Resource Creation Guide

This guide is intended to give a generic overview of where to look when starting to add a new resource.

Typically there are two resources created for each resource type, singular, and plural.

The singular resource is used to test a specific resource of that type and should include all of the properties available. A plural resource is used to test the collection of resources of that type. This allows for tests to be written based on the group of resources.

In this tutorial azure_key_vault and azure_key_vaults resources will be created.

InSpec Azure backend classes constitute a simple interface between the InSpec and the desired Azure REST API endpoint.

For the Azure Key Vault resource, the inheritance order is:

AzureKeyVault: Resource specific input validation.
AzureGenericResource: Construct the resource URI/ID, talk to the API, validate the returned data, create dynamic methods(properties), define the exists? method.
AzureResourceBase: Initiate an HTTP client, provide tools for validation and decision making.
Inspec.resource(1): InSpec base class for resources.

Singular Resource

Singular Resource Initiation Logic

Find the Azure REST API documentation for the resource being developed, Azure key vault, and follow the instructions here.

Azure REST API endpoint URL format for this resource: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{vaultName}?api-version=2019-09-01
The dynamic part that has to be created in the static resource: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{vaultName}?api-version=2019-09-01
Parameters acquired from environment variables:
- {subscriptionId} => Required parameter. It will be acquired by the backend from environment variables.
User supplied parameters:
- resource_group => Required parameter unless resource_id is provided. {resourceGroupName}
- name => Required parameter unless resource_id is provided. Name of the resource to be tested. {vaultName}
- api_version => Optional parameter. The latest version will be used unless provided.
- resource_id => Optional parameter in the following format: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{vaultName}. This entails resource_group and the resource name. If exists, other resource-related parameters must not be provided.
resource_group, (resource) name, and resource_id will be validated in the backend.
resource_provider has to be defined/created with the help of the specific_resource_constraint method for input validation.
For parameters applicable to all resources, see the project's README.

Singular Resource Creation

Create the library file: All of the InSpec resource extensions are located in the libraries directory. Copy a similar resource as a starting point.
Change the name to match the resource you are creating.
- i.e. libraries/azure_key_vault.rb
Rename the class match the resource. The name will be used as the resource name in InSpec profiles. It has to be unique.

class AzureKeyVault < AzureGenericResource
  name 'azure_key_vault'

Update the desc and example
Remove any definitions that don't apply to this resource.
Update the initialize method with the following order:

def initialize(opts = {})    # Accept parameters as key: value pairs.

  # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
  raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)
  
  # Ensure that the resource will talk to the intended Azure Rest API endpoint and validate user input.
  opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)

  # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
  super(opts, true)
end

Update the to_s method. This can be any string relevant to the resource. However, the following is advised for a standard naming convention across the resources.

def to_s
  super(AzureKeyVault)
end

At this point, the libraries/azure_key_vault should look like:

require 'azure_generic_resource'

class AzureKeyVault < AzureGenericResource
  name 'azure_key_vault'
  desc 'Verifies settings and configuration for an Azure Key Vault'
  example <<-EXAMPLE
    describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: 'rg-1', name: 'vault-1') do
      it            { should exist }
      its('name')   { should eq('vault-1') }
    end
  EXAMPLE

  def initialize(opts = {})
    # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
    raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

    opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)

    # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
    super(opts, true)
  end

  def to_s
    super(AzureKeyVault)
  end
end

Resource Identifier

Even though using the name keyword as a resource identifier is advised, a more specific keyword can be defined with the resource_identifiers parameter.

opts[:resource_identifiers] = %i(vault_name)

Adding this line to the initialize method will enable vault_name to be used as a keyword along with name.

Both are valid in an InSpec profile.

describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: 'rg-1', vault_name: 'vault-1') do
  its('name') { should eq('vault-1') }
end

describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: 'rg-1', name: 'vault-1') do
  its('name') { should eq('vault-1') }
end

Additional Resource Properties

A single API call will be made in the backend for creating the InSpec resource with the data provided in the initialize method. It is preferred not to make additional calls in the static methods for easy maintenance and more readable controls in InSpec profiles. However, in some cases, it might be necessary to aggregate the relevant data and make them available through a single resource. additional_resource_properties method should be used to accomplish this.

