This page describes creating custom types for Google Cloud Deployment Manager that are backed by custom backends.
The Actions feature is an alpha
feature that expands the range of API methods that Deployment Manager can
call. Because this feature is unsupported, we recommend that you
migrate your existing usage
of Actions to supported alternatives. Some Actions, such as
storage.buckets.setIamPolicy, correspond to existing Deployment Manager
resource types, which you
can use to replace them.
If your deployment requires the use of Actions that can't be replaced by
existing
supported Deployment Manager resource types,
follow this guide to create a custom type with a custom backend to replace your
usage of these Actions.
Creating your custom type provider
For a high-level overview of integrating a third-party API with Deployment Manager, visit Integrating with Deployment Manager.
For instructions on adding an API as a type provider, visit Adding an API as a type provider.
For advanced configuration options, such as input mappings, visit Setting advanced API options.
For the requirements to add an API to Deployment Manager, visit API requirements for integrating an API.
Creating your custom backend
You must create a custom backend to expose the API to your custom type provider. To create a custom backend, you can use one of the following methods:
Building and hosting a RESTful service on a platform of your choice. Refer to the requirements for integrating an API.
Using one of the following serverless solutions to implement your custom backend:
One way to reduce the development effort of creating a custom backend is to use Cloud Functions. If you already use other serverless solutions as a part of your development process, it might be more efficient to use those instead. For an overview of using Cloud Functions as the backend for a custom type provider, visit the Custom Type Provider example implementation.