Resources created by CDK missing in console

[eiva]

Not sure who is responsible for this bug: CloudFormation or CDK, but this is super annoying:

CDK runs into permanent state when any creation of resource with name reported as Successful while there is no any resource is created.

Reproduction Steps

1. Define Activity CDK (also works for IAM roles, StepFunctions):

   val activity = Activity.Builder.create(this, "FirstName").activityName("FirstName").build()
   

   Make sure that deployment passed correctly and there activity is actually exists
2. Delete it from CDK
   Make sure that CF report that deletion succeeded.
   Verify that resource is actually gone.
3. Add it back

   val activity = Activity.Builder.create(this, "FirstName").activityName("FirstName").build()
   

   Run deployment
   Check console:

    9/44 | 4:25:25 PM | CREATE_COMPLETE      | AWS::StepFunctions::Activity     | FirstName (FirstName306E36D3)
   

   • Open CloudFormation template and see: CREATE_COMPLETE
     Check that there is everything green in event log - all green and reports as resource creted.
   • Click on Physical ID and enjoy 404 resource not found.
   • Check that there is no anything in activities list.
4. Try to delete, change properties etc runs into error that there is no such resource.

Error Log

No errors. All Green.
Resource is not created.

Environment

• CLI Version : 1.23?
• Framework Version: 1.23
• Node.js Version: 12.18.0
• OS : linux
• Language (Version): Java (8)

Other

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This is 🐛 Bug Report

[eiva]

Additional observation: If I use Cfn* analog (not high level CDK) I unable to reproduce same problem.

[am29d]

The resource link for an Activity in CloudFormation console is pointing to "Tasks" which redirects to the service /homepage.

The resource id link is:

https://eu-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/states/home?region=eu-central-1#/tasks

but it should be

https://eu-central-1.console.aws.amazon.com/states/home?region=eu-central-1#/activities

Apart from that I could not reproduce the issue in my build, used same version, just running on macOs Catalina. I could see the activity in stepfunctions console and fetch the list via aws cli :/

[shivlaks]

@am29d thanks for logging this issue! I don't believe this is a CDK bug as it appears to be an incorrect link generated in the CloudFormation console.

I'll find the stakeholders that can address this issue. For now I'm marking this as guidance instead of a bug.

[PatMyron]

aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-coverage-roadmap#139 if this is just an incorrect CloudFormation console link

[rix0rrr]

Not really actionable for us. Sorry.

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