import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
/**
 * The `vsphere.Folder` data source can be used to get the general attributes of a
 * vSphere inventory folder. The data source supports creating folders of the 5
 * major types - datacenter folders, host and cluster folders, virtual machine
 * folders, storage folders, and network folders.
 *
 * Paths are absolute and must include the datacenter.
 *
 * ## Example Usage
 *
 * ```typescript
 * import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
 * import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";
 *
 * const datacenterFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("datacenter_folder", {
 *     path: "example-datacenter-folder",
 *     type: "datacenter",
 * });
 * const datacenterFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const datacenterDatacenter = new vsphere.Datacenter("datacenter", {
 *     name: "example-datacenter",
 *     folder: datacenterFolder.apply(datacenterFolder => datacenterFolder.path),
 * }, {
 *     dependsOn: [datacenterFolder],
 * });
 * const datacenter = vsphere.getDatacenterOutput({
 *     name: datacenterDatacenter.name,
 * });
 * const vmFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("vm_folder", {
 *     path: "example-vm-folder",
 *     type: "vm",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const datastoreFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("datastore_folder", {
 *     path: "example-datastore-folder",
 *     type: "datastore",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const networkFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("network_folder", {
 *     path: "example-network-folder",
 *     type: "network",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const hostFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("host_folder", {
 *     path: "example-host-folder",
 *     type: "host",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const vmFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/vm/${vmFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const datastoreFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/datastore/${datastoreFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const networkFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/network/${networkFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const hostFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/host/${hostFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * export const vmFolderId = vmFolder.apply(vmFolder => vmFolder.id);
 * export const datastoreFolderId = datastoreFolder.apply(datastoreFolder => datastoreFolder.id);
 * export const networkFolderId = networkFolder.apply(networkFolder => networkFolder.id);
 * export const hostFolderId = hostFolder.apply(hostFolder => hostFolder.id);
 * export const datacenterId = datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id);
 * export const datacenterFolderPath = datacenterFolderFolder.path;
 * ```
 */
export declare function getFolder(args: GetFolderArgs, opts?: pulumi.InvokeOptions): Promise<GetFolderResult>;
/**
 * A collection of arguments for invoking getFolder.
 */
export interface GetFolderArgs {
    /**
     * The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
     * default datacenter of `default-dc`, a folder of type `vm`, and a folder name
     * of `example-vm-folder`, the resulting `path` would be
     * `/default-dc/vm/example-vm-folder`.
     *
     * For nested datacenters, include the full hierarchy in the path. For example, if datacenter
     * `default-dc` is inside folder `parent-folder`, the path to a VM folder would be
     * `/parent-folder/default-dc/vm/example-vm-folder`.
     *
     * The valid folder types to be used in a `path` are: `vm`, `host`, `datacenter`, `datastore`, or `network`.
     *
     * Always include a leading slash in the `path`.
     */
    path: string;
}
/**
 * A collection of values returned by getFolder.
 */
export interface GetFolderResult {
    /**
     * The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
     */
    readonly id: string;
    readonly path: string;
}
/**
 * The `vsphere.Folder` data source can be used to get the general attributes of a
 * vSphere inventory folder. The data source supports creating folders of the 5
 * major types - datacenter folders, host and cluster folders, virtual machine
 * folders, storage folders, and network folders.
 *
 * Paths are absolute and must include the datacenter.
 *
 * ## Example Usage
 *
 * ```typescript
 * import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
 * import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";
 *
 * const datacenterFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("datacenter_folder", {
 *     path: "example-datacenter-folder",
 *     type: "datacenter",
 * });
 * const datacenterFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const datacenterDatacenter = new vsphere.Datacenter("datacenter", {
 *     name: "example-datacenter",
 *     folder: datacenterFolder.apply(datacenterFolder => datacenterFolder.path),
 * }, {
 *     dependsOn: [datacenterFolder],
 * });
 * const datacenter = vsphere.getDatacenterOutput({
 *     name: datacenterDatacenter.name,
 * });
 * const vmFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("vm_folder", {
 *     path: "example-vm-folder",
 *     type: "vm",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const datastoreFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("datastore_folder", {
 *     path: "example-datastore-folder",
 *     type: "datastore",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const networkFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("network_folder", {
 *     path: "example-network-folder",
 *     type: "network",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const hostFolderFolder = new vsphere.Folder("host_folder", {
 *     path: "example-host-folder",
 *     type: "host",
 *     datacenterId: datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id),
 * });
 * const vmFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/vm/${vmFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const datastoreFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/datastore/${datastoreFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const networkFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/network/${networkFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * const hostFolder = vsphere.getFolderOutput({
 *     path: pulumi.interpolate`/${datacenterFolderFolder.path}/${datacenterDatacenter.name}/host/${hostFolderFolder.path}`,
 * });
 * export const vmFolderId = vmFolder.apply(vmFolder => vmFolder.id);
 * export const datastoreFolderId = datastoreFolder.apply(datastoreFolder => datastoreFolder.id);
 * export const networkFolderId = networkFolder.apply(networkFolder => networkFolder.id);
 * export const hostFolderId = hostFolder.apply(hostFolder => hostFolder.id);
 * export const datacenterId = datacenter.apply(datacenter => datacenter.id);
 * export const datacenterFolderPath = datacenterFolderFolder.path;
 * ```
 */
export declare function getFolderOutput(args: GetFolderOutputArgs, opts?: pulumi.InvokeOutputOptions): pulumi.Output<GetFolderResult>;
/**
 * A collection of arguments for invoking getFolder.
 */
export interface GetFolderOutputArgs {
    /**
     * The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
     * default datacenter of `default-dc`, a folder of type `vm`, and a folder name
     * of `example-vm-folder`, the resulting `path` would be
     * `/default-dc/vm/example-vm-folder`.
     *
     * For nested datacenters, include the full hierarchy in the path. For example, if datacenter
     * `default-dc` is inside folder `parent-folder`, the path to a VM folder would be
     * `/parent-folder/default-dc/vm/example-vm-folder`.
     *
     * The valid folder types to be used in a `path` are: `vm`, `host`, `datacenter`, `datastore`, or `network`.
     *
     * Always include a leading slash in the `path`.
     */
    path: pulumi.Input<string>;
}