🕰️ Terraform Time Marker 🚀

📝 Overview

terraform-time-marker is a lightweight Terraform utility designed to generate unique runtime identifiers using time-based resources. This minimalist configuration provides a robust method for tracking Terraform executions without relying on cloud infrastructure.

🌟 Key Features

• Zero Cloud Dependencies: No external cloud resources required
• Unique Identifier Generation: Creates distinct markers for each Terraform execution
• Time-Based Tracking: Leverages Terraform Time provider for precision
• Lightweight Configuration: Minimal setup with maximum utility

🔧 Prerequisites

• Terraform 1.0+
• HashiCorp Time Provider

💻 Installation

1. Ensure Terraform is installed
2. Add the Time provider configuration to your Terraform project

🚀 Usage

Initialize the Configuration

terraform init

Apply and Generate Unique Identifiers

terraform apply

🧩 Outputs

The configuration provides three unique outputs:

• rotation_timestamp: A unique identifier that rotates every minute
• execution_moment: Precise timestamp of Terraform execution
• unique_signature: Combined identifier using rotation and static time

🎯 Use Cases

• Tracking Terraform execution instances
• Generating unique runtime markers
• Debugging and logging
• Forcing configuration refreshes without infrastructure changes

🛡️ Security Considerations

• No external API calls
• No infrastructure creation
• Pure time-based identifier generation

📄 License

[Insert your preferred open-source license]

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Please check the issues page.

💡 Pro Tip

This utility is perfect for scenarios requiring consistent, unique tracking of Terraform executions without the overhead of cloud-specific providers.