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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions pkg/controller/external_async_tfpluginfw.go
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Expand Up @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginFrameworkAsyncExternalClient) Create(_ context.Context,
return managed.ExternalCreation{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "create")))
// We deep-copy the managed resource to prevent a data race between the
// goroutine we are about to start below and the managed reconciler.
// Please see: https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/issues/472
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginFrameworkAsyncExternalClient) Update(_ context.Context,
return managed.ExternalUpdate{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "update")))
// We deep-copy the managed resource to prevent a data race between the
// goroutine we are about to start below and the managed reconciler.
// Please see: https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/issues/472
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginFrameworkAsyncExternalClient) Delete(_ context.Context,
return managed.ExternalDelete{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "delete")))
go func() {
// The order of deferred functions, executed last-in-first-out, is
// significant. The context should be canceled last, because it is
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29 changes: 26 additions & 3 deletions pkg/controller/external_async_tfpluginsdk.go
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Expand Up @@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ import (

var defaultAsyncTimeout = 1 * time.Hour

// asyncTimeout returns the deadline duration for the given async operation
// ("create", "update" or "delete"). It returns the corresponding
// config.Resource.OperationTimeouts value if configured (non-zero),
// and defaultAsyncTimeout otherwise.
func asyncTimeout(cfg *config.Resource, op string) time.Duration {
if cfg == nil {
return defaultAsyncTimeout
}
var d time.Duration
switch op {
case "create":
d = cfg.OperationTimeouts.Create
case "update":
d = cfg.OperationTimeouts.Update
case "delete":
d = cfg.OperationTimeouts.Delete
}
if d <= 0 {
return defaultAsyncTimeout
}
return d
}
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff

Supported by static analysis

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crossplane upjet issue 808 async operation timeouts OperationTimeouts configured deadline provider

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- Async plugin-framework/SDK controllers ignore Resource.OperationTimeouts and cap operations at a hard-coded 1h · Issue #808 · crossplane/upjet · GitHub — GitHub issue 808 in crossplane/upjet (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- config package - github.com/crossplane/upjet/pkg/config - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/crossplane/upjet/pkg/config
- Managed Resources · Crossplane v1.20 — https://docs.crossplane.io/v1.20/concepts/managed-resources/
- [Bug] `Synced` condition remains `True` during ongoing async operations · Issue #609 · crossplane/upjet · GitHub — GitHub issue 609 in crossplane/upjet (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Pull requests · crossplane/upjet · GitHub — https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/pulls
- …and 14 more

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- terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema/resource.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/blob/main/helper/schema/resource.go
- terraform-provider-aws/internal/service/sqs/queue.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/internal/service/sqs/queue.go
- terraform-provider-aws/internal/service/ecs/service.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/internal/service/ecs/service.go
- Resources - Retries and Customizable Timeouts | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/sdkv2/resources/retries-and-customizable-timeouts
- terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema/resource_data.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/blob/main/helper/schema/resource_data.go
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- terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema/resource.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/blob/main/helper/schema/resource.go
- Resources - Retries and Customizable Timeouts | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer — https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/plugin/sdkv2/resources/retries-and-customizable-timeouts
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- [Bug]: aws_sqs_queue, timeout while waiting for state to become · Issue #41234 · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — GitHub issue 41234 in hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- aws_sqs_queue | Resources | hashicorp/aws | Terraform | Terraform Registry — https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue.html
- r/aws_sqs_queue: Create timeout if `sqs_managed_sse_enabled=true` and `kms_data_key_reuse_period_seconds` is configured · Issue #40728 · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — GitHub issue 40728 in hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- aws_sqs_queue | Resources | hashicorp/aws | Terraform | Terraform Registry — https://registry.terraform.io/providers/-/aws/latest/docs/resources/sqs_queue
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- terraform-provider-aws/internal/tfresource/retry.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/internal/tfresource/retry.go
- terraform-provider-aws/internal/service/sqs/queue.go at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/internal/service/sqs/queue.go
- terraform-provider-aws/docs/retries-and-waiters.md at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/docs/retries-and-waiters.md
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- tfresource package - github.com/blampe/patches/mirrors/aws/v6/internal/tfresource - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/blampe/patches/mirrors/aws/v6%40v6.0.0-20260130171304-02ba6c81a012/internal/tfresource
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github hashicorp terraform-provider-aws internal retry Op If context cancellation timeout context.WithTimeout ctx.Err

