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weekly.tf - Issue #133 - Handling Sensitive Value in for_each/count, Automatic releasing of Terraform modules, Managing Terraform modules in monorepo, Terraform AWS Lambda with EventBridge, Policy as code, Maturing Terraform workflow, TACOS Kubernetes Operator, Terraform Generator

August 09, 2023

Handling ‘Sensitive Value’ Error in Terraform: Iterate over Sensitive Data with Count

How to solve the error: Sensitive values, or values derived from sensitive values, cannot be used as for_each arguments. AB: Dealing with sensitive/nonsensitive is still super weird and confusing, but this article explains some things.

faun.pub/handling-sensitive-value-error-in-terraform-iterate-over-sensitive-data-with-count-f1b2b08d924a

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Automatic releasing of Terraform modules (mono-repo)

This article is a follow-up of another one which covers the process of automatic releasing of Terraform modules (per-repo-module). See links inside.

tjtharrison.medium.com/automatic-releasing-of-terraform-modules-mono-repo-e9c913af25e6

Managing Terraform Modules in a Monorepo

Using a simple Python script (provided) in conjunction with a GitHub Action, you can support an arbitrary number of versioned modules within your existing Monorepo.

dragondrop.cloud/2023/07/17/managing-terraform-modules-in-a-monorepo

Terraform AWS Lambda integrated with EventBridge

This article explains how to deploy the Lambda function that requests RDS to copy a snapshot from a source region to a target region using Terraform and some serverless services by AWS.

dev.to/startpher/terraform-aws-lambda-integrated-with-eventbridge-1lca

Exploring Policy As Code

This article will guide you on how to build a Policy As Code system that encourages teams to adopt it while not affecting their productivity.

security.padok.fr/en/blog/policy-as-code

Maturing your Terraform workflow

These guidelines can help organizations mature their use of HashiCorp Terraform modules for scale and a faster release cadence. AB: Written by HashiCorp and contains several references for further reading.

www.hashicorp.com/blog/maturing-your-terraform-workflow

Open-source projects

padok-team/burrito

🌯 Burrito is a TACoS 🌮 (Terraform Automation Collaboration Software) Kubernetes Operator.

github.com/padok-team/burrito

ahzhezhe/terraform-generator

Generate Terraform configurations with Node.js. AB: Almost a lightweight alternative to CDK for Terraform.

github.com/ahzhezhe/terraform-generator

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