Create a minimal ARM resource to use with Farmer template generation.

home-grown-farmer-resource.fsx

#r "nuget: Farmer"

open Farmer

// Give it a resource type. This is helpful the resource and handling dependencies.
let rightClickDeployments = ResourceType ("Microsoft.Hi/rightClickDeployments", "2021-06-29")

// Define the resource itself.
let minimalResource = 
    { new IArmResource with
        member _.JsonModel =
            {| rightClickDeployments.Create (ResourceName "minimalResource", Location.EastUS) with
                // Define the properties of the ARM resource here.
                properties = {| hello = "world" |}
            |} :> _
        member _.ResourceId = rightClickDeployments.resourceId "minimalResource"
    }

// Add it to a template just like any other resource.
let template =
    arm {
        add_resource minimalResource
    }

template.Template |> Writer.toJson |> System.Console.WriteLine

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "outputs": {},
  "parameters": {},
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2021-06-29",
      "location": "eastus",
      "name": "minimalResource",
      "properties": {
        "hello": "world"
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.Hi/rightClickDeployments"
    }
  ]
}