Is there a way to easily import resources created outside of

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Is there a way to easily import resources created outside of Pulumi code and then codified Currently it s too annoying to try to figure out the right parent and import ID for every resource whereas those should be already in the code I ve tried some `pulumi refresh import pending creates` magic but it didn t work out and frankly it looks like it s meant to be something else Ideally there should be something like pulumi up import target

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

The options are to write the code yourself and add the `import` opt or have Pulumi write the code for you using `pulumi import` You never need to figure out parents since that s just a cosmetic thing unless you re inheriting opts providers Import IDs are calculated for you if you use `pulumi import`

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

There s no way to specify an import id on the command line It wouldn t be easy to get working in a project with hundreds of resources

fierce-ability-58936 · Answer

The import opt will work However it s not always possible to modify the code like in my case slightly smiling face Maybe I m doing something unusual I manage Route53 records with Pulumi and the zone config is expressed in an YAML file a file per zone actually which is then read and interpreted by Pulumi This way I can write zone files in the most convenient and easiest way

fierce-ability-58936 · Answer

Does it sound like a good idea to be able to do something like 1 User runs `pulumi up` and looks at the resources that are going to be created 2 The user knows the resources are already there and wants to just import them 3 They interactively mark them as import only 4 Or if they know in advance they want to import all they can provide a regex for urns to allow partial match or several regexes via a flag

fierce-ability-58936 · Answer

Oh this world is so small you re from Wellington too slightly smiling face

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

Napier now actually slightly smiling face

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

I don t know of a way to import resources using static code You need to edit the code to get importing working I suppose if you were really confident you could export the stack update it and import it again but I m not recommending that

fierce-ability-58936 · Answer

I ve actually used <https www pulumi com docs guides adopting import bulk import operations> before but it s not the most user friendly aws route53 list resource record sets | some jq magic amp amp pulumi import f file json But it s not the most user friendly way I wouldn t export import the stack json it s a rabbit hole slightly smiling face