github.com/franklinhu/terraform@v0.6.9-0.20151202232446-81f7fb1e6f9e/config/config.go (about)

     1  // The config package is responsible for loading and validating the
     2  // configuration.
     3  package config
     4  
     5  import (
     6  	"fmt"
     7  	"regexp"
     8  	"strconv"
     9  	"strings"
    10  
    11  	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
    12  	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/config/lang"
    13  	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/config/lang/ast"
    14  	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/flatmap"
    15  	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
    16  	"github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk"
    17  )
    18  
    19  // NameRegexp is the regular expression that all names (modules, providers,
    20  // resources, etc.) must follow.
    21  var NameRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[A-Za-z0-9\-\_]+\z`)
    22  
    23  // Config is the configuration that comes from loading a collection
    24  // of Terraform templates.
    25  type Config struct {
    26  	// Dir is the path to the directory where this configuration was
    27  	// loaded from. If it is blank, this configuration wasn't loaded from
    28  	// any meaningful directory.
    29  	Dir string
    30  
    31  	Atlas           *AtlasConfig
    32  	Modules         []*Module
    33  	ProviderConfigs []*ProviderConfig
    34  	Resources       []*Resource
    35  	Variables       []*Variable
    36  	Outputs         []*Output
    37  
    38  	// The fields below can be filled in by loaders for validation
    39  	// purposes.
    40  	unknownKeys []string
    41  }
    42  
    43  // AtlasConfig is the configuration for building in HashiCorp's Atlas.
    44  type AtlasConfig struct {
    45  	Name    string
    46  	Include []string
    47  	Exclude []string
    48  }
    49  
    50  // Module is a module used within a configuration.
    51  //
    52  // This does not represent a module itself, this represents a module
    53  // call-site within an existing configuration.
    54  type Module struct {
    55  	Name      string
    56  	Source    string
    57  	RawConfig *RawConfig
    58  }
    59  
    60  // ProviderConfig is the configuration for a resource provider.
    61  //
    62  // For example, Terraform needs to set the AWS access keys for the AWS
    63  // resource provider.
    64  type ProviderConfig struct {
    65  	Name      string
    66  	Alias     string
    67  	RawConfig *RawConfig
    68  }
    69  
    70  // A resource represents a single Terraform resource in the configuration.
    71  // A Terraform resource is something that represents some component that
    72  // can be created and managed, and has some properties associated with it.
    73  type Resource struct {
    74  	Name         string
    75  	Type         string
    76  	RawCount     *RawConfig
    77  	RawConfig    *RawConfig
    78  	Provisioners []*Provisioner
    79  	Provider     string
    80  	DependsOn    []string
    81  	Lifecycle    ResourceLifecycle
    82  }
    83  
    84  // ResourceLifecycle is used to store the lifecycle tuning parameters
    85  // to allow customized behavior
    86  type ResourceLifecycle struct {
    87  	CreateBeforeDestroy bool     `mapstructure:"create_before_destroy"`
    88  	PreventDestroy      bool     `mapstructure:"prevent_destroy"`
    89  	IgnoreChanges       []string `mapstructure:"ignore_changes"`
    90  }
    91  
    92  // Provisioner is a configured provisioner step on a resource.
    93  type Provisioner struct {
    94  	Type      string
    95  	RawConfig *RawConfig
    96  	ConnInfo  *RawConfig
    97  }
    98  
    99  // Variable is a variable defined within the configuration.
   100  type Variable struct {
   101  	Name        string
   102  	Default     interface{}
   103  	Description string
   104  }
   105  
   106  // Output is an output defined within the configuration. An output is
   107  // resulting data that is highlighted by Terraform when finished.
   108  type Output struct {
   109  	Name      string
   110  	RawConfig *RawConfig
   111  }
   112  
   113  // VariableType is the type of value a variable is holding, and returned
   114  // by the Type() function on variables.
   115  type VariableType byte
   116  
   117  const (
   118  	VariableTypeUnknown VariableType = iota
   119  	VariableTypeString
   120  	VariableTypeMap
   121  )
   122  
   123  // ProviderConfigName returns the name of the provider configuration in
   124  // the given mapping that maps to the proper provider configuration
   125  // for this resource.
