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RandomNumber

The random_number resource allows the creation of random numbers.


resource "random_number" "name" {
  ...
}

Attributes

Attribute
Description

Minimum minimum required type: int

The minimum number to generate.

minimum = 1000

Maximum maximum required type: int

The maximum number to generate.

maximum = 2000

Computed Attributes

These attributes are computed when the config is parsed and applied, and are therefore only known at parsetime or runtime.

Attribute
Description

Meta ID meta.id string

The full ID of the resource e.g. `resource.type.name`. This is computed from the full resource path:

// given the following resource
resource "container" "ubuntu" {
  ...
}

// the resulting id will be
resource.container.ubuntu

Meta Type meta.type string

The type of the resource. This taken from the type label of the resource definition.

// given the following resource
resource "container" "ubuntu" {
  ...
}

// the resulting type will be
container

Meta Name meta.name string

The name of the resource. This taken from the name label of the resource definition.

// given the following resource
resource "container" "ubuntu" {
  ...
}

// the resulting name will be
ubuntu

Value value type: int

The generated random number.

Examples


resource "random_number" "port" {
  minimum = 10000
  maximum = 20000
}

output "random_number" {
  value = resource.random_number.port.value
}

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