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terraform-init-booster
A Pre-terraform routine that speedups terraform modules download for bulky blueprints.
Problem statement
- Terraform v0.12.x and older downloads module from git source for every usage (https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/11435). For bulky blueprints with hundreds of similar modules that make the process of
terraform init
slow.
Installation
pip install tf-init-booster
Quickstart
(blueprint folder)>tf-init-booster
(blueprint folder)>terraform init
Settings with environment variables
- LOGLEVEL=INFO
- GIT_PATH=/usr/bin/git
Indications for use
- Git as module source
- Many modules with the same source
Performance
Based on a blueprint with 580 modules, 10 of them unique.
- Pure
terraform init
- 3m08s - Boosted +
terraform init
- 39s (2.7s + 36.5s)
Compatibility
Designed for terraform v0.12 and v0.11
Requrements
- Python 3.6+
- (optional) gitpython * module
* otherwise, system git will be used