Allow mocking/skipping provisioners when running `terraform test`

hashicorp / terraform

Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.

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Terraform Version

Terraform v1.9.2

Use Cases

In some scenarios, running provisioner blocks when testing is unfeasible. When running terraform test I would like the ability to mock output or skip provisioner blocks on certain resources entirely.

Attempted Solutions

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Proposal

Following conventions from the override_resource, override_data, and override_module blocks, a separate override_provisioner block would be one suggestion. The override could have attributes to indicate the provisioner should be skipped altogether or replaced with some other provisioner specifically for testing purposes.

For example, a null_resource with a local-exec provisioner might look like:

override_resource_provisioner {
  target = null_resource.hello_world
  provisioner = null
}

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