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Examines an existing Terraform resource or data source implementation and produces an OpenSpec requirements document under openspec/specs/. Use when the user asks to document requirements for a Terraform entity, capture behavior from code, or write a requirements doc for a resource/data source.

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Entity Requirements Documentation

Produce an OpenSpec spec (spec.md) for an existing Terraform resource or data source by examining its code path and capturing behavior. Follow dev-docs/high-level/openspec-requirements.md and the OpenSpec shape: ## Purpose, optional ## Schema, ## Requirements with ### Requirement: and #### Scenario: blocks; use SHALL / MUST in requirement text.

Input

  • Entity: User specifies the Terraform entity (e.g. elasticstack_elasticsearch_security_role) or the implementation path (e.g. internal/elasticsearch/security/role).
  • Resolve the implementation package:
  • For Plugin Framework based entities, search for req.ProviderTypeName + "_...".
  • For SDK based entities, this is defined in internal/provider/provider.go.

Workflow

  1. Locate implementation

    • Resource: Package under internal/ containing resource.Resource and Schema, Create, Read, Update, Delete (and optionally ImportState, UpgradeState).
    • Data source: Package or file (e.g. *_data_source.go) containing a data source Schema and Read.

  2. Examine code path
    Use the checklist in reference.md so nothing is missed:

    • Schema (attributes, blocks, required/optional/computed, plan modifiers, validators).
    • Metadata: type name, import, state upgrade.
    • CRUD: which APIs are called, how id is set, how errors and “not found” are handled.
    • Connection: default client vs resource-level override (e.g. elasticsearch_connection).
    • Compatibility: version checks and “Unsupported Feature” behavior.
    • Mapping: config/API/state (JSON parsing, empty vs null, preserve-unknown behavior).
    • Lifecycle: replacement vs in-place update (e.g. RequiresReplace).

  3. Write the spec

    • Path: openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md (e.g. openspec/specs/elasticsearch-security-role/spec.md). Use a stable capability id: <backend>-<area>-<resource> (see authoring guide).
    • Title and implementation: H1 title and a line Resource implementation: or Data source implementation: with the Go package path (as in legacy docs).
    • Purpose: Short ## Purpose paragraph.
    • Schema: Optional ## Schema with HCL-style block listing each attribute/block with <required|optional|optional+computed|computed>, types, and notes. Example reference: openspec/specs/elasticsearch-security-role/spec.md.
    • Requirements: ### Requirement: … sections (group related behaviors; reference legacy REQ ids in titles like (REQ-001–REQ-003) when useful). Each requirement body MUST contain SHALL or MUST. Add #### Scenario: blocks (Given/When/Then) for verifiable behavior. Derive everything from the code; do not invent behavior. Categories: API, Identity, Import, Lifecycle, Connection, Compatibility, Create/Update, Read, Delete, Mapping, Plan/State, State, StateUpgrade. See reference.md.

  4. Quality

    • Every requirement must be traceable to the implementation (file/function or logic).
    • Schema and requirements must be consistent (e.g. if schema has description optional with a version note, there must be a Compatibility requirement for that version).
    • For resources with state upgrade, include StateUpgrade requirements describing each version transition and error behavior.

Output format

Use this OpenSpec-oriented structure:

# `<name>` — Schema and Functional Requirements

Resource implementation: `<GO_PACKAGE_OR_DIR>`

## Purpose
...

## Schema
\`\`\`hcl
...
\`\`\`

## Requirements

### Requirement: Short name (REQ-xxx)

The resource SHALL ...

#### Scenario: ...
- GIVEN ...
- WHEN ...
- THEN ...

Reference

  • Authoring: dev-docs/high-level/openspec-requirements.md
  • Example: openspec/specs/elasticsearch-security-role/spec.md
  • Full code-path checklist and requirement categories: reference.md