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March 2025

This month’s release introduces the powerful new Cloud To Code CLI, support for remote Git modules, and user-defined files in the IaC tab, giving you more flexibility to manage cloud resources and infrastructure as code. With enhancements to environment profile management, Terraform imports, and real-time validation in the Topology Canvas, this update empowers teams to build faster, customize more deeply, and maintain greater accuracy across cloud environments.

What's New​

Cloud to Code CLI: Bring Your Cloud Resources Into Management Through IaC​

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The new Cloud to Code CLI makes cloud management effortless by enabling you to bring your cloud resources into the preview of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) management, visualize your cloud environments, generate IaC templates without prior setup, and retrieve deployed resources instantly.

This CLI tool supports AWS and Azure clouds, simplifies cloud migration, ensures consistency in infrastructure provisioning, and optimizes developer workflows. Using Cloud to Code CLI:

  • Using tags, you can import specific resources like S3 buckets and bulk import resources.
  • Exclude specific security-sensitive configurations, all with simple commands.

Get started today by contacting StackGen Support.

To learn more about Cloud to Code CLI, refer to the documentation here.

Custom Resources from Remote Git Modules Now Supported​

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You can now create custom resources using remote Git modules, enabling seamless integration with external repositories. This enhancement provides greater flexibility in defining and managing custom resources within StackGen.

Remote Git Resource

Additionally, an event tracking mechanism has been introduced to log interactions with the "Create New Version" button, providing better visibility into usage patterns.

Support for User-Defined Files in IaC Tab​

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You can now add, edit, rename, move, and delete files in the IaC tab, giving you more flexibility in managing infrastructure as code.

Previously, you could only modify files generated by StackGen. This update allows you to work with non-generated files, making it easier to configure necessary CI/CD pipeline files.

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This feature is currently behind a feature flag and is available to selected customers. Contact your StackGen representative for access.

Beta: Enhanced Environment Profile Management for Applications​

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We’re excited to introduce a powerful new Beta feature that makes managing application configurations across development, staging, and production easier than ever!

Key Features:

  • Environment Profiles for Applications: Create dedicated profiles for each environment to simplify configuration management.
  • Unified and Flexible Configuration:
    • Global Variables: Define shared configuration values (e.g., common database URLs) to maintain consistency and reduce duplication.
    • Environment-Specific Overrides: Customize settings for specific environments (e.g., credentials, regions, or instance sizes) as needed.
    • Seamless Adaptability: Set up global configurations and easily override them per environment. No extra complexity!
  • Stacks for Flexible Deployments: Export environment profiles for streamlined deployment management.
  • Choose to deploy all profiles or specific targets for efficient workflows.

These updates ensure better flexibility, efficiency, and control over your application configurations. Check out the documentation on Environment Profiles to get started with profile management for apllications in StackGen.

Coming soon: Installer packaging for Terramate Stacks and dependencies.

User Interface Enhancements​

Custom Dropdown Values for Imported Terraform Files​

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Previously, while importing a Terraform state file, dropdown values that weren't predefined in StackGen were hidden from the UI.

Custom Dropdown Values

With this update:

  • Imported values will now appear alongside default options in dropdown menus.
  • You can select either predefined values or the imported Terraform state file values in the resource attribute panel.

This improvement provides more flexibility when configuring resources from imported Terraform files.

Support for Custom Provider in Custom Resources​

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You can now define custom providers when creating custom resources in StackGen, making it easier to work with provider-specific configurations in Terraform. This enhancement allows better provider management for teams using custom Terraform providers.

Custom Provider Button

How It Works:

  1. Add a Custom Provider During Resource Creation

    • Click on Create Custom Resource.
    • You will now see an option to add a custom provider.
    • Click on this option to open the Custom Provider Editor.

  2. Define the Custom Provider

    • Enter a name for the provider.
    • Specify the required provider details, following Terraform conventions.
    • Once done, proceed to create the custom resource.

  3. Using the Custom Provider in the Topology Canvas

    • When you use this resource in the Topology Canvas, the custom provider configuration is automatically added.
    • On export, the provider configuration is included in the TF state file, ensuring consistency.

  4. Persisting the Provider Across Versions

    • If you create a new version of this custom resource, the custom provider configuration persists across versions, ensuring seamless updates.

  5. Viewing the Custom Provider in the IaC Tab

    • Navigate to the IaC tab.
    • You will find the custom resource listed, along with its custom provider configuration.
    • This ensures that the provider setup is easily visible and accessible.

Custom Provider

This update simplifies provider configuration management for custom resources, making it easier to integrate custom Terraform providers in StackGen.

What's Fixed​

Enhanced C# Code Analysis and Parsing Capabilities​

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We’ve enhanced StackGen’s C# code analysis, improving how the platform identifies, interprets, and processes C# code structures.

C# Parser

StackGen now recognizes C# expressions better, ensuring that method calls, properties, and nested functions are correctly detected. This update also improves stability by preventing crashes that previously occurred while scanning unsupported C# code.

C# Infra

With these improvements, C# scanning is more reliable, offering more accurate insights when analyzing C# repositories.

JSON Editor Enhancements​

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We've improved the JSON Editor in StackGen's Configure Resource panel to enhance usability and flexibility. Previously, the editor took up too much space, making it difficult to scroll and navigate through attributes in the resource drawer. Additionally, it did not allow single string inputs, even when they were valid JSON values.

JSON Editor

With this update:

  • We've resized the editor, making it easier to scroll through attributes.
  • The editor now accepts standalone string inputs, for flexibility while configuring resources.

These changes ensure smoother interaction with the JSON Editor making it more user-friendly while working with embedded JSON configurations.

Optimized Resource Icon Rendering for Better Performance​

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We’ve optimized the way resource icons are rendered in StackGen, reducing page load times and improving overall performance.

Automated Topology Validation: Real-Time Detection of Misconfigurations and Policy Violations​

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StackGen now automatically validates misconfigurations and policy violations when loading the Topology Canvas.

Auto Validation

Previously, validation was performed manually, requiring you to refresh or inspect individual resources. This update ensures violations and errors surface immediately, improving visibility and compliance.

Enhanced Bulk Data Handling for Resource Attributes and Templates​

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Loading resource attributes and templates in StackGen is now more efficient, especially for large-scale configurations.

Previously, attributes and templates were loaded individually, affecting performance. This update introduces bulk APIs with pagination and filtering, reducing load times and navigation smoother.

Attributes Side Pane Not Loading When Creating appStack from Source Code​

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While creating an appStack from source code, the Fix Attributes side pane now correctly displays attributes that need modification.

Attribute Panel

Previously, you encountered an empty pane, making it unclear which attributes required updates. This fix ensures that attributes load properly, making it easier to navigate to the attributes that require a value.

Enhanced Visibility: Descriptions Now Displayed for Imported Resources and Custom Modules​

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Descriptions for imported resources and custom modules are now visible in the UI.

Resource Description

Previously, descriptions were not displayed, making it difficult to identify module details after import. This update ensures descriptions are correctly shown, improving visibility and usability.

Fixed Backend Configuration Display in Environment Profiles​

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You can now correctly see overridden backend configuration values when editing environment profiles.

Backend Config Override

Previously, overridden configurations were not displayed, causing confusion when modifying profiles. This fix ensures that you can easily view and confirm your applied settings..

Policy Violations No Longer Disappear on Clicking a Resource​

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Policy violations in the Topology view now remain visible and persistent while selecting resources.

Previously, violations would disappear upon clicking a resource. You had to refresh the page to bring them back. This fix ensures violations stay visible, making compliance checks easier to track.

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