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[jira] [Updated] (CLOUDSTACK-10448) GSoC 2022: CloudStack Terraform Provider - Add datasources for the existing resources
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Harikrishna Patnala updated CLOUDSTACK-10448:
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> GSoC 2022: CloudStack Terraform Provider - Add datasources for the existing resources
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> Key: CLOUDSTACK-10448
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-10448
> Project: CloudStack
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Harikrishna Patnala
> Priority: Major
> Labels: gsoc2022, terraform
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> h2. Background
> Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) software that provides a consistent CLI workflow to manage resources in
> many cloud services. Cloudstack Terraform provider integrates with Cloudstack to aid in managing and automating the deployment of resources in cloudstack. We have recently made the first release of CloudStack Terraform Provider v0.4.0 [https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-terraform-provider]
> h2. Requirement
> Terraform defines a *datasource* as, "something that allows Terraform to use the information defined outside of Terraform, defined by another separate Terraform configuration, or modified by functions". Most resources offer data sources alongside their set of resource types. However, currently Cloudstack Terraform Provider only has one datasource for template. Hence, we propose an idea for students to get involved in enhancing the features of the Cloudstack Terraform Provider by adding support for datasources.
> [!https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3348673/154947206-d110a18d-21cd-4f8b-981b-26970c1b2069.png!|https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3348673/154947206-d110a18d-21cd-4f8b-981b-26970c1b2069.png]
> If the students are enjoying the project, the scope can be extended to support adding further resources in Terraform such that the CloudStack Terraform Provider may become a de-facto tool for automating CloudStack deployments.
> The current set of resources Cloudstack terraform provider supports are:
> [https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudstack/cloudstack/latest/docs] , where as its counterpart Ansible boasts of a more evolved list of resources - [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ngine_io/cloudstack/index.html] - mainly zones, clusters, accounts, domains, etc. It would be great if students interested want to go a step ahead and help add support for these too.
> h2. Relevant Skills:
> GoLang (basic)
> h2. Difficulty:
> Medium
> h2. Potential Mentors:
> Harikrishna Patnala
> Pearl Dsilva
> h2. Example and references
> [https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudstack/cloudstack/latest/docs] : check *Resources* and *Data Sources* section under CloudStack Provider
> Depends on CloudStack Go SDK - [https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-go]
> Github issue: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/issues/6016
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