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Command: terraform

The terraform command provides the Terraform executable with specific configuration values required by Leverage.

It transparently manages authentication, either Multi-Factor or Single Sign-On, on behalf of the user on commands that require it. SSO authentication takes precedence over MFA when both are active.

Some commands can only be run at layer level and will not run anywhere else in the project.


init

Usage

leverage terraform init [option] [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform init.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.

Can only be run at layer level if --layers is not set, or at account level otherwise.

Layout validation is performed before actually initializing Terraform unless explicitly indicated against via the --skip-validation flag.

Options

  • --skip-validation: Skips layout validation.
  • --layers: Applies command to layers listed in this option. (see more info here)

Regarding S3 backend keys

If the S3 backend block is set, and no key was defined, Leverage CLI will try to create a new one automatically and store it in the config.tf file. It will be based on the layer path relative to the account.


plan

Usage

leverage terraform plan [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform plan.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.

Can only be run at layer level if --layers is not set, or at account level otherwise.

Options

  • --layers: Applies command to layers listed in this option. (see more info here)

using indexes

When using -target flag with resources using indexes, it is possible you need to escape chars like this:

Example:

  • For target: aws_route53_record.main["*.binbash.com.ar"]
  • Use: leverage terraform plan -target='aws_route53_record.main[\"*.binbash.com.ar\"]'

Note the single and double quotes. This is valid for ZSH and BASH.


apply

Usage

leverage terraform apply [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform apply.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.

Can only be run at layer level if --layers is not set, or at account level otherwise.

Options

  • --layers: Applies command to layers listed in this option. (see more info here)

using indexes

When using -target flag with resources using indexes, it is possible you need to escape chars.

See notes for plan here.


destroy

Usage

leverage terraform destroy [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform destroy.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.

Can only be run at layer level if --layers is not set, or at account level otherwise.

Options

  • --layers: Applies command to layers listed in this option. (see more info here)

using indexes

When using -target flag with resources using indexes, it is possible you need to escape chars.

See notes for plan here.


output

Usage

leverage terraform output [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform output.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.

Can only be run at layer level if --layers is not set, or at account level otherwise.

Options

  • --layers: Applies command to layers listed in this option. (see more info here)

version

Usage

leverage terraform version

Equivalent to terraform version.

Print Terraform version.


format

Usage

leverage terraform format [arguments]

Equivalent to terraform fmt -recursive.

Recursively format all files in the architecture to the Terraform code style.

All arguments given are passed as received to Terraform.


validate

Usage

leverage terraform validate

Equivalent to terraform validate.

Check the infrastructure definition's consistency.


validate-layout

Usage

leverage terraform validate-layout

Check the Terraform backend configuration in the code definition.

When you are setting up the backend layer for the very first time, the S3 bucket does not yet exist. When running validations, Leverage CLI will detect that the S3 Key does not exist or cannot be generated. Therefore, it is necessary to first create the S3 bucket by using the init --skip-validation flag in the initialization process, and then move the "tfstate" file to it.

Values checked:

  • Environment name in account configuration
  • S3 bucket key
  • AWS CLI profile name prefix
  • S3 Bucket name prefix
  • DynamoDB locking table name prefix

import

Usage

leverage terraform import ADDRESS ID

Equivalent to terraform import.

Import the resource with the given ID into the Terraform state at the given ADDRESS.

Can only be run at layer level.

zsh globbing

Zsh users may need to prepend noglob to the import command for it to be recognized correctly, as an alternative, square brackets can be escaped as \[\]

Examples:

  • Opt-1: leverage terraform import module.s3_bucket.aws_s3_bucket.this\[0\] s3-bag-data-bucket
  • Opt-2: noglob leverage terraform import module.s3_bucket.aws_s3_bucket.this[0] s3-bag-data-bucket