HCL synth: any TOKEN in the serialized object results in wrong output synthesized

[kostyaplis]

Expected Behavior

Correct HCL generated

Actual Behavior

Incorrect HCL generated

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a simple stack that includes variable and a resource that serializes an object with the variable, e.g. IamPolicy.
2. cdktf synth --> correct JSON output
3. cdktf synth --hcl --> broken HCL output

gist attached below

Versions

language: typescript
cdktf-cli: 0.21.0
node: v24.3.0
cdktf: 0.21.0
constructs: 10.4.2
jsii: null
terraform: 1.3.10
arch: arm64
os: darwin 24.5.0

Providers

@cdktf/provider-aws (PREBUILT)
terraform provider version: 6.2.0
prebuilt provider version: 21.1.0
cdktf version: ^0.21.0

Gist

https://gist.github.com/kostyaplis/8d109342e6d1f2e71721c133fe9de711

Possible Solutions

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Workarounds

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Anything Else?

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References

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