Single Target#

target CLI option allow you to specify a single state. The resource will be executed with all its dependencies. The target value is the declaration ID of the state, which is guaranteed to be unique. If there are multiple states under a single declaration ID all of them will be invoked.

idem state <SLS> –target=<the_target>

Specifying an invalid target will result in an error.

For example, for the following SLS:

resource_a:
type1.present:

  • require: - resource_b

resource_b:
type2.present:

  • name: the_name_of_resource_b

  • require: - resource_c

resource_c:

type3.present

grouped_resource_d:
typeA.present:

  • require: - resource_c

typeB.present:

  • name: typeB_resource

typeC.present:

  • name: typeC_resource

idem state SLS –target=resource_a

will result in resource_a, resource_b and resource_c.

idem state SLS –target=grouped_resource_d

will result in the 3 nested resources (typeA, typeB and typeC) and resource_c.