File functions (file, templatefile) in Terraform - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to read the contents of a file named "config.txt".

Terraform

content = file("[1]")

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Atemplate.tpl

Bconfig.txt

Cdata.txt

Dconfig.json

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Common Mistakes

Using the wrong file name.

Confusing file with templatefile.

The file function reads the entire content of the specified file. Here, the file name is "config.txt".

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to load a template file named "server.tpl".

Terraform

template_content = templatefile("[1]", { port = 8080 })

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Adata.json

Bconfig.txt

Cserver.tpl

Dmain.tf

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Common Mistakes

Using a non-template file with templatefile.

Misspelling the file name.

The templatefile function loads a template file. Here, the file is "server.tpl".

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly read a file named "data.json".

Terraform

data = file([1])

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A"data.json"

Bdata.json

Cdata

D'data.json'

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Common Mistakes

Passing the file name without quotes.

Using single quotes instead of double quotes.

The file function requires the file path as a quoted string. So, use double quotes around "data.json".

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hard

Fill both blanks to read a template file "app.tpl" and pass the variable "version" with value "1.2.3".

Terraform

app_config = templatefile("[1]", { [2] = "1.2.3" })

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Aapp.tpl

Bversion

Cconfig.tpl

Drelease

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Common Mistakes

Using the wrong file name.

Using incorrect variable names.

The first blank is the template file name "app.tpl". The second blank is the variable name "version" passed to the template.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to read a file "settings.conf", read a template "deploy.tpl", and pass variable "env" with value "prod".

Terraform

settings = file("[1]")
deploy_script = templatefile("[2]", { [3] = "prod" })

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Asettings.conf

Bdeploy.tpl

Cenv

Dconfig.json

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3 left

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Common Mistakes

Mixing file names between file and templatefile.

Using wrong variable names.

The first blank is the file name "settings.conf" for the file function. The second blank is the template file "deploy.tpl". The third blank is the variable name "env" passed to the template.