From 9b4df49014528390fee49de9ad3c83f8b09ce10e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Wise <matt@nextdoor.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:29:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(dotfiles): add custom variable for the dotfiles
 parameter description

---
 registry/coder/modules/dotfiles/main.tf | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/dotfiles/main.tf b/registry/coder/modules/dotfiles/main.tf
index b96b1e66..9dfb7240 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/dotfiles/main.tf
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/dotfiles/main.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ variable "agent_id" {
   description = "The ID of a Coder agent."
 }
 
+variable "description" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "A custom description for the dotfiles parameter. This is shown in the UI - and allows you to customize the instructions you give to your users."
+  default     = "Enter a URL for a [dotfiles repository](https://dotfiles.github.io) to personalize your workspace"
+}
+
 variable "default_dotfiles_uri" {
   type        = string
   description = "The default dotfiles URI if the workspace user does not provide one"
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ data "coder_parameter" "dotfiles_uri" {
   display_name = "Dotfiles URL"
   order        = var.coder_parameter_order
   default      = var.default_dotfiles_uri
-  description  = "Enter a URL for a [dotfiles repository](https://dotfiles.github.io) to personalize your workspace"
+  description  = var.description
   mutable      = true
   icon         = "/icon/dotfiles.svg"
 }