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Harikrishna Patnala updated CLOUDSTACK-10448:
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Issue Type: New Feature (was: Improvement)
> 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
> Security Level: Public(Anyone can view this level - this is the
> default.)
> 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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