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The Terraform plugin SDK external client reused the instance diff computed during Observe for the destroy call, only setting Destroy on it. When that diff carried a pending ForceNew attribute change, the SDK's Resource.Apply overlaid the desired values on the state handed to the resource's delete function (targeting the desired values instead of the actual ones) and then proceeded from the destroy to a re-create with a stateless ResourceData in which every unchanged argument reads as its zero value. For GCP *IAMMember resources this leaks the live IAM binding and permanently sticks the MR in Terminating with 'Import id "" doesn't match any of the accepted formats'.

Queue a fresh destroy-only diff instead, carrying over only the operation timeouts. This mirrors how the plugin SDK's helper/schema gRPC provider server constructs destroy diffs.

Fixes crossplane-contrib/provider-upjet-gcp#936

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The Terraform plugin SDK external client reused the instance diff
computed during Observe for the destroy call, only setting Destroy on
it. When that diff carried a pending ForceNew attribute change, the
SDK's Resource.Apply overlaid the desired values on the state handed to
the resource's delete function (targeting the desired values instead of
the actual ones) and then proceeded from the destroy to a re-create
with a stateless ResourceData in which every unchanged argument reads
as its zero value. For GCP *IAMMember resources this leaks the live
IAM binding and permanently sticks the MR in Terminating with
'Import id "" doesn't match any of the accepted formats'.

Queue a fresh destroy-only diff instead, carrying over only the
operation timeouts. This mirrors how the plugin SDK's helper/schema
gRPC provider server constructs destroy diffs.

Fixes crossplane-contrib/provider-upjet-gcp#936

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonasz Łasut-Balcerzak <jonasz@upbound.io>
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The delete path now creates a fresh destroy-only tf.InstanceDiff. It preserves operation timeouts but excludes pending attribute and ForceNew changes. Tests record and compare the diff passed to Resource.Apply.

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Destroy diff isolation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Destroy diff construction and regression coverage
pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go, pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk_test.go
Delete creates a new tf.InstanceDiff with Destroy enabled and copies only timeout metadata. The test records the applied diff and verifies that pending ForceNew changes are excluded while timeouts remain.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to c1511

The deletion change has no identified merge-blocking behavioral risk. The remaining metadata type spelling cleanup can be addressed without affecting runtime behavior.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Template Breaking Changes ⚠️ Warning The pull request changes shared SDK controller behavior in pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go. Delete now replaces the Observe diff with a destroy-only diff, so pending attributes no longer re… Add and run coverage with multiple representative generated providers before merging. Include both synchronous and asynchronous SDK connector paths, and include resources with ForceNew attributes and operation timeouts. Keep the existing un…
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title is 48 characters, stays under the 72-character limit, and clearly describes the change to use a destroy-only diff during deletion.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the deletion bug, the destroy-only diff fix, its impact on IAM resources, and the added tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The change addresses [#936] in the Terraform SDK delete path. Delete now applies a fresh destroy-only tf.InstanceDiff with no attribute changes. It carries over only operation timeouts. This preve…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed files contain only the Terraform SDK delete-path implementation and its regression tests. Both changes directly support [#936] by preventing incorrect deletion state handling. No unrelated…
Configuration Api Breaking Changes ✅ Passed The exact reviewed diff changes only pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go and pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk_test.go. It contains no changes under pkg/config/**, so it does not alter conf…
Generated Code Manual Edits ✅ Passed PASS. The authoritative pull-request range changes only pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go and pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk_test.go. Neither file matches the zz_*.go pattern. Therefor…
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Explanation

The pull request changes shared SDK controller behavior in pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go. Delete now replaces the Observe diff with a destroy-only diff, so pending attributes no longer reach Resource.Apply and only timeout metadata is retained. This is a significant behavior change for every generated resource that selects the Terraform Plugin SDK connector. The asynchronous SDK connector also delegates deletion to this method. The added coverage uses one synthetic schema and one mock resource in pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk_test.go; the pull request adds no tests for multiple generated providers or provider-level controllers.

Resolution

Add and run coverage with multiple representative generated providers before merging. Include both synchronous and asynchronous SDK connector paths, and include resources with ForceNew attributes and operation timeouts. Keep the existing unit regression test, but supplement it with provider-level or generated-controller tests that confirm the destroy diff and timeout behavior across those providers.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go (1)

818-818: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the SDK metadata type.

tf.InstanceDiff.Meta is declared as map[string]interface{} in terraform-plugin-sdk/v2 v2.37.0. Replace the three new map[string]any literals with map[string]interface{} to satisfy the repository’s prohibition on any while preserving the SDK contract.

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In `@pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go` at line 818, Update the three new
metadata map literals assigned to tf.InstanceDiff.Meta, including the one in the
deleteDiff flow, from map[string]any to map[string]interface{}; preserve the
existing keys and values and the SDK’s declared type.
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In `@pkg/controller/external_tfpluginsdk.go`:
- Line 818: Update the three new metadata map literals assigned to
tf.InstanceDiff.Meta, including the one in the deleteDiff flow, from
map[string]any to map[string]interface{}; preserve the existing keys and values
and the SDK’s declared type.

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