Packer: Packer Console

Created on 16 Nov 2018 · 3Comments · Source: hashicorp/packer

Feature Request

It would be nice to check the variables or interpolations in the console, similar to terraform console. For example, right now I have to run packer build and check the variable interpolated values within console output during EBS volume tagging.

Approximate interface:

> git-branch
staging

OR

> user.git-branch
staging

OR

> user `git-branch`
staging

> "{{ user `application` }}-{{timestamp }}"
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core enhancement

Source

Tensho

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Most helpful comment

This is a cool idea. I'll reach out to terraform and see how complex it was for them to implement so I can get an idea of scope.

SwampDragons on 16 Nov 2018

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This is a cool idea. I'll reach out to terraform and see how complex it was for them to implement so I can get an idea of scope.

SwampDragons on 16 Nov 2018

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I'm setting this for the 1.4.2 milestone -- no guarantees yet that it will be implemented, but we'll investigate and make a decision during this release cycle.

SwampDragons on 15 May 2019

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