[Feature Request] Automate `backend.tf` state bucket substitutions
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- bash, go, terraform
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
Research direction
Start by locating the backend.tf files and the README instructions that currently use manual sed replacements for UPDATE_ME placeholders. Review the bootstrap flow before terraform init and determine where a Go or Bash pre-flight script would fit. Done means bucket names are substituted automatically before initialization without the manual command.
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Description
Feature Description
Automate the injection of state bucket names into backend.tf files.
Use Case
During the bootstrap phase, developers are currently forced to run manual command-line sed replacements to swap out UPDATE_ME placeholders with actual bucket names.
Proposed Solution
Develop a lightweight Go or Bash pre-flight script to handle variable substitution in backend.tf files dynamically before terraform init is run.
Compliance & Deployment Context
- Target Deployment Type(s):
- US Region Restricted (e.g., Access Policy constraint)
- FedRAMP Medium
- FedRAMP High
- DoD IL4
- DoD IL5
- All / General
Reusability Check
Stellar Engine prioritizes reusability.
- I have checked if this functionality can be achieved by extending an existing module or blueprint.
- I have verified that this does not duplicate existing functionality.
Alternatives Considered
Keeping the manual sed instructions in the README, which leads to user error.
Additional Context
This was explicitly requested in the legacy Feature Braindump from 2023.
- Dominant language
- HCL
- Stars
- 51
- Forks
- 21
- Avg merge
- 1d 15h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 30
Getting set up
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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