Hi! I was investigating how to create different app types in Terraform for Google Cloud’s Agent Builder and I’ve hit a roadblock regarding changing app types in IaC. All apps are created with the “Search” type, but I need an app of type “Recommendations”.
Use Cases
Creation of Agent Builder Apps that deliver recommendations to users, in addition to search.
Attempted Solutions
There are no parameters that allow me to modify the engine’s solution type directly. I’ve tried importing a recommendations app into my Terraform state, but every apply a replacement gets triggered, modifying INDUSTRY_VERTICAL and search parameters, but not app type explicitly.
Proposal
Have a solution_type field with value choices allowed by the API. (https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.collections.engines.
| Solution Type | Description |
|---|---|
| SOLUTION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED | Default value. |
| SOLUTION_TYPE_RECOMMENDATION | Used for Recommendations AI. |
| SOLUTION_TYPE_SEARCH | Used for Discovery Search. |
| SOLUTION_TYPE_CHAT | Used for use cases related to the Generative AI agent. |
| SOLUTION_TYPE_GENERATIVE_CHAT | Used for use cases related to the Generative Chat agent. It’s used for Generative chat engine only, the associated data stores must enrolled with SOLUTION_TYPE_CHAT solution. |
References
Terraform Docs - site://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/discovery_engine_search_engine
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