hashicorp / hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk

Allow schema.TypeMap to have schema.Resource Elem type.

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enhancement subsystem/types terraform-plugin-framework
Dominant language
Go
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Description

### SDK version

```
v2.0.4
```

### Use-cases
Attributes of resource or data source can then be used directly in another resources for_each.

### Attempted Solutions
Explicitly convert returned list to a map in for_each expression

### Proposal
Allow schema.TypeMap to have schema.Resource Elem type and update documentation

### References
https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/issues/601

Possible duplicate of https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/issues/616

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the schema.TypeMap and schema.Resource handling in the SDK, then read referenced issues 601 and 616 for existing design context. Review the related tests and documentation once found; done means Resource elements are accepted for TypeMap and the behavior is documented and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, terraform
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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