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+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 0.12.31"
+}
+
+# to import, you cannot have provider fields which count on data elements (as these locals show).  You need to use the config_path.
+# see these for more info:
+#  https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-kubernetes/issues/793
+#  https://www.terraform.io/docs/cli/commands/import.html#provider-configuration
+#  https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs
+
+provider "kubernetes" {
+  host                   = local.aws_eks_cluster.endpoint
+  cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(local.aws_eks_cluster.certificate_authority[0].data)
+  token                  = local.aws_eks_cluster_auth.token
+  #   config_path = "${path.root}/setup/kube.config"
+}
+
+provider "helm" {
+  kubernetes = {
+    host                   = local.aws_eks_cluster.endpoint
+    cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(local.aws_eks_cluster.certificate_authority[0].data)
+    token                  = local.aws_eks_cluster_auth.token
+  }
+}