» Null Resource

The null_data_source data source implements the standard data source lifecycle but does not interact with any external APIs.

» Example Usage

The primary use-case for the null data source is to gather together collections of intermediate values to re-use elsewhere in configuration:

data "null_data_source" "values" {
  inputs = {
    all_server_ids = "${concat(aws_instance.green.*.id, aws_instance.blue.*.id)}"
    all_server_ips = "${concat(aws_instance.green.*.private_ip, aws_instance.blue.*.private_ip)}"
  }
}

resource "aws_elb" "main" {
  # ...

  instances = "${data.null_data_source.values.outputs["all_server_ids"]}"
}

output "all_server_ids" {
  value = "${data.null_data_source.values.outputs["all_server_ids"]}"
}

output "all_server_ips" {
  value = "${data.null_data_source.values.outputs["all_server_ips"]}"
}

# ... (other uses of the values) ...

» Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

• inputs - (Optional) A map of arbitrary strings that is copied into the outputs attribute, and accessible directly for interpolation.

• has_computed_default - (Optional) If set, its literal value will be stored and returned. If not, its value defaults to "default". This argument exists primarily for testing and has little practical use.

» Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

• outputs - After the data source is "read", a copy of the inputs map.

• random - A random value. This is primarily for testing and has little practical use; prefer the random provider for more practical random number use-cases.