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terraform-docs/docs/reference/asciidoc-document.md
Khosrow Moossavi 1450ee9a10 Generate submodules documents with '--resurcive' flag
Considering the file strucutre below of main module and its submodules,
now it is possible to generate documentation for them main and all its
submodules in one execution, with `--recursive` flag.

Note that generating documentation recursively is allowed only with
`--output-file` set.

Path to find submodules can be configured with `--recursive-path`
(defaults to `modules`).

Each submodule can also have their own `.terraform-docs.yml` confi file,
to override configuration from root module.

```
.
├── README.md
├── main.tf
├── modules
│   └── my-sub-module
│       ├── README.md
│       ├── main.tf
│       ├── variables.tf
│       └── versions.tf
├── outputs.tf
├── variables.tf
└── versions.tf
```

Signed-off-by: Khosrow Moossavi <khos2ow@gmail.com>
2021-08-10 18:22:40 -04:00

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Synopsis

Generate AsciiDoc document of inputs and outputs.

terraform-docs asciidoc document [PATH] [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for document

Inherited Options

      --anchor                      create anchor links (default true)
  -c, --config string               config file name (default ".terraform-docs.yml")
      --default                     show Default column or section (default true)
      --footer-from string          relative path of a file to read footer from (default "")
      --header-from string          relative path of a file to read header from (default "main.tf")
      --hide strings                hide section [all, data-sources, footer, header, inputs, modules, outputs, providers, requirements, resources]
      --indent int                  indention level of AsciiDoc sections [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] (default 2)
      --lockfile                    read .terraform.lock.hcl if exist (default true)
      --output-check                check if content of output file is up to date (default false)
      --output-file string          file path to insert output into (default "")
      --output-mode string          output to file method [inject, replace] (default "inject")
      --output-template string      output template (default "<!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->\n{{ .Content }}\n<!-- END_TF_DOCS -->")
      --output-values               inject output values into outputs (default false)
      --output-values-from string   inject output values from file into outputs (default "")
      --recursive                   update submodules recursively (default false)
      --recursive-path string       submodules path to recursively update (default "modules")
      --required                    show Required column or section (default true)
      --sensitive                   show Sensitive column or section (default true)
      --show strings                show section [all, data-sources, footer, header, inputs, modules, outputs, providers, requirements, resources]
      --sort                        sort items (default true)
      --sort-by string              sort items by criteria [name, required, type] (default "name")
      --type                        show Type column or section (default true)

Example

Given the examples module:

terraform-docs asciidoc document --footer-from footer.md ./examples/

generates the following output:

Usage:

Example of 'foo_bar' module in `foo_bar.tf`.

- list item 1
- list item 2

Even inline **formatting** in _here_ is possible.
and some [link](https://domain.com/)

* list item 3
* list item 4

```hcl
module "foo_bar" {
  source = "github.com/foo/bar"

  id   = "1234567890"
  name = "baz"

  zones = ["us-east-1", "us-west-1"]

  tags = {
    Name         = "baz"
    Created-By   = "first.last@email.com"
    Date-Created = "20180101"
  }
}
```

Here is some trailing text after code block,
followed by another line of text.

| Name | Description     |
|------|-----------------|
| Foo  | Foo description |
| Bar  | Bar description |

== Requirements

The following requirements are needed by this module:

- [[requirement_terraform]] <<requirement_terraform,terraform>> (>= 0.12)

- [[requirement_aws]] <<requirement_aws,aws>> (>= 2.15.0)

- [[requirement_foo]] <<requirement_foo,foo>> (>= 1.0)

- [[requirement_random]] <<requirement_random,random>> (>= 2.2.0)

== Providers

The following providers are used by this module:

- [[provider_aws]] <<provider_aws,aws>> (>= 2.15.0)

- [[provider_aws.ident]] <<provider_aws.ident,aws.ident>> (>= 2.15.0)

- [[provider_foo]] <<provider_foo,foo>> (>= 1.0)

- [[provider_null]] <<provider_null,null>>

- [[provider_tls]] <<provider_tls,tls>>

== Modules

The following Modules are called:

=== [[module_bar]] <<module_bar,bar>>

Source: baz

Version: 4.5.6

=== [[module_baz]] <<module_baz,baz>>

Source: baz

Version: 4.5.6

=== [[module_foo]] <<module_foo,foo>>

Source: bar

Version: 1.2.3

=== [[module_foobar]] <<module_foobar,foobar>>

Source: git@github.com:module/path

Version: v7.8.9

== Resources

The following resources are used by this module:

- foo_resource.baz (resource)
- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/null/latest/docs/resources/resource[null_resource.foo] (resource)
- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/tls/latest/docs/resources/private_key[tls_private_key.baz] (resource)
- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/caller_identity[aws_caller_identity.current] (data source)
- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/caller_identity[aws_caller_identity.ident] (data source)

== Required Inputs

The following input variables are required:

=== [[input_input_with_underscores]] <<input_input_with_underscores,input_with_underscores>>

Description: A variable with underscores.

Type: `any`

=== [[input_list-2]] <<input_list-2,list-2>>

Description: It's list number two.

Type: `list`

=== [[input_map-2]] <<input_map-2,map-2>>

Description: It's map number two.