The below method can be used to list the diagnostic settings of an Azure key vault.

def diagnostic_settings
  return unless exists?
  # `additional_resource_properties` method will create a singleton method with the `property_name`
  # and make the api response available through this property.
  additional_resource_properties(
    {
      property_name: 'diagnostic_settings',
      property_endpoint: id + '/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings',
      api_version: @opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version],
    },
  )
end

return unless exists? should be the first check in every static method. If the resource is failed, then we can not add a property to it.
property_name: A singleton method will be created with the provided property_name. The diagnostic settings and its content will be accessible via dot notation, e.g., azure_key_vault.diagnostic_settings, azure_key_vault.diagnostic_settings.first.name.

Note that the method name (def diagnostic_settings) and the property_name (property_name: 'diagnostic_settings') in additional_resource_properties are identical. They must be the same unless the returned data needs to be processed before presenting to the user. For this, see here.
property_endpoint: The Azure endpoint for the diagnostic settings is https://management.azure.com/{resourceUri}/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings?api-version=2017-05-01-preview
- Only the {resourceUri}/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings part needs to be defined as the property_endpoint
- The {resourceUri} is the id property of the Azure key vault resource. So, the property_endpoint can be defined as id + '/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings'
api_version: This is optional. If not provided, the latest version will be used.
- It can be left to the user preference via @opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version]. To be able to do that diagnostic_settings_api_version has to be identified as an allowed parameter in the initialize method, and it must have a default value. See here.
http_method: This is optional. If not provided, HTTP GET method will be used by the http client. The supported methods are get and post.
req_body: The request body for the HTTP POST requests.

Processing Additional Resource Properties

If we want to create a property returning only the names of the diagnostic settings, we need to create 2 methods for that.

For fetching the diagnostic settings,
For extracting the names from the diagnostic settings.

Fetching the diagnostic settings.

def diagnostic_settings
  return unless exists?
  # `additional_resource_properties` method will create a singleton method with the `property_name`
  # and make the api response available through this property.
  additional_resource_properties(
    {
      property_name: 'diagnostic_settings',
      property_endpoint: id + '/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings',
      api_version: @opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version],
    },
  )
end

Extracting the names of diagnostic settings. Please pay attention to the comments.

def diagnostic_settings_names
  # Ensure that the resource is created.
  return unless exists?
  # Fetch diagnostic settings unless they have been fetched already.
  diagnostic_settings unless respond_to?(:diagnostic_settings)
  # Properties of each settings can be accessed via dot notation: setting.name
  diagnostic_settings.map { |setting| setting.name }    # [`my_setting_1`, `my_setting_2`, ..]
end

The diagnostic_settings in the line diagnostic_settings unless respond_to?(:diagnostic_settings) is the actual method created on the resource for fetching the diagnostic settings, def diagnostic_settings.
- It might be more convenient to name this method to prevent confusion, such as fetch_diagnostic_settings. In that case azure_key_vault.diagnostic_settings won't be available unless the fetch_diagnostic_settings method is called up front, such as in the initialize method.
The diagnostic_settings in the line diagnostic_settings.map { |setting| setting.name} is the singleton method created by the additional_resource_properties method via property_name: 'diagnostic_settings' at the diagnostic settings fetching stage.

There might be a tendency to chain the after processing to the additional_resource_properties, such as:

def diagnostic_settings_names
  return unless exists?
  # `additional_resource_properties` method will create a singleton method with the `property_name`
  # and make the api response available through this property.
  additional_resource_properties(
    {
      property_name: 'diagnostic_settings',
      property_endpoint: id + '/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings',
      api_version: @opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version],
    },
  ).map { |setting| setting.name }
end

However, this is not an advised pattern, because:

Every test using the azure_key_vault.diagnostic_settings_names will make a new API call to fetch the diagnostic settings. This might not be the intended action and it will increase the test completion time.
It will make it difficult to reuse the diagnostic settings in another method, such as diagnostic_settings_types, diagnostic_settings_enabled.

Allowed Parameters

allowed_parameters can be used to enable the resource to accept specific parameters beyond the common ones, such as resource_group, name, and api_version.

