AWS Terraform Extension Pack

This is a collection of extensions that I've curated in this vscode extension pack to help you build, deploy and manage your Terraform modules.

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Included Extensions

This extension pack includes the following VS Code extensions:

1. Betajob Terraform: Semantic highlighting support for Terraform, and more to come...
2. Amazon Web Services Toolkit for VS Code: Offers tools for working with AWS services
3. IAM Actions Snippets: Adds autocomplete and snippets for AWS IAM policy actions in Terraform
4. AWS IAM Service Principal Snippets: Autocompletion for AWS service principals.
5. HashiCorp Terraform: Official extension for Terraform language support
6. IntelliCode: AI-assisted development features from Microsoft

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS)
3. Search for "AWS Terraform Extension Pack"
4. Click "Install"

Usage

Once installed and configured, you can start using the extensions right away in your Terraform projects. The extensions will automatically enhance your development environment with features like code completion, linting, formatting, and more.

For specific usage instructions for each extension, please refer to their individual documentation.

Feedback and Contributions

If you have any feedback or suggestions for improving this extension pack, please open an issue on the GitHub repository. Contributions are always welcome!

Happy building with Terraform!

Author

Danny Steenman