   126  func ProviderConfigName(t string, pcs []*ProviderConfig) string {
   127  	lk := ""
   128  	for _, v := range pcs {
   129  		k := v.Name
   130  		if strings.HasPrefix(t, k) && len(k) > len(lk) {
   131  			lk = k
   132  		}
   133  	}
   134  
   135  	return lk
   136  }
   137  
   138  // A unique identifier for this module.
   139  func (r *Module) Id() string {
   140  	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", r.Name)
   141  }
   142  
   143  // Count returns the count of this resource.
   144  func (r *Resource) Count() (int, error) {
   145  	v, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.RawCount.Value().(string), 0, 0)
   146  	if err != nil {
   147  		return 0, err
   148  	}
   149  
   150  	return int(v), nil
   151  }
   152  
   153  // A unique identifier for this resource.
   154  func (r *Resource) Id() string {
   155  	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", r.Type, r.Name)
   156  }
   157  
   158  // Validate does some basic semantic checking of the configuration.
   159  func (c *Config) Validate() error {
   160  	if c == nil {
   161  		return nil
   162  	}
   163  
   164  	var errs []error
   165  
   166  	for _, k := range c.unknownKeys {
   167  		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   168  			"Unknown root level key: %s", k))
   169  	}
   170  
   171  	vars := c.InterpolatedVariables()
   172  	varMap := make(map[string]*Variable)
   173  	for _, v := range c.Variables {
   174  		varMap[v.Name] = v
   175  	}
   176  
   177  	for _, v := range c.Variables {
   178  		if v.Type() == VariableTypeUnknown {
   179  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   180  				"Variable '%s': must be string or mapping",
   181  				v.Name))
   182  			continue
   183  		}
   184  
   185  		interp := false
   186  		fn := func(ast.Node) (string, error) {
   187  			interp = true
   188  			return "", nil
   189  		}
   190  
   191  		w := &interpolationWalker{F: fn}
   192  		if v.Default != nil {
   193  			if err := reflectwalk.Walk(v.Default, w); err == nil {
   194  				if interp {
   195  					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   196  						"Variable '%s': cannot contain interpolations",
   197  						v.Name))
   198  				}
   199  			}
   200  		}
   201  	}
   202  
   203  	// Check for references to user variables that do not actually
   204  	// exist and record those errors.
   205  	for source, vs := range vars {
   206  		for _, v := range vs {
   207  			uv, ok := v.(*UserVariable)
   208  			if !ok {
   209  				continue
   210  			}
   211  
   212  			if _, ok := varMap[uv.Name]; !ok {
   213  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   214  					"%s: unknown variable referenced: '%s'. define it with 'variable' blocks",
   215  					source,
   216  					uv.Name))
   217  			}
   218  		}
   219  	}
   220  
   221  	// Check that all count variables are valid.
   222  	for source, vs := range vars {
   223  		for _, rawV := range vs {
   224  			switch v := rawV.(type) {
   225  			case *CountVariable:
   226  				if v.Type == CountValueInvalid {
   227  					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   228  						"%s: invalid count variable: %s",
   229  						source,
   230  						v.FullKey()))
   231  				}
   232  			case *PathVariable:
   233  				if v.Type == PathValueInvalid {
   234  					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   235  						"%s: invalid path variable: %s",
   236  						source,
   237  						v.FullKey()))
   238  				}
   239  			}
   240  		}
   241  	}
   242  
   243  	// Check that providers aren't declared multiple times.
