From 6a524a64c6b4313d87e2e8740644b69a51d691ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan-Williams2 <Jordan.Williams2@ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 12:58:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add direct endpoint support

---
 ibm_catalog.json                     | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 patterns/dynamic_values/variables.tf |  8 ++++----
 patterns/roks/module/variables.tf    |  8 ++++----
 patterns/roks/variables.tf           |  8 ++++----
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ibm_catalog.json b/ibm_catalog.json
index b74820059..8acce5e9b 100644
--- a/ibm_catalog.json
+++ b/ibm_catalog.json
@@ -1863,7 +1863,21 @@
               "key": "existing_cos_resource_group"
             },
             {
-              "key": "existing_cos_endpoint_type"
+              "key": "existing_cos_endpoint_type",
+              "options": [
+                {
+                  "displayname": "direct",
+                  "value": "direct"
+                },
+                {
+                  "displayname": "private",
+                  "value": "private"
+                },
+                {
+                  "displayname": "public",
+                  "value": "public"
+                }
+              ]
             },
             {
               "key": "use_existing_cos_for_vpc_flowlogs"
diff --git a/patterns/dynamic_values/variables.tf b/patterns/dynamic_values/variables.tf
index f664d7f07..77a3389cc 100644
--- a/patterns/dynamic_values/variables.tf
+++ b/patterns/dynamic_values/variables.tf
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ variable "existing_cos_resource_group" {
 }
 
 variable "existing_cos_endpoint_type" {
-  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance, default is `public`."
+  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance. `direct` is the preferred endpoint type for re-platformed regions."
   type        = string
-  default     = "public"
+  default     = "direct"
 
   validation {
-    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public` or `private`."
-    condition     = contains(["public", "private", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
+    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public`, `private`, or `direct`."
+    condition     = contains(["public", "private", "direct", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/patterns/roks/module/variables.tf b/patterns/roks/module/variables.tf
index ab6b5fa58..71b1c4ac1 100644
--- a/patterns/roks/module/variables.tf
+++ b/patterns/roks/module/variables.tf
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ variable "existing_cos_resource_group" {
 }
 
 variable "existing_cos_endpoint_type" {
-  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance, default is `public`."
+  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance. `direct` is the preferred endpoint type for re-platformed regions."
   type        = string
-  default     = "public"
+  default     = "direct"
 
   validation {
-    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public` or `private`."
-    condition     = contains(["public", "private", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
+    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public`, `private`, or `direct`."
+    condition     = contains(["public", "private", "direct", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/patterns/roks/variables.tf b/patterns/roks/variables.tf
index b54b86257..1cb25829a 100644
--- a/patterns/roks/variables.tf
+++ b/patterns/roks/variables.tf
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ variable "existing_cos_resource_group" {
 }
 
 variable "existing_cos_endpoint_type" {
-  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance, default is `public`."
+  description = "The endpoint type to use when accessing the existing COS instance. `direct` is the preferred endpoint type for re-platformed regions."
   type        = string
-  default     = "public"
+  default     = "direct"
 
   validation {
-    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public` or `private`."
-    condition     = contains(["public", "private", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
+    error_message = "Endpoint type can only be `public`, `private`, or `direct`."
+    condition     = contains(["public", "private", "direct", null], var.existing_cos_endpoint_type)
   }
 }