API version of the diagnostic settings for the Azure key vault can be defined by the user after adding the following code to the initialize method.

opts[:allowed_parameters] = %i(diagnostic_settings_api_version)

A default value has to be assigned to prevent using nil value.

opts[:allowed_parameters] = %i(diagnostic_settings_api_version)
# Assign a default value.
opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version] ||= 'latest'

At this point the resource should look like:

require 'azure_generic_resource'

class AzureKeyVault < AzureGenericResource
  name 'azure_key_vault'
  desc 'Verifies settings and configuration for an Azure Key Vault'
  example <<-EXAMPLE
    describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: 'rg-1', vault_name: 'vault-1') do
      it            { should exist }
      its('name')   { should eq('vault-1') }
    end
  EXAMPLE

  def initialize(opts = {})
    # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
    raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

    opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)
    # Key vault name can be accepted with a different keyword, `vault_name`. `name` is default accepted.
    opts[:resource_identifiers] = %i(vault_name)
    opts[:allowed_parameters] = %i(diagnostic_settings_api_version)
    # Assign a default value.
    opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version] ||= 'latest'

    # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
    super(opts, true)    
  end

  def to_s
    super(AzureKeyVault)
  end

  def diagnostic_settings
    return unless exists?
    # `additional_resource_properties` method will create a singleton method with the `property_name`
    # and make the api response available through this property.
    additional_resource_properties(
      {
        property_name: 'diagnostic_settings',
        property_endpoint: id + '/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings',
        api_version: @opts[:diagnostic_settings_api_version],
      },
    )
  end
end

Plural Resource

Plural Resource Initiation Logic

Find the Azure REST API documentation for the resource being developed, Azure key vaults, and follow the instructions here.

Azure REST API endpoint URL format listing the all resources:
- for a given subscription: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults?api-version=2019-09-01
  - The dynamic part that has to be created for this resource: /subscriptions/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults?api-version=2019-09-01
- or in a resource group only: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults?api-version=2019-09-01
  - The dynamic part that has to be created for this resource: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults?api-version=2019-09-01
Parameters acquired from environment variables:
- {subscriptionId} => Required parameter. It will be acquired by the backend from environment variables.
User supplied parameters:
- resource_group => Optional parameter. If not provided all key vaults within the subscription will be listed.
- api_version => Optional parameter. The latest version will be used unless provided.
resource_provider has to be defined/created with the help of specific_resource_constraint method for input validation.
For parameters applicable to all resources, see project's README.

Plural Resource Creation

Create the library file: All of the InSpec resource extensions are located in the libraries directory. Copy a similar resource as a starting point.
Change the name to match the resource you are creating.
- i.e. libraries/azure_key_vaults.rb
Rename the class match the resource. The name will be used as the resource name in InSpec profiles. It has to be unique.

class AzureKeyVaults < AzureGenericResource
  name 'azure_key_vaults'

Update the desc and example
Remove any definitions that don't apply to this resource.
Update the initialize method with the following order:

def initialize(opts = {})    # Accept parameters as key: value pairs.

  # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
  raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)
  
  # Ensure that the resource will talk to the intended Azure Rest API endpoint and validate user input.
  opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)

  # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
  super(opts, true)

  # Check if the resource is failed.
  # It is recommended to check that after every usage of inherited methods or making an API call.
  return if failed_resource?
    
  # Define the column and field names for FilterTable.
  table_schema = [
    { column: :ids, field: :id },
    { column: :names, field: :name },
    { column: :locations, field: :location },
    { column: :types, field: :type },
    { column: :tags, field: :tags },
    { column: :properties, field: :properties },
  ]
    
  # FilterTable is populated at the very end due to being an expensive operation.
  AzureGenericResources.populate_filter_table(:table, table_schema)
end

table_schema: A list of hashes with standard keys, column, and field. The plural resources utilize the FilterTable and the table_schema list is a template for it. The columns will become properties of the plural resources which can be filtered by the fields. They are defined by the resource author and usually the plural form of the corresponding field. The fields must be valid properties of the interrogated cloud resource. For the Azure key vault, they must be chosen from the listed properties in here.
- azure_key_vaults.names => A list of all Azure vault names.
- azure_key_vaults.where { name.include?('production') } => A subset of Azure key vault resources with the production string in their names.
Populate the FilterTable with AzureGenericResources.populate_filter_table(:table, table_schema). See here for more on FilterTable.
Update the to_s method. This can be any string relevant to the resource. However, the following is advised for a standard naming convention across the resources.