   244  	providerSet := make(map[string]struct{})
   245  	for _, p := range c.ProviderConfigs {
   246  		name := p.FullName()
   247  		if _, ok := providerSet[name]; ok {
   248  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   249  				"provider.%s: declared multiple times, you can only declare a provider once",
   250  				name))
   251  			continue
   252  		}
   253  
   254  		providerSet[name] = struct{}{}
   255  	}
   256  
   257  	// Check that all references to modules are valid
   258  	modules := make(map[string]*Module)
   259  	dupped := make(map[string]struct{})
   260  	for _, m := range c.Modules {
   261  		// Check for duplicates
   262  		if _, ok := modules[m.Id()]; ok {
   263  			if _, ok := dupped[m.Id()]; !ok {
   264  				dupped[m.Id()] = struct{}{}
   265  
   266  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   267  					"%s: module repeated multiple times",
   268  					m.Id()))
   269  			}
   270  
   271  			// Already seen this module, just skip it
   272  			continue
   273  		}
   274  
   275  		modules[m.Id()] = m
   276  
   277  		// Check that the source has no interpolations
   278  		rc, err := NewRawConfig(map[string]interface{}{
   279  			"root": m.Source,
   280  		})
   281  		if err != nil {
   282  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   283  				"%s: module source error: %s",
   284  				m.Id(), err))
   285  		} else if len(rc.Interpolations) > 0 {
   286  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   287  				"%s: module source cannot contain interpolations",
   288  				m.Id()))
   289  		}
   290  
   291  		// Check that the name matches our regexp
   292  		if !NameRegexp.Match([]byte(m.Name)) {
   293  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   294  				"%s: module name can only contain letters, numbers, "+
   295  					"dashes, and underscores",
   296  				m.Id()))
   297  		}
   298  
   299  		// Check that the configuration can all be strings
   300  		raw := make(map[string]interface{})
   301  		for k, v := range m.RawConfig.Raw {
   302  			var strVal string
   303  			if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(v, &strVal); err != nil {
   304  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   305  					"%s: variable %s must be a string value",
   306  					m.Id(), k))
   307  			}
   308  			raw[k] = strVal
   309  		}
   310  
   311  		// Check for invalid count variables
   312  		for _, v := range m.RawConfig.Variables {
   313  			switch v.(type) {
   314  			case *CountVariable:
   315  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   316  					"%s: count variables are only valid within resources", m.Name))
   317  			case *SelfVariable:
   318  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   319  					"%s: self variables are only valid within resources", m.Name))
   320  			}
   321  		}
   322  
   323  		// Update the raw configuration to only contain the string values
   324  		m.RawConfig, err = NewRawConfig(raw)
   325  		if err != nil {
   326  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   327  				"%s: can't initialize configuration: %s",
   328  				m.Id(), err))
   329  		}
   330  	}
   331  	dupped = nil
   332  
   333  	// Check that all variables for modules reference modules that
   334  	// exist.
   335  	for source, vs := range vars {
   336  		for _, v := range vs {
   337  			mv, ok := v.(*ModuleVariable)
   338  			if !ok {
   339  				continue
   340  			}
   341  
   342  			if _, ok := modules[mv.Name]; !ok {
   343  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   344  					"%s: unknown module referenced: %s",
   345  					source,
   346  					mv.Name))
   347  			}
   348  		}
   349  	}
   350  
   351  	// Check that all references to resources are valid
   352  	resources := make(map[string]*Resource)
   353  	dupped = make(map[string]struct{})
   354  	for _, r := range c.Resources {
   355  		if _, ok := resources[r.Id()]; ok {
   356  			if _, ok := dupped[r.Id()]; !ok {
   357  				dupped[r.Id()] = struct{}{}
   358  
   359  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   360  					"%s: resource repeated multiple times",
   361  					r.Id()))
   362  			}
   363  		}
   364  
   365  		resources[r.Id()] = r
   366  	}
   367  	dupped = nil
   368  
   369  	// Validate resources
   370  	for n, r := range resources {
   371  		// Verify count variables
   372  		for _, v := range r.RawCount.Variables {
   373  			switch v.(type) {
   374  			case *CountVariable:
   375  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   376  					"%s: resource count can't reference count variable: %s",
   377  					n,
   378  					v.FullKey()))
   379  			case *ModuleVariable:
   380  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   381  					"%s: resource count can't reference module variable: %s",
   382  					n,
   383  					v.FullKey()))
   384  			case *ResourceVariable:
   385  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   386  					"%s: resource count can't reference resource variable: %s",
   387  					n,
   388  					v.FullKey()))
   389  			case *UserVariable:
   390  				// Good
   391  			default:
   392  				panic("Unknown type in count var: " + n)
   393  			}
   394  		}
   395  
   396  		// Interpolate with a fixed number to verify that its a number.
   397  		r.RawCount.interpolate(func(root ast.Node) (string, error) {
   398  			// Execute the node but transform the AST so that it returns
   399  			// a fixed value of "5" for all interpolations.
