linode_instance_config resource is ignored, but alternatives are deprecated and difficult to use

[glennpratt]

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Issue details

Instance Config is deprecated and difficult to use without a dependency cycle.

https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/linode/api-docs/instance/#configs_python

This issues a warning:

  linode:index:Instance (instance1):
    warning: urn:pulumi:dev::example$linode:index/instance:Instance::instance1 verification warning:
    The embedded config is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in the next major version.
    Please consider migrating it to linode_instance_config resource.

linode_instance_config is ignored when importing from Terraform

pulumi-linode/provider/resources.go

Line 144 in 0384d33

"linode_instance_config", // Mapping causes a panic due to duplicate types

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[mikhailshilkov]

Thank you for reporting this @glennpratt! We should un-ignore linode_instance_config - this looks like an oversight from our side.

[glennpratt]

This issues a warning from Pulumi now:

  linode:index:Instance (instance1):
    warning: urn:pulumi:dev::example$linode:index/instance:Instance::instance1 verification warning:
    The embedded config is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in the next major version.
    Please consider migrating it to linode_instance_config resource.