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+variable "application_name" {
+  description = "Appliication name, usually {org}-{project}, which is likely a prefix to the EKS cluster name"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "application_list" {
+  description = "List of application repositories to create for /{application_name}/{image_name} for those not in image_config"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}
+
+variable "image_config" {
+  description = "List of image configuration objects to copy from SOURCE to DESTINATION"
+  type = list(object({
+    name            = string,
+    tag             = string,
+    dest_path       = string,
+    source_registry = string,
+    source_image    = string,
+    source_tag      = string,
+    enabled         = bool,
+  }))
+  default = []
+}