Objective:Link multiple subnets in the environment to corresponding NSGs using a module (NSGs and Subnets have been created using separate modules)
Root Module:
1.main.tf
resource "azurerm_subnet_network_security_group_association" "root_subnet_nsg_association" {
subnet_id = var.subnet_id
network_security_group_id = var.nsg_id
}
2.variables.tf
variable "subnet_id"{
#type=number
type=string
description="ID of the subnet which is to be attached to NSG"
#default=""
}
variable "nsg_id"{
#type=number
type=string
description="ID of the NSG which is to be associated with a subnet"
#default=""
}
Calling Module in Projects Folder:
(for_each used to iterate the module)
1.nsg_subnet_association.tf
module "nsg_subnet_asosciation_module"{
source="../../Modules/network/nsg_subnet_association"
#Variable names to be passed into the root module:
#Use for_each to loop the module:
#for_each accepts a set or map but not list as a value
for_each = local.nsg_subnet_association
subnet_id=each.key
nsg_id=each.value
}
2.locals block passing in values to the calling module:
NOTE:It is possible to have dynamic keys in the map using parenthesis ()
locals{ //Key in subnet name and NSG name for each element of the LIST
//Implicit dependence on Subnet and NSG being created before attempt to associate
#It is possible to have dynamic keys using parenthesis () as seen on left below
nsg_subnet_association={
(module.subnet_module["MGT-Subnet-1"].subnet_id)= module.nsg_module["HUB-NSG"].nsg_id
(module.subnet_module["MGT-Subnet-1"].subnet_id) = module.nsg_module["MGT-NSG"].nsg_id
(module.subnet_module["SEC-Subnet-1"].subnet_id) = module.nsg_module["SEC-NSG"].nsg_id
}
}
This ends up with the following error:
The “for_each” map includes keys derived from resource attributes that cannot be determined until apply, and so Terraform cannot determine the full set of keys that will identify the instances of this resource.
When working with unknown values in for_each, it’s better to define the map keys statically in your configuration and place apply-time results only in the map values.
Alternatively, you could use the -target planning option to first apply only the resources that the for_each value depends on, and then apply a second time to fully converge.