Understand the terminology for using Layerform.
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that.layerform spawn
a layer, Layerform downloads a layer definition object and applies the Terraform files belonging to that layer to create a brand new pieces of infrastructure.
Each layer instance has a unique ID, and may be placed on top of other layer instances, which we call dependencies. These dependencies are other layer instances previously specified as dependencies for in this layer’s definition.
layerform_layer_definition
, determines the layer definition’s name, its files, and the layers upon which instances will depend.