What does terraform test do?

Validates HCL logic without AWS — naming, vars, outputs. Fast, free layer one.

How do you set up Terratest for Terraform?

Go module, deploy/verify/destroy cycle. Probe outputs, HTTP. Cleans up.

Terraform testing pipeline GitHub Actions example?

Units on PR, full on main. YAML triggers apply, test, destroy.

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Terraform testing pyramid with unit, integration, and end-to-end layers in GitHub Actions workflow

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No single test layer suffices — stack unit, integration, and E2E for real confidence. 𝕏
Automate via GitHub Actions: fast PR checks, thorough main merges. 𝕏
Catches AWS-specific bugs manual testing misses, like CIDR errors. 𝕏

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