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how can i check if i'm running in preview mode. basically want to restrict the program to not run during previews/dry runs

pulumi.isDryRun(), I think? Or maybe it's pulumi.Runtime.isDryRun()?

A good alternative to this is to ensure that Pulumi is running with a user / rule that has no write privileges. That's safer (since anyone can remove the isDryRun() check).