github.com/terramate-io/tf@v0.0.0-20230830114523-fce866b4dfcd/experiments.go (about) 1 // Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc. 2 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 3 4 package main 5 6 // experimentsAllowed can be set to any non-empty string using Go linker 7 // arguments in order to enable the use of experimental features for a 8 // particular Terraform build: 9 // 10 // go install -ldflags="-X 'main.experimentsAllowed=yes'" 11 // 12 // By default this variable is initialized as empty, in which case 13 // experimental features are not available. 14 // 15 // The Terraform release process should arrange for this variable to be 16 // set for alpha releases and development snapshots, but _not_ for 17 // betas, release candidates, or final releases. 18 // 19 // (NOTE: Some experimental features predate the rule that experiments 20 // are available only for alpha/dev builds, and so intentionally do not 21 // make use of this setting to avoid retracting a previously-documented 22 // open experiment.) 23 var experimentsAllowed string 24 25 func ExperimentsAllowed() bool { 26 return experimentsAllowed != "" 27 }