IntelliJ-HCL plugin

Provides HCL language and Terraform configuration files (.tf) support for IntelliJ Platform-based IDEs

The HCL format is used for Nomad(.nomad files).

Plugin page in IntelliJ platform plugin repository.

Features:

For both .hcl and .tf file formats:

• Syntax highlighting
• Structure outline in the 'Structure' tool window
• Code formatter with the 'Reformat code' action available
• Code folding
• Comment/Uncomment action

Terraform configs (.tf) files

• Interpolations syntax highlighting
• (WIP) Properties validation (according to the properties required for resource/provider, type checking)
• (WIP) Go to definition from resource to provider

Terraform configs Interpolation Language

• Syntax highlighting
• Autocompletion for predefined methods
• (WIP) Go to declaration on resources, providers, properties, etc.

Planned features:

Terraform configs (.tf) files

• Find usages for resources, providers, variables

Terraform configs Interpolation Language

Terraform External Metadata

Starting from version 0.6.14 it's possible to use external source of Terraform model. Previously plugins updates were necessary once something was updated in Terraform itself or providers.

Plugin reads metadata from specially-formatted json files located at (in order):

• TERRAFORM_GLOBAL_DIR/schemas (intended for schemas for your custom providers/provisioners) and
• TERRAFORM_GLOBAL_DIR/metadata-repo/terraform/model (semi-automatically updated schemas) and
• Plugin itself

Here TERRAFORM_GLOBAL_DIR stands for $HOME/.terraform.d on Linux/macOS and %APPDATA%/terraform.d on Windows.

ℹ️ Recommended approach is to clone special repo as TERRAFORM_GLOBAL_DIR/metadata-repo and later update it from time to time.

⚠️ As of plugin version 0.6.14 IntelliJ restart is required once metadata is updated on disk

Linux/macOS user may use commands like:

# To initial clone
mkdir -p "$HOME/.terraform.d/"
git clone https://github.com/VladRassokhin/terraform-metadata "$HOME/.terraform.d/metadata-repo"

# To update metadata
git -C "$HOME/.terraform.d/metadata-repo" pull
# Don't forget to restart IntelliJ after that