Feature request: Kubernetes provider manifests from YAML

[ghost]

This issue was originally opened by @okgolove as hashicorp/terraform#17741. It was migrated here as a result of the provider split. The original body of the issue is below.

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Terraform Version

Terraform v0.11.5

Terraform Configuration Files

Debug Output

Crash Output

Expected Behavior

I want to use native k8s provider, but I don't want to write k8s spec in HCL. It would be great if I can import k8s spec from yaml files which used for kubectl.

Actual Behavior

I have to write spec in HCL

Steps to Reproduce

Additional Context

References

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47236358/can-you-define-kubernetes-services-pods-using-yaml-in-terraform

[captn3m0]

This exists as a third-party provider: https://github.com/ericchiang/terraform-provider-k8s

[radeksimko]

Hi @okgolove 👋
thanks for raising this question.

Supporting YAML/JSON was considered before (the very first proposal of K8S provider was exactly that) and during the initial implementation of this provider and we decided not to do it. For that reason I'm going to close this issue as we have no intentions of implementing it nor accepting PRs which accept raw configs in JSON/YAML.

Feel free to use the provider @captn3m0 mentioned above.

Full discussion: hashicorp/terraform#3132

TL;DR version (summary): hashicorp/terraform#3453 (comment)