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+# For interesting types of variables, check out the terraform docs:
+# https://www.terraform.io/language/values/variables#declaring-an-input-variable
+variable "message" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+# We can use a "null_resource" to test resources without a cloud provider:
+# https://www.terraform.io/language/resources/provisioners/null_resource
+resource "null_resource" "minimal_resource" {
+
+  # Note that Terraform's `provisioner` concept is generally an anti-pattern -
+  # more info here: https://www.terraform.io/language/resources/provisioners/syntax
+  # But it's helpful here for testing a resource.
+  provisioner "local-exec" {
+    command = "echo ${var.message}"
+  }
+}