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Terraform provider v1.x to v2 migration guide

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Last edited: Apr 29, 2023
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Overview

This topic explains how to migrate your LaunchDarkly Terraform resources from v1.x to v2.0.

To learn more about v2.0, visit the LaunchDarkly Terraform provider changelog.

Here are the changes between versions 1 and 2 of the Terraform provider:

Dropped support for Terraform 0.11 and below

The deprecation of Terraform 0.11 is ongoing. Version 2.0.0 of the LaunchDarkly Terraform provider only supports Terraform 0.12 and higher.

Removed deprecated attributes

The following previously-deprecated attributes are no longer supported:

  • targeting_enabled on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource was removed in favor of on.
  • user_targets on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource was removed in favor of targets.
  • flag_fallthrough on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource has been removed in favor of fallthrough. This field is required.
  • enabled on the launchdarkly_webhooks resource has been removed in favor ofon.

Standardized behavior of optional attributes

Except in a few special cases indicated in the Terraform provider documentation, optional attributes revert to their false or null value when not explicitly set or when removed from a configuration.

The following fields have been updated in line with this behavior with v2 of the provider:

  • on on the launchdarkly_destination resource defaults to false.
  • include_in_snippet on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to false.
  • secure_mode on the launchdarkly_environment resource and in environments blocks on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to false.
  • default_track_events on the launchdarkly_environment resource and in environments blocks on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to false.
  • require_comments on the launchdarkly_environment resource and in environments blocks on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to false.
  • confirm_changes on the launchdarkly_environment resource and in environments blocks on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to false.
  • default_ttl on the launchdarkly_environment resource and in environments blocks on the launchdarkly_project resource defaults to 0.
  • on on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource defaults to false. on was previously targeting_enabled.
  • Removing rules blocks on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource deletes the rule.
  • Removing targets blocks on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource deletes the targets configuration in question. targets was previously user_targets.
  • Removing prerequisites blocks on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource removes the prerequisite from the feature flag environment.
  • track_events on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource defaults to false.

Updated recommendation for managing projects and environments

We no longer recommend you manage environments in Terraform as separate resources. We will continue to maintain the environment resource for the exception of environments in projects that are not managed using Terraform.

Manage all environments in projects maintained by Terraform as environments config blocks on your launchdarkly_project resource. The launchdarkly_project resource now requires at least one environment be configured. The default test and production environments are not created unless you explicitly define them. Additionally, removing environments blocks from a launchdarkly_project resource configuration deletes that environment.

Importing project resources

Because of a bug in the 2.0.0 release, slightly different logic applies for project imports in v2.0.1.

Managing the transition of environment resources in your Terraform state

To transition from managing environment resources independently to managing them as attribute blocks on a project resource, you must remove those environments from your Terraform state using terraform state rm launchdarkly_environment.<resource_name>.

After you do this, the next apply will incorrectly show that the environments are going to change. This is incorrect. Your resources will be imported into the relevant project resource without being replaced and your SDK keys will not change.

When importing launchdarkly_project resources, all of the project's environments are saved to the Terraform state whether or not they are explicitly defined on the import configuration, and are updated with subsequent applies. This means that any environments not included in your import configuration are torn down with any subsequent apply. If you want to manage project properties with Terraform but not nested environments, you can use Terraform's ignore changes lifecycle meta-argument.

Here is an example of the meta-argument:

resource "launchdarkly_project" "example" {
lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [environments]
}
name = "testProject"
key = "project-key-123abc"
# Environments not included on this configuration will not be affected by subsequent applies
}

New required fields

The following fields are now required:

  • fallthrough and off_variation on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource,
  • on on the launchdarkly_webhooks resource, and
  • environments on the launchdarkly_project resource.

Restructured default variations on launchdarkly_feature_flag

The configuration of default variations on the launchdarkly_feature_flag resource has been restructured to match the shape of the HTTP response from the LaunchDarkly API.

You can use an optional defaults block containing an on_variation and off_variation that evaluate to the index of the variation referenced.

For example, for a simple boolean flag with a 0-index variation of true and a 1-index variation of false, define the defaults like this:

resource "launchdarkly_feature_flag" "defaults_example" {
...
defaults {
on_variation = 0
off_variation = 1
}
}

For more information, read Terraform's launchdarkly_feature_flag documentation.

Restructured targets block on launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment

The way targets is configured on the launchdarkly_feature_flag_environment resource has been restructured. targets was previously user_targets.

You can define user targets block in an order corresponding to the variations they are meant to be applied to, including empty blocks for variations without specific user targets. Alternatively, you may also define a variation index which allows the user to list targets blocks in any order.

For more information, read Terraform's feature_flag_environment documentation.