// Package backend provides interfaces that the CLI uses to interact with // Terraform. A backend provides the abstraction that allows the same CLI // to simultaneously support both local and remote operations for seamlessly // using Terraform in a team environment. package backend import ( "context" "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/config/module" "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/state" "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform" ) const DefaultStateName = "default" // Backend is the minimal interface that must be implemented to enable Terraform. type Backend interface { // Ask for input and configure the backend. Similar to // terraform.ResourceProvider. Input(terraform.UIInput, *terraform.ResourceConfig) (*terraform.ResourceConfig, error) Validate(*terraform.ResourceConfig) ([]string, []error) Configure(*terraform.ResourceConfig) error // State returns the current state for this environment. This state may // not be loaded locally: the proper APIs should be called on state.State // to load the state. If the state.State is a state.Locker, it's up to the // caller to call Lock and Unlock as needed. State() (state.State, error) } // MultiState is an interface that a backend can implement to allow changing // between named states depending on the configured environment. type MultiState interface { // States returns a list of configured named states and the current state. States() ([]string, string, error) // ChangeState changes to the named state. If the named state doesn't exist // it will be created. ChangeState(name string) error // DeleteState removes the named state if it exists. If the current state is // deleted, the backend should change to the default state. It is an error // to delete the default state. DeleteState(name string) error } // Enhanced implements additional behavior on top of a normal backend. // // Enhanced backends allow customizing the behavior of Terraform operations. // This allows Terraform to potentially run operations remotely, load // configurations from external sources, etc. type Enhanced interface { Backend // Operation performs a Terraform operation such as refresh, plan, apply. // It is up to the implementation to determine what "performing" means. // This DOES NOT BLOCK. The context returned as part of RunningOperation // should be used to block for completion. // If the state used in the operation can be locked, it is the // responsibility of the Backend to lock the state for the duration of the // running operation. Operation(context.Context, *Operation) (*RunningOperation, error) } // Local implements additional behavior on a Backend that allows local // operations in addition to remote operations. // // This enables more behaviors of Terraform that require more data such // as `console`, `import`, `graph`. These require direct access to // configurations, variables, and more. Not all backends may support this // so we separate it out into its own optional interface. type Local interface { // Context returns a runnable terraform Context. The operation parameter // doesn't need a Type set but it needs other options set such as Module. Context(*Operation) (*terraform.Context, state.State, error) } // An operation represents an operation for Terraform to execute. // // Note that not all fields are supported by all backends and can result // in an error if set. All backend implementations should show user-friendly // errors explaining any incorrectly set values. For example, the local // backend doesn't support a PlanId being set. // // The operation options are purposely designed to have maximal compatibility // between Terraform and Terraform Servers (a commercial product offered by // HashiCorp). Therefore, it isn't expected that other implementation support // every possible option. The struct here is generalized in order to allow // even partial implementations to exist in the open, without walling off // remote functionality 100% behind a commercial wall. Anyone can implement // against this interface and have Terraform interact with it just as it // would with HashiCorp-provided Terraform Servers. type Operation struct { // Type is the operation to perform. Type OperationType // PlanId is an opaque value that backends can use to execute a specific // plan for an apply operation. // // PlanOutBackend is the backend to store with the plan. This is the // backend that will be used when applying the plan. PlanId string PlanRefresh bool // PlanRefresh will do a refresh before a plan PlanOutPath string // PlanOutPath is the path to save the plan PlanOutBackend *terraform.BackendState // Module settings specify the root module to use for operations. Module *module.Tree // Plan is a plan that was passed as an argument. This is valid for // plan and apply arguments but may not work for all backends. Plan *terraform.Plan // The options below are more self-explanatory and affect the runtime // behavior of the operation. Destroy bool Targets []string Variables map[string]interface{} // Input/output/control options. UIIn terraform.UIInput UIOut terraform.UIOutput // If LockState is true, the Operation must Lock any // state.Lockers for its duration, and Unlock when complete. LockState bool } // RunningOperation is the result of starting an operation. type RunningOperation struct { // Context should be used to track Done and Err for errors. // // For implementers of a backend, this context should not wrap the // passed in context. Otherwise, canceling the parent context will // immediately mark this context as "done" but those aren't the semantics // we want: we want this context to be done only when the operation itself // is fully done. context.Context // Err is the error of the operation. This is populated after // the operation has completed. Err error // PlanEmpty is populated after a Plan operation completes without error // to note whether a plan is empty or has changes. PlanEmpty bool // State is the final state after the operation completed. Persisting // this state is managed by the backend. This should only be read // after the operation completes to avoid read/write races. State *terraform.State }