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Rebuild the Terraform state of a deleted resource when the workspace has none - #807
EnsureTFState skips writing the Terraform state for a resource with a deletion timestamp, because Terraform removing the resource from the state file is the signal that the destroy succeeded. It does not distinguish that from a workspace that has no state file at all. After a provider restart /tmp/<uid> is gone, the refresh then runs on an empty state, Observe reports the external resource as missing and the managed reconciler drops the finalizer without ever calling Delete. The external resource is orphaned, which is what #803 reproduces with a paused MR.
The skip now applies only when a state file exists. A deleted resource whose workspace has no state file gets the state rebuilt from the spec, the observation and the external name, exactly as on the create and update paths, so the next refresh sees the resource and the destroy runs. A state file that Terraform has emptied is left alone as before, so resources with a scheduled deletion keep their current behaviour.
#789 touches the same condition to also skip resources without an external id; the two changes compose.
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TestEnsureTFState gains SuccessWriteDuringDeletionWithoutStateFile: a deleted resource on an empty filesystem now gets the full state written. It fails on main (no file is written) and passes with this change. The existing SuccessSkipDuringDeletion case still passes, which covers the emptied state file. go test ./pkg/terraform/ and golangci-lint are clean with Go 1.26.8. Not run: a live provider restart, the reproduction in the issue is deterministic by construction and the unit test models the same filesystem state.
…has none
A deleted resource whose workspace lost its state file, for example after a provider restart, was observed as already gone and lost its finalizer without a destroy. Only an existing state file emptied by Terraform signals a successful deletion.
Signed-off-by: Youssef Omar Bouden <youssef.bouden2002@gmail.com>
When state is empty for a resource being deleted, EnsureTFState checks whether terraform.tfstate exists. It leaves an existing file unchanged and generates state if the file is missing. The test checks the generated state values.
Changes: Terraform state during deletion
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Check and rebuild deletion state pkg/terraform/files.go, pkg/terraform/files_test.go
EnsureTFState checks for terraform.tfstate when state is empty during deletion. It leaves an existing file unchanged and continues state generation if the file is missing. An existence-check error is wrapped with errCheckIfStateEmpty. The test checks the generated state’s resource ID, parameters, observation, and private raw attributes.
Missing-workspace recovery addresses orphaned resources, but a failed state write can leave deletion stuck, and losing a workspace after successful destruction can trigger another destroy. Resolve these recovery behaviors before merging unless explicitly accepted.
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[#803] EnsureTFState rebuilds a missing state file during deletion from the resource state and Terraform ID. It preserves an existing empty state file as the successful-delete signal. The new unit t…
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[#803] The state-file check, error handling, and unit test support recovery after workspace loss. No unrelated changes are identified.
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[#803] EnsureTFState rebuilds a missing state file during deletion from the resource state and Terraform ID. It preserves an existing empty state file as the successful-delete signal. The new unit test covers rebuilding, and the existing deletion test covers the skip.
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pkg/terraform/files.go: 1
264-264: Minor · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Resolve the error-wrapper requirements.
The new error path uses github.com/pkg/errors, but the Go path instruction requires crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/errors. CLAUDE.md requires github.com/pkg/errors instead.
Could we reconcile these instructions for this error path? Thanks!
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Review comment at @pkg/terraform/files.go at line 264:
Resolve the conflicting error-package requirements for the Wrap call in this
error path: establish which package the repository’s authoritative configuration
and existing conventions require, then use that package consistently without
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Review comments at @pkg/terraform/files.go:
- Around line 261-269: The deleted-resource state-reconstruction flow around the
terraform.tfstate existence check can leave a partial state file after a failed
write. Write the reconstructed state to a temporary file using the existing
filesystem abstraction, then publish it atomically as terraform.tfstate only
after the write succeeds; confirm the abstraction supports the required atomic
publish operation and preserve existing error handling.
- Around line 261-269: Update the `meta.WasDeleted` recovery path so an
ID-bearing resource with an empty `tfID` cannot proceed to finalization when
reconstruction is needed; fail safely and preserve the finalizer rather than
treating the resource as safely absent. Keep the existing state-file checks for
cases with a usable ID.
