launch/main.tf

@@ -98,19 +98,26 @@ data "external" "hash" {
   program = ["echo", "{\"hash\":\"$(nix-hash ..)\"}"]
 }
 
-# merge instantiate/deploy, cuz i don't want 24+s instantiates when nothing changed.
+# merged instantiate/deploy to prevent 24+s instantiates when nothing changed.
 # terraform-nixos separates these to only deploy if instantiate changed.
 # FIXME find a better solution for this. current considerations were:
-# - `resource null_resource` cannot have outputs, while we want info from the instantiation (unless built on host?).
-# - `data external` always runs, which is undesirable for steps like deploy/instantiation.
-# FIXME null_resource docs recommend terraform_data over null_resource
-resource "null_resource" "deploy_nixos" {
+# - generic resources cannot have outputs, while we want info from the instantiation (unless built on host?).
+# - `data` always runs, which is slow for deploy/instantiation.
+resource "terraform_data" "nixos" {
   for_each = {for name, inst in merge(
     local.peripherals,
     local.applications,
   ) : name => inst if inst.cfg.enable}
 
-  triggers = data.external.hash.result
+  triggers_replace = [
+    data.external.hash.result,
+    var.deploy_environment,
+    var.domain,
+    var.initialUser,
+    local.system,
+    each.key,
+    each.value,
+  ]
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     working_dir = path.root