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aliyun/terraform-provider-alicloud: alicloud/resource_alicloud_ess_scalinggroup.go; 14 LoC
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Description
Found a possible issue in [aliyun/terraform-provider-alicloud](https://www.github.com/aliyun/terraform-provider-alicloud) at [alicloud/resource_alicloud_ess_scalinggroup.go](https://github.com/aliyun/terraform-provider-alicloud/blob/2d0eedd4924a16dfa74c94028e9ca130d6c8a2a3/alicloud/resource_alicloud_ess_scalinggroup.go#L452-L465)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to subList is reassigned at line 457
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/aliyun/terraform-provider-alicloud/blob/2d0eedd4924a16dfa74c94028e9ca130d6c8a2a3/alicloud/resource_alicloud_ess_scalinggroup.go#L452-L465)
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```go
for _, subList := range subLists {
attachDbInstancesRequest := ess.CreateAttachDBInstancesRequest()
attachDbInstancesRequest.RegionId = client.RegionId
attachDbInstancesRequest.ScalingGroupId = d.Id()
attachDbInstancesRequest.ForceAttach = requests.NewBoolean(true)
attachDbInstancesRequest.DBInstance = &subList
raw, err := client.WithEssClient(func(essClient *ess.Client) (interface{}, error) {
return essClient.AttachDBInstances(attachDbInstancesRequest)
})
if err != nil {
return WrapErrorf(err, DefaultErrorMsg, d.Id(), attachDbInstancesRequest.GetActionName(), AlibabaCloudSdkGoERROR)
}
addDebug(attachDbInstancesRequest.GetActionName(), raw, attachDbInstancesRequest.RpcRequest, attachDbInstancesRequest)
}
```
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See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.
commit ID: 2d0eedd4924a16dfa74c94028e9ca130d6c8a2a3
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Start in alicloud/resource_alicloud_ess_scalinggroup.go at lines 452-465 and review the surrounding scaling-group implementation alongside the analyzer finding. Trace how subList is passed to AttachDBInstances, then determine whether the behavior is a bug, mitigated, or desirable; recording that classification is the completion criterion.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, terraform
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100