add a option to do not recreate file if contente doesn't change

[ghdiska]

Terraform CLI and Provider Versions

any

Use Cases or Problem Statement

local file is used to generate a yaml file and apply it to a k8s cluster.
if content doesn't change file is not applied , but terraform recreate it every time because local file is generate in an ephemeral machine.

Proposal

ad an option

generate_if_delete :
true generate if file not found in any case
false generate only if content change

How much impact is this issue causing?

Low

Additional Information

No response

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[bflad]

Hi @ghdiska 👋

Without knowing the full details of your environment/configuration, would something like Terraform's built in yamlencode() function meet your use case better than writing a file to the local filesystem with a local_file resource? (Aside: the experimental note is being removed)

The local_file resource is intentionally designed to manage a file on the filesystem. Providing an option that works outside that design would likely not be acceptable since it introduces the potential for inconsistency with its stated purpose.