def to_s
  super(AzureKeyVaults)
end

At this point, the resource should look like:

require 'azure_generic_resources'

class AzureKeyVaults < AzureGenericResources
  name 'azure_key_vaults'
  desc 'Verifies settings for a collection of Azure Key Vaults'
  example <<-EXAMPLE
    describe azurerm_key_vaults(resource_group: 'rg-1') do
        it              { should exist }
        its('names')    { should include 'vault-1'}
    end
  EXAMPLE

  attr_reader :table

  def initialize(opts = {})
    # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
    raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

    opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)

    # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
    super(opts, true)

    # Check if the resource is failed.
    # It is recommended to check that after every usage of inherited methods or making API calls.
    return if failed_resource?

    # Define the column and field names for FilterTable.
    # In most cases, the `column` should be the pluralized form of the `field`.
    table_schema = [
      { column: :ids, field: :id },
      { column: :names, field: :name },
      { column: :locations, field: :location },
      { column: :types, field: :type },
      { column: :tags, field: :tags },
      { column: :properties, field: :properties },
    ]

    # FilterTable is populated at the very end due to being an expensive operation.
    AzureGenericResources.populate_filter_table(:table, table_schema)
  end

  def to_s
    super(AzureKeyVaults)
  end
end

Manipulating Data in FilterTable

The populate_table must be defined in the resource to override the generic behavior.

Let's assume:

We want to create 2 columns, ids and enabled_for_deployment.
- List the resource ids in the ids column.
- Return the value of the enabledForDeployment status (presented in the properties hash) of each Azure key vault. See here.

Required steps:

Create the table_schema in the initialize method.

   table_schema = [
     { column: :ids, field: :id },
     { column: :enabled_for_deployment, field: :enabled_for_deployment },
   ]

Create a new method populate_table.

  def populate_table
    # If @resources empty than @table should stay as an empty array as declared in superclass.
    # This will ensure constructing resource and passing the `should_not exist` test.
    return [] if @resources.empty?
    @resources.each do |resource|
      @table << {
        id: resource[:id],
        enabled_for_deployment: resource[:properties][:enabledForDeployment],
      }
    end
  end

This will allow:

describe azure_key_vaults.where(enabled_for_deployment: false) do
  it { should exist }
end

Background:

@resources: Instance variable. A list containing the all resources.
return [] if @resources.empty?: Ensure constructing the resource and passing should_not exist test.
@table: Instance variable. A list of hashes containing the field keys defined in the table_schema and their values. The keys used in @table must be the same in field values defined in table_schema.

With the custom populate_table method added, the resource should look like:

require 'azure_generic_resources'

class AzureKeyVaults < AzureGenericResources
  name 'azure_key_vaults'
  desc 'Verifies settings for a collection of Azure Key Vaults'
  example <<-EXAMPLE
    describe azurerm_key_vaults(resource_group: 'rg-1') do
        it              { should exist }
        its('names')    { should include 'vault-1'}
    end
  EXAMPLE

  attr_reader :table

  def initialize(opts = {})
    # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
    raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

    opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults', opts)

    # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
    super(opts, true)

    # Check if the resource is failed.
    # It is recommended to check that after every usage of inherited methods or making API calls.
    return if failed_resource?

    # Define the column and field names for FilterTable.
    # In most cases, the `column` should be the pluralized form of the `field`.
    table_schema = [
      { column: :ids, field: :id },
      { column: :enabled_for_deployment, field: :enabled_for_deployment },
    ]

    # FilterTable is populated at the very end due to being an expensive operation.
    AzureGenericResources.populate_filter_table(:table, table_schema)
  end

  def to_s
    super(AzureKeyVaults)
  end

  def populate_table
    # If @resources empty than @table should stay as an empty array as declared in superclass.
    # This will ensure constructing resource and passing `should_not exist` test.
    return [] if @resources.empty?
    @resources.each do |resource|
      @table << {
        id: resource[:id],
        enabled_for_deployment: resource[:properties][:enabledForDeployment],
      }
    end
  end
end

Resources Living in/on Another Resources

Required Parameters

required_parameters should be used to make some parameters mandatory at resource creation.

