archive_file data source gets created during "terraform plan" vs "terraform apply" and also is not deleted during destroy

archive_file data source gets created during "terraform plan" vs "terraform apply" and also is not deleted during destroy

[Console32]

Can you remove the deprecation note? The datasource is no replacement for the archive_file resource.

[bendbennett]

Hi @jeffscottlevine 👋

It sounds like you might need to use the archive_file resource rather than the data source in this instance. Could you try using the resource and see if that behaves in the way that you are expecting?

Hi @jeffscottlevine 👋

It sounds like you might need to use the archive_file resource rather than the data source in this instance. Could you try using the resource and see if that behaves in the way that you are expecting?

According to this page, the archive_file resource is deprecated and that we should use the data source.

[bendbennett]

Although the archive_file resource is marked as deprecated, there are currently no plans to remove it.

[robertbrandso]

I very much agree with @Console32, the data source is no replacement for the archive_file resource.

One use case is when I need something to happen before the zip is created. When the zip is created during plan this is rather difficult to do.

[raphael-ratepay]

@bendbennett would it be possible to remove the deprecation note?