tofuref 1.8.0

TUI for OpenTofu provider registry.

tofuref

A terminal UI for browsing the OpenTofu provider registry. Search providers and resources, read docs, copy required_providers blocks and code snippets — all without leaving the terminal.

Installation

pipx install tofuref

# or from AUR
yay -S tofuref

Usage

tofuref

Jump straight to a resource (-r) or data source (-d):

tofuref -r keycloak_user
tofuref -d github_actions_environment_secrets
tofuref -r user -p mrparkers/keycloak

Controls

Actions

keybindings	action
s, /	search in the context of providers and resources
u, y	context aware copying (using a provider/resource)
v	change active provider version
b	persistently bookmark an item to prioritize them in sorting when next re-ordered
q, ctrl+q	quit tofuref
t	toggle table of contents from content window
B	from content window, open active page in browser
ctrl+g	open GitHub repository for provider
ctrl+s	Show stats of provider's github repo

Note: The GitHub functionality tries to use your GitHub token (env or gh cli) to avoid rate limiting.

Focus windows

keybindings	action
tab	focus next window
shift+tab	focus previous window
p	focus providers window
r	focus resources window
c	focus content window
backspace, left arrow	focus previous window

Navigate in a window

Navigate with arrows/page up/page down/home/end or your mouse.

VIM keybindings should be also supported in a limited capacity.

Configuration

Default configuration can be overridden by a config file, which can be overridden with env variables.

Config file locations:

• Unix: ~/.config/tofuref/config.toml
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support"/tofuref/config.toml
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\tofuref\tofuref\config.toml

General

Put these as simple key=value in your config.toml.

name	description	type	default	env
http_request_timeout	Timeout for all http requests (in seconds)	float	3.0	TOFUREF_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
index_cache_duration_days	How long the provider index should be cached for (in days)	int	31	TOFUREF_INDEX_CACHE_DURATION_DAYS
markdown_length_target	Target markdown length (in characters) to keep tofuref responsive	int	40_000	TOFUREF_MARKDOWN_LENGTH_TARGET

Theme

These options belong to a toml section, [theme].

name	description	type	default	env
ui	Colorscheme for the UI, inspect available themes through command palette (^p) Change theme command	string	textual-dark (or TEXTUAL_THEME env)	TOFUREF_THEME_UI
codeblocks	CURRENTLY WORKS ONLY IN COPY MENU The pygments style for code blocks	string	material	TOFUREF_THEME_CODEBLOCKS
borders_style	The borders to use for windows, list and showcase of available here	string	ascii	TOFUREF_THEME_BORDERS_STYLE
emoji	Whether to display emojis or letters as icons	bool	true	TOFUREF_THEME_EMOJI

Example file

Author's configuration:

[theme]
ui = "dracula"
codeblocks = "dracula"
borders_style = "vkey"

Upgrade

pipx upgrade tofuref

Development

Setup

just init

Testing

Run tests:

just test

Update snapshots for tests if the diff was expected:

just test-update

Running

just run

Undocumented config options

Intended mainly for development.

Force downloading from API to see the first time load experience:

TOFUREF_DISABLE_CACHE=1 uv run tofuref

Show popups with load times for provider/resource listings:

TOFUREF_SHOW_LOAD_TIMES=1 uv run tofuref

Or combine those:

TOFUREF_SHOW_LOAD_TIMES=1 TOFUREF_DISABLE_CACHE=1 uv run tofuref