aws_cloudwatch_log_metric_filter - default_value set even when not provided

[marcinwyszynski]

Hi there,

looks like even when you do not provide default_value in aws_cloudwatch_log_metric_filter, it is set to 0 before being sent.

Terraform Version

0.11.1

Affected Resource(s)

aws_cloudwatch_log_metric_filter

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Terraform Configuration Files

resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_metric_filter" "log-throughput" {
  name           = "calculate-log-throughput"
  pattern        = "[marker=EVENTS, events]"
  log_group_name = "/aws/lambda/${lookup(var.paperwatch_config, "function_name")}"

  metric_transformation {
    name      = "EventCount"
    namespace = "Logs/Paperwatch"
    value     = "$$events"
  }
}

Expected Behavior

Default Value in AWS should be None.

Actual Behavior

Default Value in AWS is 0:

Steps to Reproduce

Try to create a metric filter with no Default Value.

[bflad]

Hi @marcinwyszynski! I'm sorry you're having trouble with this and thank you for reporting it. It turns out this is a confirmed bug with an open issue (#2384) and an open PR to fix it (#2759). To consolidate our efforts, I'm going to close this issue in preference of the previously open one, which we will keep updated.

[ghost]

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