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Feature Request: random IP from CIDR range #517
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What are your thoughts on this @bendbennett? |
Hey there @bschaatsbergen 👋, thanks for raising this issue! Just wanted to quickly point out, since the The feature requested here is an expansion of what the
If this is the main drive behind this new resource, that might make a good candidate to live in a new provider that focuses on generating realistic mock test data, a Terraform sibling of something like faker-js. The recent addition of test mocking in Terraform 1.7 might make providers that produce realistic fake data like that more desirable. I see a couple others have upvoted this issue in particular, so if there are any use-cases for random IPs that are not mocking/test data specific, we would be interested to hear about those as well. |
Hey @austinvalle, appreciate the detailed feedback on the requested feature. I understand the importance of prioritizing stability over additional features, and I agree that we should carefully consider which resources to incorporate into this provider. Has a realistic mock data Terraform Provider been discussed before? If the DevEx team is keen on having this, I would love to kick start this - generating realistic mock data such as dates, IPs, and email addresses. What's your take on this? |
I'm not 100% sure, although my team isn't as involved with the Terraform module testing functionality recently released. I'd imagine folks closer to that community would have a better idea on how useful a provider would really be there. (vs. just hardcoding test data)
The providers our team supports are more focused on RFC-backed functionality (like |
It would be nice to have a resource that generates random IPv4 or IPv6 addresses within a specified CIDR range.
Why:
I'm sure this can serve various purposes, as people are more creative than I am.
Use cases I can think of:
terraform test
framework, performing egress network connectivity tests against a set of generated IP addresses in a range I'm actively denying or allowing.Example usage
Basic:
IPv4:
IPv6:
Using a count:
Using a count followed by a distinct:
I'm would love to contribute this new resource if it aligns with the vision of this provider and is something we intend to support. :)
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