Type: `map`

=== [[input_number-2]] <<input_number-2,number-2>>

Description: It's number number two.

Type: `number`

=== [[input_string-2]] <<input_string-2,string-2>>

Description: It's string number two.

Type: `string`

=== [[input_string_no_default]] <<input_string_no_default,string_no_default>>

Description: n/a

Type: `string`

=== [[input_unquoted]] <<input_unquoted,unquoted>>

Description: n/a

Type: `any`

== Optional Inputs

The following input variables are optional (have default values):

=== [[input_bool-1]] <<input_bool-1,bool-1>>

Description: It's bool number one.

Type: `bool`

Default: `true`

=== [[input_bool-2]] <<input_bool-2,bool-2>>

Description: It's bool number two.

Type: `bool`

Default: `false`

=== [[input_bool-3]] <<input_bool-3,bool-3>>

Description: n/a

Type: `bool`

Default: `true`

=== [[input_bool_default_false]] <<input_bool_default_false,bool_default_false>>

Description: n/a

Type: `bool`

Default: `false`

=== [[input_input-with-code-block]] <<input_input-with-code-block,input-with-code-block>>

Description: This is a complicated one. We need a newline.  
And an example in a code block
```
default     = [
  "machine rack01:neptune"
]
```

Type: `list`

Default:
[source,json]
----
[
  "name rack:location"
]
----

=== [[input_input-with-pipe]] <<input_input-with-pipe,input-with-pipe>>

Description: It includes v1 | v2 | v3

Type: `string`

Default: `"v1"`

=== [[input_list-1]] <<input_list-1,list-1>>

Description: It's list number one.

Type: `list`

Default:
[source,json]
----
[
  "a",
  "b",
  "c"
]
----

=== [[input_list-3]] <<input_list-3,list-3>>

Description: n/a

Type: `list`

Default: `[]`

=== [[input_list_default_empty]] <<input_list_default_empty,list_default_empty>>

Description: n/a

Type: `list(string)`

Default: `[]`

=== [[input_long_type]] <<input_long_type,long_type>>

Description: This description is itself markdown.

It spans over multiple lines.

Type:
[source,hcl]
----
object({
    name = string,
    foo  = object({ foo = string, bar = string }),
    bar  = object({ foo = string, bar = string }),
    fizz = list(string),
    buzz = list(string)
  })
----

Default:
[source,json]
----
{
  "bar": {
    "bar": "bar",
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "buzz": [
    "fizz",
    "buzz"
  ],
  "fizz": [],
  "foo": {
    "bar": "foo",
    "foo": "foo"
  },
  "name": "hello"
}
----

=== [[input_map-1]] <<input_map-1,map-1>>

Description: It's map number one.

Type: `map`

Default:
[source,json]
----
{
  "a": 1,
  "b": 2,
  "c": 3
}
----

=== [[input_map-3]] <<input_map-3,map-3>>

Description: n/a

Type: `map`

Default: `{}`

=== [[input_no-escape-default-value]] <<input_no-escape-default-value,no-escape-default-value>>

Description: The description contains `something_with_underscore`. Defaults to 'VALUE_WITH_UNDERSCORE'.

Type: `string`

Default: `"VALUE_WITH_UNDERSCORE"`

=== [[input_number-1]] <<input_number-1,number-1>>

Description: It's number number one.

Type: `number`

Default: `42`

=== [[input_number-3]] <<input_number-3,number-3>>

Description: n/a

Type: `number`

Default: `"19"`

=== [[input_number-4]] <<input_number-4,number-4>>

Description: n/a

Type: `number`

Default: `15.75`

=== [[input_number_default_zero]] <<input_number_default_zero,number_default_zero>>

Description: n/a

Type: `number`

Default: `0`

=== [[input_object_default_empty]] <<input_object_default_empty,object_default_empty>>

Description: n/a

Type: `object({})`

Default: `{}`

=== [[input_string-1]] <<input_string-1,string-1>>

Description: It's string number one.

Type: `string`

Default: `"bar"`

=== [[input_string-3]] <<input_string-3,string-3>>

Description: n/a

Type: `string`

Default: `""`

=== [[input_string-special-chars]] <<input_string-special-chars,string-special-chars>>

Description: n/a

Type: `string`

Default: `"\\.<>[]{}_-"`

=== [[input_string_default_empty]] <<input_string_default_empty,string_default_empty>>

Description: n/a

Type: `string`

Default: `""`

=== [[input_string_default_null]] <<input_string_default_null,string_default_null>>

Description: n/a

Type: `string`

Default: `null`

=== [[input_with-url]] <<input_with-url,with-url>>

Description: The description contains url. https://www.domain.com/foo/bar_baz.html

Type: `string`

Default: `""`

== Outputs

The following outputs are exported:

=== [[output_output-0.12]] <<output_output-0.12,output-0.12>>

Description: terraform 0.12 only

=== [[output_output-1]] <<output_output-1,output-1>>

Description: It's output number one.

=== [[output_output-2]] <<output_output-2,output-2>>

Description: It's output number two.

=== [[output_unquoted]] <<output_unquoted,unquoted>>

Description: It's unquoted output.

## This is an example of a footer

It looks exactly like a header, but is placed at the end of the document