boilerplates/.wiki/Variables.md

Variables Reference

Boilerplates no longer publishes static schema-version variable reference pages.

The current runtime is template-driven:

• modules provide baseline variable behavior
• each template can override defaults and add template-specific variables
• the exact variable set depends on the template you are inspecting

How to Inspect Variables

Use the CLI against the template itself:

boilerplates compose show nginx
boilerplates terraform show cloudflare-dns-record
boilerplates ansible show ubuntu-vm-core

This shows:

• template metadata
• rendered version label from metadata.version.name when present
• the template file tree
• the actual variable groups and items exposed by that template

Recommended Workflow

1. List templates for a module.
2. Show the template you want to use.
3. Review defaults, dependencies, and optional sections.
4. Generate with --output, --var-file, and --var as needed.

Why the Old Pages Were Removed

The older wiki pages were generated from schema-version snapshots and no longer matched the current template.json runtime. They were removed to avoid documenting variables that may not exist, may have changed shape, or may be template-specific.