   400  			out, _, err := lang.Eval(
   401  				lang.FixedValueTransform(
   402  					root, &ast.LiteralNode{Value: "5", Typex: ast.TypeString}),
   403  				nil)
   404  			if err != nil {
   405  				return "", err
   406  			}
   407  
   408  			return out.(string), nil
   409  		})
   410  		_, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.RawCount.Value().(string), 0, 0)
   411  		if err != nil {
   412  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   413  				"%s: resource count must be an integer",
   414  				n))
   415  		}
   416  		r.RawCount.init()
   417  
   418  		// Verify depends on points to resources that all exist
   419  		for _, d := range r.DependsOn {
   420  			// Check if we contain interpolations
   421  			rc, err := NewRawConfig(map[string]interface{}{
   422  				"value": d,
   423  			})
   424  			if err == nil && len(rc.Variables) > 0 {
   425  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   426  					"%s: depends on value cannot contain interpolations: %s",
   427  					n, d))
   428  				continue
   429  			}
   430  
   431  			if _, ok := resources[d]; !ok {
   432  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   433  					"%s: resource depends on non-existent resource '%s'",
   434  					n, d))
   435  			}
   436  		}
   437  
   438  		// Verify provider points to a provider that is configured
   439  		if r.Provider != "" {
   440  			if _, ok := providerSet[r.Provider]; !ok {
   441  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   442  					"%s: resource depends on non-configured provider '%s'",
   443  					n, r.Provider))
   444  			}
   445  		}
   446  
   447  		// Verify provisioners don't contain any splats
   448  		for _, p := range r.Provisioners {
   449  			// This validation checks that there are now splat variables
   450  			// referencing ourself. This currently is not allowed.
   451  
   452  			for _, v := range p.ConnInfo.Variables {
   453  				rv, ok := v.(*ResourceVariable)
   454  				if !ok {
   455  					continue
   456  				}
   457  
   458  				if rv.Multi && rv.Index == -1 && rv.Type == r.Type && rv.Name == r.Name {
   459  					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   460  						"%s: connection info cannot contain splat variable "+
   461  							"referencing itself", n))
   462  					break
   463  				}
   464  			}
   465  
   466  			for _, v := range p.RawConfig.Variables {
   467  				rv, ok := v.(*ResourceVariable)
   468  				if !ok {
   469  					continue
   470  				}
   471  
   472  				if rv.Multi && rv.Index == -1 && rv.Type == r.Type && rv.Name == r.Name {
   473  					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   474  						"%s: connection info cannot contain splat variable "+
   475  							"referencing itself", n))
   476  					break
   477  				}
   478  			}
   479  		}
   480  	}
   481  
   482  	for source, vs := range vars {
   483  		for _, v := range vs {
   484  			rv, ok := v.(*ResourceVariable)
   485  			if !ok {
   486  				continue
   487  			}
   488  
   489  			id := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", rv.Type, rv.Name)
   490  			if _, ok := resources[id]; !ok {
   491  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   492  					"%s: unknown resource '%s' referenced in variable %s",
   493  					source,
   494  					id,
   495  					rv.FullKey()))
   496  				continue
   497  			}
   498  		}
   499  	}
   500  
   501  	// Check that all outputs are valid
   502  	for _, o := range c.Outputs {
   503  		invalid := false
   504  		for k, _ := range o.RawConfig.Raw {
   505  			if k != "value" {
   506  				invalid = true
   507  				break
   508  			}
   509  		}
   510  		if invalid {
   511  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   512  				"%s: output should only have 'value' field", o.Name))
   513  		}
   514  
   515  		for _, v := range o.RawConfig.Variables {
   516  			if _, ok := v.(*CountVariable); ok {
   517  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   518  					"%s: count variables are only valid within resources", o.Name))
   519  			}
   520  		}
   521  	}
   522  
   523  	// Check that all variables are in the proper context
   524  	for source, rc := range c.rawConfigs() {
   525  		walker := &interpolationWalker{
   526  			ContextF: c.validateVarContextFn(source, &errs),
   527  		}
   528  		if err := reflectwalk.Walk(rc.Raw, walker); err != nil {
   529  			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   530  				"%s: error reading config: %s", source, err))
   531  		}
   532  	}
   533  
   534  	// Validate the self variable
   535  	for source, rc := range c.rawConfigs() {
   536  		// Ignore provisioners. This is a pretty brittle way to do this,
   537  		// but better than also repeating all the resources.
