WIP: Add excludes parameter

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -186,3 +186,24 @@ releases:
     - 20250630-terraform-review-workspace-logic.yaml
     - release_summary.yml
     release_date: '2025-07-11'
+  4.0.1:
+    changes:
+      breaking_changes:
+      - terraform - The default value `default` for the `workspace` argument has been
+        removed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/pull/200).
+      bugfixes:
+      - inventory/terraform_state - Add support for remote/cloud backends (https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/issues/150).
+      - inventory/terraform_state - use ``terraform pull`` instead of ``terraform
+        show`` to parse raw state file to avoid provider versioning constraints (https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/issues/151).
+      minor_changes:
+      - inventory/terraform_state - Support for custom Terraform providers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/pull/146).
+      - terraform - Update module logic to determine workspace (https://github.com/ansible-collections/cloud.terraform/pull/200).
+      release_summary: This major release updates the workspace logic for the Terraform
+        module and adds some bug fixes.
+    fragments:
+    - 20240620-inventory-terraform_state-fix-issue-with-terraform-show.yaml
+    - 20240628-inventory-terraform_state-custom-providers.yaml
+    - 20240731-terraform_state-support-remote-cloud-backend.yml
+    - 20250630-terraform-review-workspace-logic.yaml
+    - release_summary.yml
+    release_date: '2025-07-11'

plugins/module_utils/terraform_commands.py

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def apply_plan(
         lock: bool,
         lock_timeout: Optional[int],
         targets: List[str],
+        excludes: List[str],
         needs_application: bool,
     ) -> Tuple[str, str, str]:
         command = ["apply", "-no-color", "-input=false"]
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ def apply_plan(
 
         for t in targets:
             command.extend(["-target", t])
+        for e in excludes:
+            command.extend(["-exclude", e])
 
         command.append(plan_file_path)
 
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ def plan(
         self,
         target_plan_file_path: str,
         targets: List[str],
+        excludes: List[str],
         destroy: bool,
         state_args: List[str],
         variables_args: List[str],
@@ -144,6 +148,8 @@ def plan(
         ]
         for t in targets:
             command.extend(["-target", t])
+        for e in excludes:
+            command.extend(["-exclude", e])
         if destroy:
             command.append("-destroy")
         command.extend(state_args)

plugins/modules/terraform.py

@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@
     type: bool
     default: false
     version_added: 1.0.0
+  excludes:
+    description:
+      - A list of specific resources to exclude in this plan/application. The
+        resources selected here will also auto-exclude any dependencies.
+    type: list
+    default: []
+    elements: str
+    version_added: 1.0.0
   targets:
     description:
       - A list of specific resources to target in this plan/application. The
@@ -462,6 +470,7 @@ def main() -> None:
             plan_file=dict(type="path"),
             state_file=dict(type="path"),
             targets=dict(type="list", elements="str", default=[]),
+            excludes=dict(type='list', elements='str', default=[]),
             lock=dict(type="bool", default=True),
             lock_timeout=dict(type="int"),
             force_init=dict(type="bool", default=False),
@@ -475,6 +484,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         ),
         required_if=[("state", "planned", ["plan_file"])],
         supports_check_mode=True,
+        mutually_exclusive=[ ['targets', 'excludes'] ],
+
     )
 
     project_path = module.params.get("project_path")
@@ -591,6 +602,7 @@ def main() -> None:
             plan_result_changed, plan_result_any_destroyed, plan_stdout, plan_stderr = terraform.plan(
                 target_plan_file_path=plan_file_to_apply,
                 targets=module.params.get("targets"),
+                excludes=module.params.get("excludes"),
                 destroy=state == "absent",
                 state_args=get_state_args(state_file),
                 variables_args=variables_args,
@@ -625,6 +637,7 @@ def main() -> None:
                 lock=module.params.get("lock", False),
                 lock_timeout=module.params.get("lock_timeout"),
                 targets=module.params.get("targets") or [],
+                excludes=module.params.get("excludes") or [],
                 needs_application=plan_file_needs_application,
             )
         except TerraformError as e: