Feature request: conditional import

[froazin]

Description

Description

The ability to import resources to your state with your CDKTF code.

Use Case

For those occasions where you're trying to build onto an existing, potentially complex set of infrastructure. You might have 10's, 100's or even 1000's of resources already out in the wild in an unmanaged state. The idea of manually importing resources via the Terraform CLI doesn't sound very appealing and may not always be practical.

The beauty of CDKTF is that you're able to run a bunch of steps before finally synthesising your stack. This means you can pull data out of existing CMDBs and various other data platforms to describe your infrastructure. In these situations, there is a lot of value in being able to check if a resource in your CMDB is already managed by terraform (just by parsing the state file or maybe you've added an "isManaged" field to your CMDB), and if it is not, import it. Not only are you saving hours upfront if you already have lots of stuff out in the wild, but you're building a safety net for those occasions where correct process has been bypassed by someone. Or in those transitionary phases whereby Terraform is being introduced into an environment, but you're still working out the kinks in your IDP or wherever people will consume the product from, and you'd like people to continue to provision resources the "old" way for a while as a backup.

Apologies

Sorry, I would volunteer to help with this, but Typescript is really not my bag 😂😭 - Yes, I am aware I need to make time and learn it, that will happen one day haha!

References

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[froazin]

Duplicates: #1134

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