Forceable Static Name for Outputs

[skorfmann]

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Description

When aiming to build a Terraform module with cdktf, or reference the remote state in a non automated environment, it would be good to be able to force a static name.

Given this output:

new TerraformOutput(this, 'arn', {
      value: custom.instance.arn
    })

This generates a name like this cdktfhybridmodule_arn_788D4ED0.

A new option could be:

new TerraformOutput(this, 'arn', {
      value: custom.instance.arn,
      staticName: "arn"
    })

Which wouldn't generate a name but use the input and would be referenceable as arn.

[skorfmann]

Or perhaps just use the construct id?

new TerraformOutput(this, 'arn', {
      value: custom.instance.arn,
      static: true
    })

=> arn

[jsteinich]

I think the construct id would work well.

[skorfmann]

This can already be achieved by using a feature flag (default for new apps) - It was implemented in #329

This applies to all root level resources. Since it's not really granular manageable, I'll leave this issue open for now.

[jsteinich]

#329 also added overrideLogicalId which can control the name for individual resources.

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