   538  		if strings.Contains(source, "provision") {
   539  			continue
   540  		}
   541  
   542  		for _, v := range rc.Variables {
   543  			if _, ok := v.(*SelfVariable); ok {
   544  				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
   545  					"%s: cannot contain self-reference %s", source, v.FullKey()))
   546  			}
   547  		}
   548  	}
   549  
   550  	if len(errs) > 0 {
   551  		return &multierror.Error{Errors: errs}
   552  	}
   553  
   554  	return nil
   555  }
   556  
   557  // InterpolatedVariables is a helper that returns a mapping of all the interpolated
   558  // variables within the configuration. This is used to verify references
   559  // are valid in the Validate step.
   560  func (c *Config) InterpolatedVariables() map[string][]InterpolatedVariable {
   561  	result := make(map[string][]InterpolatedVariable)
   562  	for source, rc := range c.rawConfigs() {
   563  		for _, v := range rc.Variables {
   564  			result[source] = append(result[source], v)
   565  		}
   566  	}
   567  	return result
   568  }
   569  
   570  // rawConfigs returns all of the RawConfigs that are available keyed by
   571  // a human-friendly source.
   572  func (c *Config) rawConfigs() map[string]*RawConfig {
   573  	result := make(map[string]*RawConfig)
   574  	for _, m := range c.Modules {
   575  		source := fmt.Sprintf("module '%s'", m.Name)
   576  		result[source] = m.RawConfig
   577  	}
   578  
   579  	for _, pc := range c.ProviderConfigs {
   580  		source := fmt.Sprintf("provider config '%s'", pc.Name)
   581  		result[source] = pc.RawConfig
   582  	}
   583  
   584  	for _, rc := range c.Resources {
   585  		source := fmt.Sprintf("resource '%s'", rc.Id())
   586  		result[source+" count"] = rc.RawCount
   587  		result[source+" config"] = rc.RawConfig
   588  
   589  		for i, p := range rc.Provisioners {
   590  			subsource := fmt.Sprintf(
   591  				"%s provisioner %s (#%d)",
   592  				source, p.Type, i+1)
   593  			result[subsource] = p.RawConfig
   594  		}
   595  	}
   596  
   597  	for _, o := range c.Outputs {
   598  		source := fmt.Sprintf("output '%s'", o.Name)
   599  		result[source] = o.RawConfig
   600  	}
   601  
   602  	return result
   603  }
   604  
   605  func (c *Config) validateVarContextFn(
   606  	source string, errs *[]error) interpolationWalkerContextFunc {
   607  	return func(loc reflectwalk.Location, node ast.Node) {
   608  		// If we're in a slice element, then its fine, since you can do
   609  		// anything in there.
   610  		if loc == reflectwalk.SliceElem {
   611  			return
   612  		}
   613  
   614  		// Otherwise, let's check if there is a splat resource variable
   615  		// at the top level in here. We do this by doing a transform that
   616  		// replaces everything with a noop node unless its a variable
   617  		// access or concat. This should turn the AST into a flat tree
   618  		// of Concat(Noop, ...). If there are any variables left that are
   619  		// multi-access, then its still broken.
   620  		node = node.Accept(func(n ast.Node) ast.Node {
   621  			// If it is a concat or variable access, we allow it.
   622  			switch n.(type) {
   623  			case *ast.Concat:
   624  				return n
   625  			case *ast.VariableAccess:
   626  				return n
   627  			}
   628  
   629  			// Otherwise, noop
   630  			return &noopNode{}
   631  		})
   632  
   633  		vars, err := DetectVariables(node)
   634  		if err != nil {
   635  			// Ignore it since this will be caught during parse. This
   636  			// actually probably should never happen by the time this
   637  			// is called, but its okay.
