GCP Flags

GCP-specific flags in Cloud to Code help you control which GCP resources are imported into Terraform configuration files. Here's how they work:

Usage

To import only networks in region us-west2 from project sample-team-project-444210, instead of pulling all resources, run the command:

    cloud2code import gcp --project-id sample-team-project-444210 \
    --region us-west2 \
    --credentials /Users/testuser/.config/gcloud/adc.json

How Each Flag is Used

• --project-id, --region, --credentials (Required): These flags are mandatory and specifies the GCP Project ID, GCP Region and GCp Credentials File Path which resources will be imported. Without it, Cloud to Code will not know which project to access.
  

  Usage

  cloud2code import gcp --project-id sample-test-project-56789a --region us-west1 --credentials /Users/testuser/.config/gcloud/adc.json

  The above code will import all resources from the specified project-id and region.

• --include (Optional, for precise control): Import specific resource types. You can run this command when you need to import only specific resources instead of everything under a project and region.

  Usage

  cloud2code import gcp --project-id sample-test-project-56789a
  --region us-west2 --credentials /Users/testuser/.config/gcloud/adc.json
  --include google_bigquery_table --include google_bigquery_dataset 

  This imports only the specific BigQuery Table and Dataset, and ignores everything else.

• --exclude (Optional, for precise control): Excludes importing specific resource types. You can run this command when you need to exclude specific resources instead of everything under a project and region.

  Usage

  cloud2code import gcp --project-id sample-test-project-56789a
  --region us-west2 --credentials /Users/testuser/.config/gcloud/adc.json
  --exclude google_compute_network --exclude google_compute_subnetwork 

  This excludes importing Network and Subnetwork in given project and region and imports everything else.

When to Use Each Flag

Scenario	Flags to Use	Example Command
Import all resources in specific project and specific region	--project-id + --region + --credentials	cloud2code import gcp --project-id <project-id> --region <region>
Import specific resource types in a specific project in a specific region	--project-id + --region + --credentials+ --include	cloud2code import gcp --project-id <project-id> --region <region> --include <resource-type>
Exclude importing specific resource types	--project-id + --region + --credentials+ --exclude	cloud2code import gcp --project-id <project-id> --region <region> --exclude <resource-type>