for_each loop with dynamic block and values from tfvars - google-cloud-platform

Question

I'm trying to create certain BigQuery tables with time_partitioning with the dynamic block and I want to use the values from tfvars in runtime as follows:
./tables/tables.tf:
resource "google_bigquery_table" "tables" {
for_each = var.tables == [] ? [] : toset(var.tables)
dataset_id = var.db_id
deletion_protection = false
table_id = each.key
dynamic "time_partitioning" {
for_each = var.partitioned_tables
content {
type = "DAY"
field = time_partitioning.value.field
}
}
labels = {
environment = var.environment
application = var.application
}
schema = fileexists("${path.module}/${var.db_id}/${each.key}.json") ? file("${path.module}/${var.db_id}/${each.key}.json") : null
}
main.tf:
resource "google_bigquery_dataset" "database" {
count = length(var.dbs)
dataset_id = var.dbs[count.index].db_id
friendly_name = var.dbs[count.index].db_name
description = "TF"
location = "US"
delete_contents_on_destroy = var.delete_contents_on_destroy
labels = {
environment = var.environment
application = var.dbs[count.index].app_name
}
}
module "tables" {
source = "./tables"
count = length(var.dbs)
db_id = google_bigquery_dataset.database[count.index].dataset_id
environment = var.environment
application = var.dbs[count.index].app_name
tables = var.dbs[count.index].tables
partitioned_tables = var.dbs[count.index].partitioned_tables
}
module "iam" {
source = "./iam"
count = length(var.dbs)
db_id = google_bigquery_dataset.database[count.index].dataset_id
iam_members = var.dbs[count.index].iam_members
}
dev.tfvars:
region = "us-central1"
project_id = "some-project"
dbs = [
{
db_id = "dataset1"
db_name = "dataset1"
app_name = "hello"
iam_members = [
{
role = "roles/bigquery.dataEditor"
member = "serviceAccount:ser-sa#some-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
}
]
tables = ["daily_inventory", "dc_inventory", "products", "daily_sales", "planned_inventory", "stores", "stores_in_program"]
partitioned_tables = [
{
table = "daily_sales"
field = "sales_timestamp"
},
{
table = "daily_inventory"
field = "inventory_timestamp"
}
]
},
{
db_id = "dataset2"
db_name = "dataset2"
app_name = "hello"
iam_members = [
{
role = "roles/bigquery.dataEditor"
member = "serviceAccount:ser-sa#some-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
}
]
tables = []
}
]
environment = "development"
delete_contents_on_destroy = true
var.dbs is type = list(any)
Getting:
The given value is not suitable for var.dbs declared at
variables.tf:9,1-15: all list elements must have the same type.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

list(any) does not mean that you can have elements of "any" type in your list. All elements must have same type, and you can't mix types, as you do now (i.e. second element is missing partitioned_tables). any only means that TF will infer the single type for the elements, but all elements must be of that single type. So you have three choices:
remove type = list(any)
Fully define your type with optional arguments, instead of using any
Add partitioned_tables to the second element:
[
{
db_id = "dataset1"
db_name = "dataset1"
app_name = "hello"
iam_members = [
{
role = "roles/bigquery.dataEditor"
member = "serviceAccount:ser-sa#some-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
}
]
tables = ["daily_inventory", "dc_inventory", "products", "daily_sales", "planned_inventory", "stores", "stores_in_program"]
partitioned_tables = [
{
table = "daily_sales"
field = "sales_timestamp"
},
{
table = "daily_inventory"
field = "inventory_timestamp"
}
]
},
{
db_id = "dataset2"
db_name = "dataset2"
app_name = "hello"
iam_members = [
{
role = "roles/bigquery.dataEditor"
member = "serviceAccount:ser-sa#some-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
}
]
partitioned_tables = []
tables = []
}
]