Resource Path

resource_path should be used to construct the URL path between the resource provider and the actual resource name.

Let's use these new parameters in an example resource, azure_sql_database.

An Azure SQL database is only accessible through the SQL server on which it has been created.

Here is the the API endpoint for the Azure SQL database: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}?api-version=2019-06-01-preview

In that scenario, the resource identifiers for the SQL server must be provided by the user.

If we want the test look like this:

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'rg-1', server_name: 'sql-server-1', database_name: 'customer-db') do
  it { should exist }
end

The initialize method should be:

def initialize(opts = {})
  # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
  raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

  opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.Sql/servers', opts)
  opts[:required_parameters] = %i(server_name)
  opts[:resource_path] = "#{opts[:server_name]}/databases"
  opts[:resource_identifiers] = %i(database_name)

  # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
  super(opts, true)
end

opts[:required_parameters]: Makes server_name parameter mandatory.{serverName}
opts[:resource_path]: The URL path, {serverName}/databases to the SQL database name from the resource provider, Microsoft.Sql/servers.
opts[:resource_identifiers]: Makes database_name a resource identifier along with the name keyword.

Resources without a Resource Group

Resource URI

Azure REST API URI of a resource. It requires add_subscription_id to be set to either true or false.

Some Azure resources are not tied to a resource group and do not follow the common pattern explained above.

Let's take a look at the azure_policy_definiton.

The URL endpoint:
- for a policy in a subscription: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}?api-version=2019-09-01
- for a built-in policy: https://management.azure.com/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}?api-version=2019-09-01
The dynamic part that has to be created:
- for a policy in a subscription: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}?api-version=2019-09-01
  - {subscriptionId}: It will be acquired by the backend from environment variables.
- for a built-in policy: /providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}?api-version=2019-09-01
The resource URI:
- for a policy in a subscription: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/
- for a built-in policy: /providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/
The only difference between these resource URIs is the subscription ID. Since it is available in the backend, we only need to inform backend when to add the subscription ID to the resource URI.
The policy name should be provided via name parameter and it will be validated in the backend.

The initialize method should look like:

  def initialize(opts = {})
    # Options should be Hash type. Otherwise Ruby will raise an error when we try to access the keys.
    raise ArgumentError, 'Parameters must be provided in an Hash object.' unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

    opts[:resource_provider] = specific_resource_constraint('Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions', opts)

    # `built_in` is a resource specific parameter as oppose to `name` and `api_version`.
    # That's why it should be put in allowed_parameters to be able to pass the parameter validation in the backend.
    opts[:allowed_parameters] = %i(built_in)

    opts[:resource_uri] = '/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions'
    # The subscription ID will be added to the resource URI in the backend if built_in is false.
    opts[:add_subscription_id] = opts.dig(:built_in) != true

    # static_resource parameter must be true for setting the resource_provider in the backend.
    super(opts, true)
  end

The resource URI is defined with opts[:resource_uri].
Subscription ID will be added to the resource URI in the backend if the opts[:add_subscription_id] is true.
- A new parameter, built_in, is declared to hide the technical complexity of making a decision whether or not to add the subscription ID in the resource URI.

Common Parameters

The following optional parameters can be used both in singular and plural resources:

allowed_parameters
required_parameters
display_name

Display Name

In InSpec tests, the display name is used while presenting the test results. Unless it is defined in the static resource, a generic one will be created. E.g., Azure Sql Databases - api_version: 2020-08-01-preview latest {resourceGroup} {serverName}/databases Microsoft.Sql/servers

It can be partially customised via display_name parameter in the initialize method as:

opts[:display_name] = "Databases on #{opts[:server_name]} SQL Server"

The display name will be: Azure Sql Databases - api_version: 2020-08-01-preview latest Databases on {serverName} SQL Server

Update Terraform Outputs

Background:
- The rake tf:apply command creates Azure infrastructure based on terraform/azure.tf. It then takes the Terraform outputs and creates .$(whoami)-attributes.yml with them.
- The rake test:integration command injects the attributes defined in the .$(whoami)-attributes.yml. These are then compared to the results collected by InSpec.
- Essentially inspect the controls defined in /tests/integration/verify/controls, compare what terraform reports as being built with what InSpec is reporting. If they match, we mark the test as complete.
Resources may need to be built by adding them to azure.tf and/or outputs may need to be added to outputs.tf.
Ensure Rake command tf:apply is run after updating outputs.tf so that it updates the attributes file.

