
Terraform CDK Has a Free API You're Not Using
CDKTF (Cloud Development Kit for Terraform) lets you define infrastructure using TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java instead of HCL. Most DevOps engineers don't know about the powerful programmatic APIs it exposes. What is CDKTF? CDKTF generates Terraform JSON from real programming languages. You get loops, conditionals, type checking, and IDE autocomplete for your infrastructure. The Free APIs You're Missing 1. Constructs — Composable Infrastructure Components import { Construct } from " constructs " ; import { App , TerraformStack } from " cdktf " ; import { AwsProvider } from " @cdktf/provider-aws/lib/provider " ; import { Instance } from " @cdktf/provider-aws/lib/instance " ; class WebServer extends Construct { public readonly publicIp : string ; constructor ( scope : Construct , id : string , props : { ami : string ; size : string }) { super ( scope , id ); const instance = new Instance ( this , " instance " , { ami : props . ami , instanceType : props . size , tags : { Name : id }, }
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