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https://github.com/infrablocks/rspec-terraform

RSpec support for testing Terraform configurations.
https://github.com/infrablocks/rspec-terraform

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RSpec support for testing Terraform configurations.

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# RSpec::Terraform



An RSpec extension for verifying Terraform configurations, with support for:



* unit testing;

* integration testing;

* end-to-end testing; and

* change auditing.



## Installation



Add this line to your application's Gemfile:



```ruby

gem 'rspec-terraform'

```



And then execute:



    $ bundle



Or install it yourself as:



    $ gem install rspec-terraform



## Usage



To use RSpec::Terraform, require it in your `spec_helper.rb` file:



```ruby

require 'rspec/terraform'

```



When required, RSpec::Terraform automatically configures itself against 

RSpec by:



* adding helper methods to interact with Terraform;

* adding matchers to verify Terraform plans; and

* adding settings to control RSpec::Terraform's behaviour.



The sections below provide further details on each of these additions.



### Helper methods



RSpec::Terraform adds helper methods to the RSpec DSL for planning, applying,

and destroying Terraform configurations, as well as accessing variables to and

outputs from Terraform configurations.



Each helper method takes a hash of parameters used to identify the configuration

against which to act and to provide as options to the Terraform command being

executed. Additionally, RSpec::Terraform includes a flexible approach to

resolving these parameters allowing them to be sourced from a variety of

locations. See the [Configuration Providers](#configuration-providers) section

for more details.



When executing helper methods, RSpec::Terraform provides two execution modes,

`:in_place` and `:isolated`. By default, RSpec::Terraform works against a

Terraform configuration _in place_, i.e., it executes commands against the

Terraform configuration directly, in the location specified. RSpec::Terraform

can also operate in an _isolated_ manner, wherein it initialises the

configuration into an isolated directory before executing commands. See the

[Execution Mode](#execution-mode) section for more details.



#### `plan`



The `plan` helper produces a Terraform plan for a configuration, reads it

into a Ruby representation and returns it.



`plan` requires a `:configuration_directory` parameter, representing the path

to the configuration to plan and is typically invoked in a `before(:context)`

hook, with the resulting plan stored for use in expectations:



```ruby

before(:context) do

  @plan = plan(

    configuration_directory: 'path/to/configuration/directory'

  )

end

```



If the configuration has input variables, a `:vars` parameter can be provided

as a hash:



```ruby

before(:context) do

  @plan = plan(

    configuration_directory: 'path/to/configuration/directory',

    vars: {

      region: 'uk',

      zones: ['uk-a', 'uk-b'],

      tags: {

        name: 'important-thing',

        role: 'persistence'

      }

    }

  )

end

```



or within a block:



```ruby

before(:context) do

  @plan = plan(

    configuration_directory: 'path/to/configuration/directory'

  ) do |vars|

    vars.region = 'uk'

    vars.zones = ['uk-a', 'uk-b']

    vars.tags = {

      name: 'important-thing',

      role: 'persistence'

    }

  end

end

```



`plan` accepts an optional `:state_file` parameter with the path to where the

current state file for the configuration is located, useful when checking the

incremental change that applying the configuration would have after a previous

apply.



Internally, `plan`:

* calls `terraform init` to initialise the configuration directory;

* calls `terraform plan` to produce a plan file;

* calls `terraform show` to read the contents of the plan file into a Ruby

  representation; and

* deletes the plan file.



Any additional parameters passed to `plan` are passed on to the underlying

Terraform invocations.



#### `apply`



#### `destroy`



#### `output`



#### `var`



### Plan Matchers



### Settings



#### Binary Location



#### Logging and Standard Streams



#### Execution Mode



The benefit of isolated execution is that nothing is carried over between test

runs and providers and modules are fetched into a clean configuration directory

every time. The downside is additional test run time.



#### Configuration Providers



### Frequently Asked Questions



## Development



To install dependencies and run the build, run the pre-commit build:



```shell

./go

```



This runs all unit tests and other checks including coverage and code linting /

formatting.



To run only the unit tests, including coverage:



```shell

./go test:unit

```



To attempt to fix any code linting / formatting issues:



```shell

./go library:fix

```



To check for code linting / formatting issues without fixing:



```shell

./go library:check

```



You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to

experiment.



### Managing CircleCI keys



To encrypt a GPG key for use by CircleCI:



```bash

openssl aes-256-cbc \

  -e \

  -md sha1 \

  -in ./config/secrets/ci/gpg.private \

  -out ./.circleci/gpg.private.enc \

  -k ""

```



To check decryption is working correctly:



```bash

openssl aes-256-cbc \

  -d \

  -md sha1 \

  -in ./.circleci/gpg.private.enc \

  -k ""

```



## Contributing



Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at 

https://github.com/infrablocks/rspec-terraform. This project is intended to be a 

safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to 

adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of 

conduct.



## License



The gem is available as open source under the terms of the 

[MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).