hcl2json

% hcl2json
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| | | | (__| |/ __/ | \__ \ (_) | | | |
|_| |_|\___|_|_____|/ |___/\___/|_| |_|
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Scan directories for Terraform HCL files and convert to JSON
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author: Henry Bravo | date: January 2025 | version: 1.0.0

Usage:
    hcl2json [flags]
    hcl2json [command]

Available Commands:
    completion  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
    help        Help about any command
    version     Print the version number of hcl2json

Flags:
    -d, --debug                 Enable debug mode
    -D, --directory string      Specify the directory to scan
    -h, --help                  help for hcl2json
    -m, --max-concurrency int   Maximum number of concurrent goroutines (default 10)
    -r, --recursive             Scan subdirectories recursively

Basic Usage

hcl2json --directory /path/to/terraform/files --recursive

CI/CD Pipeline Integration

# GitHub Actions Example
name: Terraform Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  security-scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      
      - name: Convert HCL to JSON
        run: |
          hcl2json --directory . --recursive --debug
          
      - name: Run TerraForce Scan
        run: |
          terraforce pre-plan policy.yml main.tf.json

Example Input main.tf

resource "aws_instance" "example" {
  ami           = "ami-12345678"
  instance_type = "t2.micro"

  tags = {
    Name = "example-instance"
    Environment = "production"
  }
}

Example Output main.tf.json

{
  "resource": {
    "aws_instance": {
      "example": {
        "ami": "ami-12345678",
        "instance_type": "t2.micro",
        "tags": {
          "Name": "example-instance",
          "Environment": "production"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}