[Enhancement]: Validations for final_snapshot properties on aws_redshift_cluster resource

[TobiasAmmann]

Terraform Core Version

v1.3.9

AWS Provider Version

5.73.0

Affected Resource(s)

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "redshift_cluster" {
  cluster_identifier     = "redshift-cluster"
  database_name          = "redshift_db"
  master_username        = "user"
  manage_master_password = true
  node_type              = "ra3.large"
  cluster_type           = "single-node"
  publicly_accessible    = false
  encrypted              = true

  vpc_security_group_ids    = [var.redshift_security_group_id]
  cluster_subnet_group_name = aws_redshift_subnet_group.redshift_subnet_group.name
}

Expected Behavior

I think the easiest solution would be to make the skip_final_snapshot or the final_snapshot_identifier property necessary. If then skip_final_snapshot != true or final_snapshot_identifier != null the terraform plan or apply should break the process with a message that those properties are necessary.

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "redshift_cluster" {
  cluster_identifier     = "cndd-redshift-cluster-${var.environment}"
  database_name          = "cndd_redshift_db_${var.environment}"
  master_username        = "masteruser"
  manage_master_password = true
  node_type              = "ra3.large"
  cluster_type           = "single-node"
  publicly_accessible    = false
  encrypted              = true
  skip_final_snapshot    = true  # either this needs to be set
  final_snapshot_identifier = "my-final-snapshot" # or this property. In case it none of the two are true, it should be an invalid resource


  vpc_security_group_ids    = [var.redshift_security_group_id]
  cluster_subnet_group_name = aws_redshift_subnet_group.redshift_subnet_group.name
}

Actual Behavior

Creation of this resource is ok:

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "redshift_cluster" {
  cluster_identifier     = "redshift-cluster"
  database_name          = "redshift_db"
  master_username        = "user"
  manage_master_password = true
  node_type              = "ra3.large"
  cluster_type           = "single-node"
  publicly_accessible    = false
  encrypted              = true

  vpc_security_group_ids    = [var.redshift_security_group_id]
  cluster_subnet_group_name = aws_redshift_subnet_group.redshift_subnet_group.name
}

But when trying to delete it, the following error appears:

Error: Redshift Cluster Instance FinalSnapshotIdentifier is required when a final snapshot is required

Relevant Error/Panic Output Snippet

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Terraform Configuration Files

resource "aws_redshift_subnet_group" "redshift_subnet_group" {
  name       = "redshift-subnet-group"
  subnet_ids = [var.vpc_subnet_id_private_a]
}

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "redshift_cluster" {
  cluster_identifier     = "redshift-cluster"
  database_name          = "redshift_db"
  master_username        = "user"
  manage_master_password = true
  node_type              = "ra3.large"
  cluster_type           = "single-node"
  publicly_accessible    = false
  encrypted              = true

  vpc_security_group_ids    = [var.redshift_security_group_id]
  cluster_subnet_group_name = aws_redshift_subnet_group.redshift_subnet_group.name
}

Please not not forget to set the variables

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform apply
2. terraform destroy

Debug Output

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Panic Output

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Important Factoids

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References

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Would you like to implement a fix?

No

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[justinretzolk]

Hey @TobiasAmmann 👋 Thanks for taking the time to raise this! This kind of a modification of behavior to an existing resource (something that might be resolved with further validations) is something that we would consider an enhancement rather than a bug. With that in mind, I'm going to update a few things about this issue. There's no further action needed from you at this point, I just like to let people know before making these kinds of modifications.