What is @pulumi/pulumi?
@pulumi/pulumi is an infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that allows developers to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, and C#. It integrates with various cloud providers and services, enabling users to create, update, and manage cloud resources programmatically.
What are @pulumi/pulumi's main functionalities?
Defining Cloud Infrastructure
This feature allows you to define cloud infrastructure using code. In this example, an S3 bucket is created using the AWS provider.
const pulumi = require('@pulumi/pulumi');
const aws = require('@pulumi/aws');
const bucket = new aws.s3.Bucket('my-bucket');
exports.bucketName = bucket.id;
Managing Infrastructure State
Pulumi manages the state of your infrastructure, allowing you to respond to changes. This example sets up an event handler for when a new object is created in the S3 bucket.
const pulumi = require('@pulumi/pulumi');
const aws = require('@pulumi/aws');
const bucket = new aws.s3.Bucket('my-bucket');
bucket.onObjectCreated('onNewObject', async (event) => {
console.log('New object created:', event);
});
Multi-Cloud Deployments
Pulumi supports multi-cloud deployments, allowing you to manage resources across different cloud providers. This example shows how to create an S3 bucket in AWS and a storage account in Azure.
const pulumi = require('@pulumi/pulumi');
const aws = require('@pulumi/aws');
const azure = require('@pulumi/azure');
const awsBucket = new aws.s3.Bucket('aws-bucket');
const azureStorageAccount = new azure.storage.Account('azure-storage', {
resourceGroupName: 'my-resource-group',
accountTier: 'Standard',
accountReplicationType: 'LRS'
});
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