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----
-kind: pipeline
-name: default
-type: kubernetes
-
-steps:
-  - name: tf-apply
-    image: autonomy/build-container:latest
-    pull: always
-    environment:
-      ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID:
-        from_secret: 'azure_subscription_id'
-      AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_account'
-      ARM_CLIENT_ID:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_user'
-      ARM_CLIENT_SECRET:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_pass'
-      ARM_TENANT_ID:
-        from_secret: 'azure_tenant_id'
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
-        from_secret: 'aws_access_key_id'
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
-        from_secret: 'aws_secret_access_key'
-    commands:
-      - mkdir -p _out
-      - cp hack/backend.tf examples/terraform/${TYPE}/backend.tf
-      - az login --service-principal -u "$${ARM_CLIENT_ID}" -p "$${ARM_CLIENT_SECRET}" --tenant "$${ARM_TENANT_ID}"
-      - az storage blob download-batch --overwrite -d _out --pattern "e2e-$${TYPE}-generated/*" -s ${BUCKET_PATH}
-      # copying the downloaded vars
-      - mv _out/e2e-${TYPE}-generated/* examples/terraform/${TYPE}
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} init -backend-config="resource_group_name=General" -backend-config="storage_account_name=$${AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" -backend-config="container_name=${BUCKET_PATH}" -backend-config="key=${TYPE}-terraform.tfstate"
-      # - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} plan -var-file="vars.json"
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} apply -auto-approve -var-file="vars.json"
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} output -raw talosconfig > talosconfig
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} output -raw kubeconfig > kubeconfig
-      - az storage blob upload --overwrite -f talosconfig -n e2e-${TYPE}-talosconfig -c ${BUCKET_PATH}
-      - az storage blob upload --overwrite -f kubeconfig -n e2e-${TYPE}-kubeconfig -c ${BUCKET_PATH}
-    when:
-      event:
-        - promote
-      target:
-        - e2e-talos-tf-apply
-  - name: tf-destroy
-    image: autonomy/build-container:latest
-    pull: always
-    environment:
-      ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID:
-        from_secret: 'azure_subscription_id'
-      AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_account'
-      ARM_CLIENT_ID:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_user'
-      ARM_CLIENT_SECRET:
-        from_secret: 'az_storage_pass'
-      ARM_TENANT_ID:
-        from_secret: 'azure_tenant_id'
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
-        from_secret: 'aws_access_key_id'
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
-        from_secret: 'aws_secret_access_key'
-    commands:
-      - mkdir -p _out
-      - cp hack/backend.tf examples/terraform/${TYPE}/backend.tf
-      - az login --service-principal -u "$${ARM_CLIENT_ID}" -p "$${ARM_CLIENT_SECRET}" --tenant "$${ARM_TENANT_ID}"
-      - az storage blob download-batch --overwrite -d _out --pattern "e2e-$${TYPE}-generated/*" -s ${BUCKET_PATH}
-      # copying the downloaded vars
-      - mv _out/e2e-${TYPE}-generated/* examples/terraform/${TYPE}
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} init -backend-config="resource_group_name=General" -backend-config="storage_account_name=$${AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" -backend-config="container_name=${BUCKET_PATH}" -backend-config="key=${TYPE}-terraform.tfstate"
-      # lets attempt to remove the talosconfig/kubeconfig data source so destroy is not blocked
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} state rm data.talos_client_configuration.this data.talos_cluster_kubeconfig.this data.talos_cluster_health.this || true
-      - terraform -chdir=examples/terraform/${TYPE} apply -destroy -auto-approve -var-file="vars.json" -refresh="$${REFRESH_ON_DESTROY:-true}"
-    when:
-      event:
-        - promote
-      target:
-        - e2e-talos-tf-destroy
-
-trigger:
-  event:
-    exclude:
-      - tag
-      - push
-      - pull_request
-  branch:
-    exclude:
-    - renovate/*
-    - dependabot/*
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: kubernetes
-name: notify
-
-clone:
-  disable: true
-
-steps:
-  - name: slack
-    image: plugins/slack
-    settings:
-      webhook:
-        from_secret: slack_webhook
-      channel: proj-talos-maintainers
-    when:
-      status:
-        - success
-        - failure
-
-trigger:
-  branch:
-    exclude:
-    - renovate/*
-    - dependabot/*
-  status:
-  - success
-  - failure
-
-depends_on:
-  - default