- Around line 261-269: Update the WasDeleted state-recovery path so an empty
import ID cannot be treated as proof that the resource is absent: verify that
the rebuilt terraform.tfstate contains the resource, or return an error when
that cannot be established. Do not return nil based only on fp.fs.Exists finding
the state file.
- Around line 261-268: Update the flow around `meta.WasDeleted` and the
`terraform.tfstate` existence check to preserve destroy completion in durable
metadata before rebuilding missing state, so workspace loss cannot trigger
another refresh and destroy of a still-readable resource. Use an established
signal that survives workspace recreation, and ensure the recovery path
recognizes it without assuming an unavailable storage API.
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Review comments at @pkg/terraform/files.go:
- Line 264: Resolve the conflicting error-package requirements for the Wrap call
in this error path: establish which package the repository’s authoritative
configuration and existing conventions require, then use that package
consistently without changing the error-wrapping behavior.
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Preserve the completed-destroy signal across workspace loss.
Could we preserve a durable destroy-completion signal before rebuilding missing state? If a restart loses the workspace after a successful destroy, a still-readable resource can be refreshed as present and destroyed again, delaying finalization. Thanks!
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Review comment at @pkg/terraform/files.go around lines 261 - 268:
Update the flow around `meta.WasDeleted` and the `terraform.tfstate` existence
check to preserve destroy completion in durable metadata before rebuilding
missing state, so workspace loss cannot trigger another refresh and destroy of a
still-readable resource. Use an established signal that survives workspace
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Thanks for addressing lost workspaces. If a state write fails after creating the file, the next reconciliation can repeatedly fail to parse it and leave deletion stuck. Could we write to a temporary file and publish it only after the write succeeds?
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Review comment at @pkg/terraform/files.go around lines 261 - 269:
The deleted-resource state-reconstruction flow around the terraform.tfstate
existence check can leave a partial state file after a failed write. Write the
reconstructed state to a temporary file using the existing filesystem
abstraction, then publish it atomically as terraform.tfstate only after the
write succeeds; confirm the abstraction supports the required atomic publish
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Supported by static analysis
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rg -n 'GetIDFn|WithHasIDAttribute|EnsureTFState|GetExternalName|RemoveFinalizer' pkg/config pkg/terraform pkg/controller | head -n 135
sed -n '250,293p' pkg/terraform/store.go
sed -n '270,325p' pkg/terraform/files.go
python3 - <<'PY'import urllib.requestfiles = { 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2.37.0/helper/schema/resource.go': [('func (r *Resource) ShimInstanceStateFromValue', 55), ('func (r *Resource) Refresh(', 100)], 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2.37.0/helper/schema/grpc_provider.go': [('func (s *GRPCProviderServer) ReadResource(', 195)],}for url, excerpts in files.items(): print('SOURCE', url) try: with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=12) as response: lines = response.read().decode().splitlines() for marker, count in excerpts: for i, line in enumerate(lines): if marker in line: for n in range(i, min(i + count, len(lines))): print(f'{n+1:4} {lines[n]}') break else: print('NOT FOUND:', marker) except Exception as e: print('FETCH ERROR:', type(e).__name__, str(e))PY
Repository: crossplane/upjet
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Web query:
Terraform plugin protocol read resource null new state indicates resource no longer exists refresh-only removes state
Result:
Sources consulted:
- Read resources | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/framework/resources/read
- Framework RPCs | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/framework/internals/rpcs
- Terraform plugin protocol | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/terraform-plugin-protocol
- terraform/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go at main · hashicorp/terraform · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
- Recreate a resource in a case of manual deletion - Plugin Development - HashiCorp Discuss — https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/recreate-a-resource-in-a-case-of-manual-deletion/66375
- …and 22 more
Terraform apply -refresh-only after deleting last resource persist empty terraform.tfstate state file
Result:
Sources consulted:
- Use refresh-only mode to sync Terraform state | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/state/refresh
- State | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/state
- terraform plan command reference | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/plan
- …and 27 more
Web query:
Terraform v1.0.10 apply refresh-only no existing state file empty state local backend writes terraform.tfstate
Result:
Sources consulted:
- terraform refresh command reference | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/refresh?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block
- Use refresh-only mode to sync Terraform state | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/state/refresh
- Failed to load the backend state file when preparing to update it — terraform — https://errors.standardbeagle.com/hashicorp/terraform/failed-to-load-the-backend-state-file-when-prepari/
- terraform/internal/cloud/state.go at main · hashicorp/terraform · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/internal/cloud/state.go
- Backend block configuration overview | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/backend
- …and 25 more
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git show ff4a298627cf205ab38d258cd097167501a1ea02:pkg/terraform/files.go | nl -ba | sed -n '238,265p'
nl -ba pkg/terraform/store.go | sed -n '20,125p'
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Fail safely when deletion state has no usable ID.