   638  			return
   639  		}
   640  
   641  		for _, v := range vars {
   642  			rv, ok := v.(*ResourceVariable)
   643  			if !ok {
   644  				return
   645  			}
   646  
   647  			if rv.Multi && rv.Index == -1 {
   648  				*errs = append(*errs, fmt.Errorf(
   649  					"%s: multi-variable must be in a slice", source))
   650  			}
   651  		}
   652  	}
   653  }
   654  
   655  func (m *Module) mergerName() string {
   656  	return m.Id()
   657  }
   658  
   659  func (m *Module) mergerMerge(other merger) merger {
   660  	m2 := other.(*Module)
   661  
   662  	result := *m
   663  	result.Name = m2.Name
   664  	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(m2.RawConfig)
   665  
   666  	if m2.Source != "" {
   667  		result.Source = m2.Source
   668  	}
   669  
   670  	return &result
   671  }
   672  
   673  func (o *Output) mergerName() string {
   674  	return o.Name
   675  }
   676  
   677  func (o *Output) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
   678  	o2 := m.(*Output)
   679  
   680  	result := *o
   681  	result.Name = o2.Name
   682  	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(o2.RawConfig)
   683  
   684  	return &result
   685  }
   686  
   687  func (c *ProviderConfig) GoString() string {
   688  	return fmt.Sprintf("*%#v", *c)
   689  }
   690  
   691  func (c *ProviderConfig) FullName() string {
   692  	if c.Alias == "" {
   693  		return c.Name
   694  	}
   695  
   696  	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", c.Name, c.Alias)
   697  }
   698  
   699  func (c *ProviderConfig) mergerName() string {
   700  	return c.Name
   701  }
   702  
   703  func (c *ProviderConfig) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
   704  	c2 := m.(*ProviderConfig)
   705  
   706  	result := *c
   707  	result.Name = c2.Name
   708  	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(c2.RawConfig)
   709  
   710  	return &result
   711  }
   712  
   713  func (r *Resource) mergerName() string {
   714  	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", r.Type, r.Name)
   715  }
   716  
   717  func (r *Resource) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
   718  	r2 := m.(*Resource)
   719  
   720  	result := *r
   721  	result.Name = r2.Name
   722  	result.Type = r2.Type
   723  	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(r2.RawConfig)
   724  
   725  	if r2.RawCount.Value() != "1" {
   726  		result.RawCount = r2.RawCount
   727  	}
   728  
   729  	if len(r2.Provisioners) > 0 {
   730  		result.Provisioners = r2.Provisioners
   731  	}
   732  
   733  	return &result
   734  }
   735  
   736  // DefaultsMap returns a map of default values for this variable.
   737  func (v *Variable) DefaultsMap() map[string]string {
   738  	if v.Default == nil {
   739  		return nil
   740  	}
   741  
   742  	n := fmt.Sprintf("var.%s", v.Name)
   743  	switch v.Type() {
   744  	case VariableTypeString:
   745  		return map[string]string{n: v.Default.(string)}
   746  	case VariableTypeMap:
   747  		result := flatmap.Flatten(map[string]interface{}{
   748  			n: v.Default.(map[string]string),
   749  		})
   750  		result[n] = v.Name
   751  
   752  		return result
   753  	default:
   754  		return nil
   755  	}
   756  }
   757  
   758  // Merge merges two variables to create a new third variable.
   759  func (v *Variable) Merge(v2 *Variable) *Variable {
   760  	// Shallow copy the variable
   761  	result := *v
   762  
   763  	// The names should be the same, but the second name always wins.
   764  	result.Name = v2.Name
   765  
   766  	if v2.Default != nil {
   767  		result.Default = v2.Default
   768  	}
   769  	if v2.Description != "" {
   770  		result.Description = v2.Description
   771  	}
   772  
   773  	return &result
   774  }
   775  
   776  // Type returns the type of varialbe this is.
   777  func (v *Variable) Type() VariableType {
   778  	if v.Default == nil {
   779  		return VariableTypeString
   780  	}
   781  
   782  	var strVal string
   783  	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(v.Default, &strVal); err == nil {
   784  		v.Default = strVal
   785  		return VariableTypeString
   786  	}
   787  
   788  	var m map[string]string
   789  	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(v.Default, &m); err == nil {
   790  		v.Default = m
   791  		return VariableTypeMap
   792  	}
   793  
   794  	return VariableTypeUnknown
   795  }
   796  
   797  func (v *Variable) mergerName() string {
   798  	return v.Name
   799  }
   800  
   801  func (v *Variable) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
   802  	return v.Merge(m.(*Variable))
   803  }
   804  
   805  // Required tests whether a variable is required or not.
   806  func (v *Variable) Required() bool {
   807  	return v.Default == nil
   808  }