Let's dive into Terraform provider creation
summary
Step-by-step demo converts a simple REST API serving "gophers" into a working Terraform provider: Swagger-based API stubs, provider scaffold, and local builds produce a provider in Go using the Terraform Plugin SDK v2. The provider implements data sources + CRUD resources, installs via the local plugin path, runs acceptance tests against the live API, and uses generated docs and examples. GitHub and Gitpod host the code and the live demo environment so the provider is reproducible.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and speakers
- 2:34What is Terraform
- 10:17Why create a provider
- 12:39Live coding setup
- 22:57Scaffolding a provider
- 26:35Adding data sources
- 33:12Defining resources
- 37:32Testing the provider
- 38:58Real-world provider example
- 39:40Best practices for providers
- 45:04Closing and Q&A
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