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- terraform-provider-aws/docs/retries-and-waiters.md at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/docs/retries-and-waiters.md
- retry package - github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/retry - Go Packages — https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/retry
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- Error Handling - Terraform AWS Provider - Contributor Guide — https://hashicorp.github.io/terraform-provider-aws/error-handling/
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- terraform-provider-aws/docs/add-a-new-service.md at main · hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/docs/add-a-new-service.md
- terraform/internal/command/meta.go at main · hashicorp/terraform · GitHub — https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/internal/command/meta.go
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The async deadline can interrupt a post-create read.

If AWS SQS propagation finishes near OperationTimeouts.Create, the deadline can cancel its subsequent read before the read’s separate 20-second retry budget expires. This can report AsyncCreateFailed even though the provider could finish within the previous one-hour limit. Thanks!

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Update asyncTimeout so the create deadline cannot cancel the post-create read
before its separate 20-second retry budget expires, including when SQS
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// TerraformPluginSDKAsyncConnector is a managed reconciler Connecter
// implementation for reconciling Terraform plugin SDK v2 based
// resources.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -142,7 +165,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginSDKAsyncExternal) Create(_ context.Context, mg xpresourc
return managed.ExternalCreation{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "create")))
// We deep-copy the managed resource to prevent a data race between the
// goroutine we are about to start below and the managed reconciler.
// Please see: https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/issues/472
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -188,7 +211,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginSDKAsyncExternal) Update(_ context.Context, mg xpresourc
return managed.ExternalUpdate{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "update")))
// We deep-copy the managed resource to prevent a data race between the
// goroutine we are about to start below and the managed reconciler.
// Please see: https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/issues/472
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -238,7 +261,7 @@ func (n *terraformPluginSDKAsyncExternal) Delete(_ context.Context, mg xpresourc
return managed.ExternalDelete{}, errors.Errorf("%s operation that started at %s is still running", n.opTracker.LastOperation.Type, n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().String())
}

ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(defaultAsyncTimeout))
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), n.opTracker.LastOperation.StartTime().Add(asyncTimeout(n.config, "delete")))
go func() {
// The order of deferred functions, executed last-in-first-out, is
// significant. The context should be canceled last, because it is
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37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions pkg/controller/external_async_timeout_test.go
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// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

package controller

import (
"testing"
"time"

"github.com/crossplane/upjet/v2/pkg/config"
)

func TestAsyncTimeout(t *testing.T) {
cfg := &config.Resource{OperationTimeouts: config.OperationTimeouts{
Create: 3 * time.Hour,
Delete: 2 * time.Hour,
}}
cases := map[string]struct {
cfg *config.Resource
op string
want time.Duration
}{
"NilConfig": {cfg: nil, op: "create", want: defaultAsyncTimeout},
"CreateConfigured": {cfg: cfg, op: "create", want: 3 * time.Hour},
"DeleteConfigured": {cfg: cfg, op: "delete", want: 2 * time.Hour},
"UpdateUnset": {cfg: cfg, op: "update", want: defaultAsyncTimeout},
"UnknownOp": {cfg: cfg, op: "read", want: defaultAsyncTimeout},
}
for name, tc := range cases {
t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
if got := asyncTimeout(tc.cfg, tc.op); got != tc.want {
t.Errorf("asyncTimeout(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.op, got, tc.want)
}
})
}
}