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docs: [#TBD] add comprehensive future improvements documentation
Add detailed module-level documentation for template_renderer.rs outlining 10 potential improvements including: - Comprehensive logging and monitoring - Constants extraction for magic strings - Input validation and error handling enhancements - Template caching and performance optimizations - Provider-specific logic separation for extensibility This provides a roadmap for future maintainability and feature development.
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src/stages/provision/template_renderer.rs

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//! # Template Renderer for Provision Stage
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//!
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//! This module handles OpenTofu template rendering for the provision stage of the deployment process.
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//! It manages the creation of build directories, copying template files, and processing them with
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//! variable substitution.
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//!
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//! ## Future Improvements
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//!
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//! The following improvements could enhance this module's functionality and maintainability:
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//!
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//! 1. **Add comprehensive logging** - Add debug/trace logs for each operation step (directory
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//! creation, file copying, template processing) to improve debugging and monitoring.
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//!
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//! 2. **Extract constants for magic strings** - Create constants for hardcoded paths like "tofu",
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//! "lxd", and file names to improve maintainability and reduce duplication.
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//!
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//! 3. **Add input validation** - Validate template names, check for empty strings, validate paths
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//! before processing to provide early error detection and better user feedback.
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//!
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//! 4. **Improve error messages** - Make error messages more user-friendly and actionable with
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//! suggestions for resolution, including common troubleshooting steps.
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//!
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//! 5. **Add configuration validation** - Pre-validate that required template files exist before
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//! starting the rendering process to avoid partial failures.
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//!
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//! 6. **Extract template discovery logic** - Separate the logic for finding and listing available
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//! templates to make it reusable and testable independently.
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//!
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//! 7. **Add progress reporting** - Add callback mechanism or progress indicators for long-running
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//! operations to improve user experience during deployment.
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//!
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//! 8. **Improve file operations** - Add more robust file copying with better error handling and
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//! atomic operations to prevent partial state corruption.
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//!
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//! 9. **Add template caching** - Cache parsed templates to improve performance for repeated
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//! operations and reduce I/O overhead.
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//!
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//! 10. **Extract provider-specific logic** - Separate LXD-specific logic to make it more
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//! extensible for other providers (Multipass, Docker, etc.) following the strategy pattern.
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use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
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use thiserror::Error;
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