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Johannes Rudolph
Problem / Use Case
As a platform engineer or developer who wants to consume a building block definition via Terraform (using the meshStack Terraform provider), I currently have to manually look up the correct resource type, input variable names, types, and required vs. optional fields, write the
meshstack_building_block
resource block from scratch, and — most frustratingly — find the correct
definition_uuid
and
definition_version
UUID, which is not easily discoverable in the Marketplace UI.
This is tedious and error-prone, especially for building block definitions with many inputs. Finding the right version UUID in particular is a common pain point that leads to trial-and-error and unnecessary support requests.
Proposed Solution
In the meshStack Marketplace, each building block definition's detail page should display a pre-generated Terraform code snippet that can be copied directly into a Terraform module. The snippet would include:
  • The correct
    meshstack_building_block
    resource block with all inputs pre-populated as placeholders
  • Required vs. optional inputs annotated via comments
  • The correct
    definition_uuid
    and
    definition_version
    already filled in — no more hunting for UUIDs
  • A minimal working example showing how to reference a
    meshstack_project
    or
    meshstack_workspace
    as the parent
Value / Impact
This dramatically lowers the barrier to consuming building blocks via Terraform/IaC, accelerates automation of meshStack, and reduces support requests caused by misconfigured provider resources or hard-to-find version UUIDs. Especially valuable for customers building IDP automation layers on top of meshStack.