Thanks for addressing workspace recovery. Could we prevent finalization when an ID-bearing resource needs reconstruction but tfID is empty? For SDK-backed resources, refresh can report the object absent without reading it. The finalizer can then be removed without destroying the external object.
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minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @pkg/terraform/files.go around lines 261 - 269:
Update the `meta.WasDeleted` recovery path so an ID-bearing resource with an
empty `tfID` cannot proceed to finalization when reconstruction is needed; fail
safely and preserve the finalizer rather than treating the resource as safely
absent. Keep the existing state-file checks for cases with a usable ID.
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Supported by static analysis
Script executed:
rg -n 'EnsureTFState|newWorkspace|NewWorkspace|Mode.*Destroy|"destroy"|RemoveFinalizer|DeletionTimestamp' pkg/terraform pkg/controller | head -n 155
sed -n '250,325p' pkg/terraform/store.go
Sources consulted:
- managed package - github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/reconciler/managed - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2%40v2.4.0/pkg/reconciler/managed
- resource package - github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/resource - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2%40v2.4.0/pkg/resource
- crossplane-runtime/pkg/reconciler/managed/reconciler.go at main · crossplane/crossplane-runtime · GitHub — https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/blob/main/pkg/reconciler/managed/reconciler.go
- …and 39 more
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nl -ba docs/adding-support-for-management-policies.md | sed -n '1,115p'
rg -n -F -e 'WithReconcilerSupportedManagementPolicies' -e 'SupportedManagementPolicies' -e 'GetImportIDFn' -- pkg docs ||test"$?" -eq 1
git show ff4a298627cf205ab38d258cd097167501a1ea02:pkg/controller/external.go | sed -n '198,220p'
git show ff4a298627cf205ab38d258cd097167501a1ea02:pkg/terraform/workspace.go | sed -n '341,386p'
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Avoid declaring absence from an empty import ID during deletion.
Thanks for adding state recovery. Could we verify the rebuilt state, or return an error, when the import ID is empty? With Observe and Delete policies, Import reports the resource absent without reading that state. The reconciler can then remove the finalizer and orphan the external resource.
Prompt for AI Agents
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @pkg/terraform/files.go around lines 261 - 269:
Update the WasDeleted state-recovery path so an empty import ID cannot be
treated as proof that the resource is absent: verify that the rebuilt
terraform.tfstate contains the resource, or return an error when that cannot be
established. Do not return nil based only on fp.fs.Exists finding the state
file.
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EnsureTFStateskips writing the Terraform state for a resource with a deletion timestamp, because Terraform removing the resource from the state file is the signal that the destroy succeeded. It does not distinguish that from a workspace that has no state file at all. After a provider restart/tmp/<uid>is gone, the refresh then runs on an empty state,Observereports the external resource as missing and the managed reconciler drops the finalizer without ever callingDelete. The external resource is orphaned, which is what #803 reproduces with a paused MR.The skip now applies only when a state file exists. A deleted resource whose workspace has no state file gets the state rebuilt from the spec, the observation and the external name, exactly as on the create and update paths, so the next refresh sees the resource and the destroy runs. A state file that Terraform has emptied is left alone as before, so resources with a scheduled deletion keep their current behaviour.
#789 touches the same condition to also skip resources without an external id; the two changes compose.
Fixes #803
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make reviewableto ensure this PR is ready for review.backport release-x.ylabels to auto-backport this PR if necessary.How has this code been tested
TestEnsureTFStategainsSuccessWriteDuringDeletionWithoutStateFile: a deleted resource on an empty filesystem now gets the full state written. It fails onmain(no file is written) and passes with this change. The existingSuccessSkipDuringDeletioncase still passes, which covers the emptied state file.go test ./pkg/terraform/andgolangci-lintare clean with Go 1.26.8. Not run: a live provider restart, the reproduction in the issue is deterministic by construction and the unit test models the same filesystem state.