Methods and apparatus to generate code as a plug-in in a cloud computing environment

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause programmable circuitry to at least:

• introspect code in a library to obtain introspection data, the library corresponding to a resource that is to be deployed in a cloud infrastructure environment;
• generate a model based on the introspection data, the model to be a representation of the resource;
• cross-reference the model with a resource meta-model, the resource meta-model to map characteristics of the resource represented by the model to an actual state of the resource;
• and
• generate a plug-in based on the cross-referenced model.

A method comprising:

• Introspecting, by executing an instruction with programmable circuitry, code in a library to obtain introspection data, the library corresponding to a resource that is to be deployed in a cloud infrastructure environment;
• generating, by executing an instruction with the programmable circuitry, a model based on the introspection data, the model to be a representation of the resource;
• cross-referencing, by executing an instruction with the programmable circuitry, the model with a resource meta-model, the resource meta-model to map characteristics of the resource represented by the model to an actual state of the resource;
• and
• generating, by executing an instruction with the programmable circuitry, a plug-in based on the cross-referenced model.