The Terraform Plugin Testing library provides acceptance testing and unit testing helpers for Terraform provider developers. Its documentation covers test configuration, step-based testing, import testing, and assertion patterns. It is versioned and stored in content/terraform-plugin-testing/.
The content API uses the terraform product slug. The navDataPath for this directory is plugin-testing, and content is served under the /plugin/testing/ URL base path.
Content directory
content/terraform-plugin-testing/
├── v1.0.x/
├── v1.1.x/
├── v1.2.x/
├── v1.3.x/
├── v1.4.x/
├── v1.5.x/
├── v1.6.x/
├── v1.7.x/
├── v1.8.x/
├── v1.9.x/
├── v1.10.x/
├── v1.11.x/
├── v1.12.x/
├── v1.13.x/
├── v1.14.x/
└── v1.15.x/
content/terraform-plugin-testing/<version>/
├── docs/ # Markdown content files
├── data/ # Navigation sidebar JSON files
└── img/ # Image assets
URL base paths
Terraform Plugin Testing content is served under /plugin/testing/.
Available versions
Versions v1.0.x through v1.15.x are present in the repository.
Older versions (v1.0.x and earlier) may fail migration scripts with errors indicating missing img/ or data/ directories. Confirm the directory structure before editing older versions.
Finding and editing Plugin Testing docs
Find the version directory
List the available version directories:ls content/terraform-plugin-testing/
Navigate to the content files
Content files are in the docs/ subdirectory within each version folder:ls content/terraform-plugin-testing/v1.15.x/docs/
Edit the file
Open the .mdx file you want to change.
Update navigation if needed
Navigation sidebar data is in content/terraform-plugin-testing/<version>/data/.
Product configuration reference
| Attribute | Value |
|---|
productSlug | terraform |
navDataPath | plugin-testing |
contentDir | docs (in source repo) |
websiteDir | website (in source repo) |
dataDir | data |
assetDir | img |
basePaths | plugin/testing |
versionedDocs | true |