testform show

testform [global options] show [options] [path]

The testform show command displays a human-readable or machine-readable representation of a state file or saved execution plan.

It is a read-only command used to inspect the current state of infrastructure without risking modifications.

Command Options

Option	Default	Description
-json	false	Emits the entire state or plan as a structured JSON object.
-no-color	false	Disables colored output.

Real Execution Examples

Inspecting Current State

$ testform show

# testcase.login_valid:
resource "testcase" "login_valid" {
    id        = 104
    title     = "Valid credentials allow login"
    labels    = ["auth", "smoke", "regression"]
    milestone = "Sprint 42"
    url       = "https://github.com/my-org/web-app/issues/104"
    state     = "open"
}

Inspecting a Saved Plan File

$ testform show testform.plan.bin

Testform will perform the following actions:

  # checkout.case.feature::@tc-3 will be created
  + resource "testcase" "checkout_coupon" {
      + title = "Apply valid promotional coupon"
    }

Plan: 1 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.

JSON Inspection (for Scripting)

testform show -json | jq '.resources[].instances[].attributes.title'

Exit Codes

• 0: Inspection succeeded.
• 1: State or plan file could not be read.