Hi Everyone If my js based stack is split across files how d

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Hi Everyone If my js based stack is split across files how do I reference resources across files One option is to pass them around But I see lot of pulumi documentation reference existing resources by e g aws iam role example name which is how I did this in terraform However I couldn t figure out a way to get this done with pulumi Thanks slightly smiling face

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

this is a language problem you need to export import the files

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

we don t just collate all of the files in a directory like terraform because it violates the principal of least surprise

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

Thanks < billowy army 68599> Which means that we should continue to pass variables between files I see typescript examples references in documentation using the terraform methodology e g

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

Does it work with typescript or it doesn t work there too

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

BTW what I mean here is that if I have file1 js which has new aws iam role exrole Can I reference it in file2 js by aws iam rile exrole or do I need to pass that object between the two files

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

what terraform methodology is that showing

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

if you have two different files you need to export the file using your language of choice

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

`export function` or something like that then import it into another file

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

In the typescript section on that link it has the following line ```iamRoleArns aws iam role example arn ```

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

that s assuming it s in the same file

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

What is the aws iam role referenced in the example

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

it s just a hypothetical iam role

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

Also same file has `clusterIdentifier aws redshift cluster example cluster identifier `

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

again it s a hypothetical redshift cluster

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

if you want an example of using multiple files see here <https github com pulumi examples blob 258d3bad0a00020704743e37911c51be63c06bb4 aws ts eks migrate nodegroups nginx ing cntlr rbac ts>

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

Are aws iam role and aws redshift cluster variables expected to be already defined in the file above

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

yes

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

But then wouldn t it be just example arn or example iam role arn When I see this example it seems like there is a global dict of roles in aws iam role where I can reference any existing roles by the name given to them on definition

billowy-army-68599 · Answer

this is just a very small example snippet i m not sure what else to say

magnificent-psychiatrist-75197 · Answer

No worries Thanks a lot for your help