678',
    // ...
});

• What is the motivation / use case for changing the behaviour or adding this feature?

Due to the time it takes to build and a patch Windows environments install and install any necessary features etc. We create a custom AMI on a pipeline and then switch over in the ASG for Blue/ Green deployment.

Customs that are migrating system from Windows can not deploy any pre-built hardened/golden image/ or marketplace image via CDK,

• Please tell us about your environment:

  • CDK CLI Version: 1.1.0
  • Module Version: xx.xx.xx
  • OS: [all ]
  • Language: [all ]

• Other information (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. associated pull-request, stackoverflow, gitter, etc)

[slipdexic]

Can I work on this feature my self an submit a pull request?