they're just files, lets call them as such

.github/build_tests/main.tf

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ terraform {
   required_version = ">= 1.2.0"
 }
 
-resource "local_file" "example_file" {
-  content  = "This is a simulated server configuration."
-  filename = "${path.module}/example_server.txt"
+resource "local_file" "test_file" {
+  content  = "This is a local file."
+  filename = "${path.module}/test.txt"
 }
 
 output "file_path" {
-  value = local_file.example_file.filename
+  value = local_file.test_file.filename
 }
 
 terraform {
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ terraform {
   }
 }
 
-resource "null_resource" "simulated_server" {
+resource "null_resource" "null_file" {
   provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command = "echo 'Simulated server created at $(date)' > simulated_server.txt"
+    command = "echo Null resource created at $(date) > null_file.txt"
   }
 
   triggers = {
     always_run = "${timestamp()}"
   }
 }
 
-output "simulated_server_file" {
-  value = null_resource.simulated_server.id
+output "null_file_output" {
+  value = null_resource.null_file.id
 }

.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml

@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ jobs:
           terraform apply --auto-approve
           docker logs ${{ env.INSTANCE_NAME }}
           echo TFSTATE=$(curl -sS http://localhost:2442/?env=InT) | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-          cat example_server.txt
       - name: Validate Terraform State
         run: |
           cd .github/build_tests
           TF_CONTENT=$(echo '${{ env.TFSTATE }}' | jq -r '.resources[].instances[].attributes.content | select(. != null)')
-          FILE_CONTENT=$(cat example_server.txt)
+          FILE_CONTENT=$(cat test.txt.txt)
           if [[ ${TF_CONTENT} != ${FILE_CONTENT} ]]; then
             echo ${TF_CONTENT} != ${FILE_CONTENT} >&2
             exit 1