Apply the Terraform Plan

Run rake tf:apply
Make sure Terraform runs successfully and creates all of the infrastructures.
Verify that /terraform/.$(whoami)-attributes.yml contains output with property values for the resource being developed.

Create Controls

Azure controls are located in test/integration/verify/controls/. Copy two of the files (singular and plural) for a similar resource as a starting point. This is where InSpec tests are defined to ensure the resources that are being developed are working correctly. Consider the following:

The names should match the corresponding library files (i.e. azure_key_vault.rb and azure_key_vaults.rb)
These files are basically broken into two sections, the attributes, and the control.
- At the top attributes are defined for each property that will be tested.
- The control is the InSpec control that will be tested when the integration test is run.
The attributes at the top associate an InSpec variable with an attribute as defined in Terraform.
- The attribute statements take the form of var = input('tf_output', value: 'default_value').
Update the control and describe names
Remove any attributes and properties that will not be referencing for this control.
Update variables and Terraform outputs as needed.
Within the control, there should be three describe statements:
- A describe statement that includes all of the available properties to be tested.
- A describe statement with a bad name that verifies that it should not exist.
- A describe statement with a bad resource group that verifies that it should not exist.
- Other describe statements as needed.
Run rake test:integration to verify that the check is included and the definition tests appropriately.
Pry can be used to debug code. Add require 'pry'; binding.pry to create a breakpoint. When rake test is run, InSpec will stop at the breakpoint so that Pry can be used to debug the code.

resource_group = input('resource_group', value: nil)
vault_name     = input('key_vault_name', value: nil)

control 'azure_key_vault' do

  describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: resource_group, vault_name: vault_name) do
    it { should exist }
    its('name') { should eq vault_name }
    its('type') { should eq 'Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults' }
  end

  describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: resource_group, vault_name: 'fake') do
    it { should_not exist }
  end

  describe azure_key_vault(resource_group: 'fake', vault_name: vault_name) do
    it { should_not exist }
  end

end

Create Documentation

Once everything is working, documentation must be added for the resources that have been added. Copy similar resource documents in docs/resources/ and edit them as appropriate. Include enough examples to give a good idea of how the resource works. Make sure to include any special case examples that might exist. After writing the documentation:

Run bundle exec rake docs:resource_links
Copy/Paste all display links in the Readme.md

Create a Pull Request

Prior to creating a pull request, make sure to do the following:
- run bundle exec rake lint and then fix all of the issues. Some can likely be corrected automatically by running bundle exec rake rubocop:auto_correct
- run bundle exec rake test and verify that everything is working.
- run git commit -s --amend to sign the commit.

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Resource Creation Guide

Table of Contents

Singular Resource

Singular Resource Initiation Logic

Singular Resource Creation

Resource Identifier

Additional Resource Properties

Processing Additional Resource Properties

Allowed Parameters

Plural Resource

Plural Resource Initiation Logic

Plural Resource Creation

Manipulating Data in FilterTable

Resources Living in/on Another Resources

Required Parameters

Resource Path

Resources without a Resource Group

Resource URI

Common Parameters

Display Name

Update Terraform Outputs

Apply the Terraform Plan

Create Controls

Create Documentation

Create a Pull Request

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Resource Creation Guide

Table of Contents

Singular Resource

Singular Resource Initiation Logic

Singular Resource Creation

Resource Identifier

Additional Resource Properties

Processing Additional Resource Properties

Allowed Parameters

Plural Resource

Plural Resource Initiation Logic

Plural Resource Creation

Manipulating Data in FilterTable

Resources Living in/on Another Resources

Required Parameters

Resource Path

Resources without a Resource Group

Resource URI

Common Parameters

Display Name

Update Terraform Outputs

Apply the Terraform Plan

Create Controls

Create Documentation

Create a Pull Request