command/*: only Plan on the Apply

command/apply.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Build the context based on the arguments given
-	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, planStatePath)
+	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, planStatePath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1

command/graph.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *GraphCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx, err := c.Context(path, "")
+	ctx, err := c.Context(path, "", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error loading Terraform: %s", err))
 		return 1

command/meta.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (m *Meta) Colorize() *colorstring.Colorize {
 
 // Context returns a Terraform Context taking into account the context
 // options used to initialize this meta configuration.
-func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string) (*terraform.Context, error) {
+func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string, doPlan bool) (*terraform.Context, error) {
 	opts := m.contextOpts()
 
 	// First try to just read the plan directly from the path given.
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ func (m *Meta) Context(path, statePath string) (*terraform.Context, error) {
 	opts.State = state
 	ctx := terraform.NewContext(opts)
 
-	if _, err := ctx.Plan(nil); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error running plan: %s", err)
+	if doPlan {
+		if _, err := ctx.Plan(nil); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error running plan: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ctx, nil

command/plan.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx, err := c.Context(path, statePath)
+	ctx, err := c.Context(path, statePath, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1

command/refresh.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *RefreshCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Build the context based on the arguments given
-	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath)
+	ctx, err := c.Context(configPath, statePath, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1