Getting an error when trying to load child properties of an object from the connection config

[bigdatasourav]

Here is a sample connection -

connection "aws" {
assume_role = {
   # role_arn = "arn:aws:iam::12345678:role/testAssume"
    #duration = "300s"
    #external_id = "123456"
    #session_name = "testSession"
  } 

regions = ["*"]
plugin    = "aws" 
}

Below is the schema -

type awsConfig struct {
	Regions               []string          `hcl:"regions,optional"`
	Profile               *string           `hcl:"profile,optional"`
	AssumeRole            *assumeRoleConfig `hcl:"assume_role,optional"`
}

type assumeRoleConfig struct {
	RoleARN     *string `hcl:"role_arn" cty:"role_arn"`
	Duration    *string `hcl:"duration,optional"`
	ExternalId  *string `hcl:"external_id,optional"`
	SessionName *string `hcl:"session_name,optional"`
}

Here, the awsConfig properties are loading correctly; they do not require to be defined with the cty. However, the properties of assumeRoleConfig, which is a child of awsConfig, are not loading as expected.

• If at least one property of the assumeRoleConfig is not defined with cty, then getting the below error -

Error: failed to start plugin 'hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/aws@latest': failed to start 'hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/aws@latest': ConnectionConfigSchema parse failed with panic unsuitable DecodeExpression target: no cty.Type for aws.assumeRoleConfig (no cty field tags) 

• Without cty like Duration, ExternalId, and SessionName are not loading.

• If any property is defined with an optional and cty tag - like -> ExternalId *string hcl:"external_id,optional" cty:"external_id" -

1. When the ExternalId is present in the connection config, it works fine.
2. If it is not present, then getting the below error and it is not honouring the optional tag-

Error: failed to start plugin 'hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/aws@latest': failed to start 'hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/aws@latest': failed to parse connection config for connection 'aws':
Unsuitable value type: Unsuitable value: attribute "external_id" is required

This could be due to the parsing mechanism - https://github.com/turbot/steampipe-plugin-sdk/blob/main/plugin/connection_config_schema.go#L88

[bigdatasourav]

Issue reference.

[kaidaguerre]

@bigdatasourav I cannot reproduce this

[bigdatasourav]

@kaidaguerre, as discussed, please test using the tet_assume_role branch in AWS plugin.