Lightning Talk: My Journey Building a Dynamic Provider
Lightningat OpenTofu Day North America 2025 · on Monday, 2025-11-10· at 17:05· Building B | Level 2 | B203·
summary
Built a generator that turns simple GraphQL queries into a usable OpenTofu provider using the Terraform Provider Framework and Go templating, producing Go client code, docs, GitHub releases and packages pushed to a private registry. Targets a schema-less Infrahub GraphQL API by baking a sampled schema into each provider and supporting branch-specific versions. Works as a proof of concept but is not production ready: dynamic provider creation succeeds, while GraphQL schema generation and state sync across branches remain fragile.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Dynamic provider journey
- 1:25Centralized data in infrastructure
- 3:13GraphQL schema challenges
- 5:44Static providers for dynamic needs
- 6:51Dynamically generated provider
- 8:17User input and abstraction layer
- 9:20System overview and automation
- 10:44Current limitations and future work
- 12:09Conclusion and lessons
- 13:12Q&A
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