provider-actions

Provider actions allow you to run imperative operations during Terraform resource lifecycle events. Using the Plugin Framework, you can implement hooks that execute before or after create, update, and destroy operations to enforce invariants or orchestrate side-effects.

Create a new action within your provider's internal/service package, define the action schema, implement the Invoke method, register the action with the service registry, and run go build and tests to verify the lifecycle integration.

Testing Terraform provider actions involves verifying action logic, handling timeouts, and ensuring robust error reporting. You validate that before and after create, update, and destroy hooks execute correctly and report progress as expected during resource lifecycle events.

Yes, the Plugin Framework supports provider actions that run before destroy scenarios. You can use these lifecycle hooks to perform validations, enforce invariants, or orchestrate necessary side-effects immediately prior to resource destruction.

Terraform provider actions support standard schemas, progress reporting, and robust error handling. When implementing the Invoke method in the Plugin Framework, you can return structured errors and report execution progress during resource lifecycle operations.