fix: Address critical code review findings and enhance validation

This commit resolves all critical bugs identified in PR review:

Critical Fixes:
- Remove invalid cold_storage_after = 0 from cost_optimized_backup example
- Remove unsupported notifications argument from cross_region_backup example
- Fix all examples using cold_storage_after = 0 across multiple files

Performance Enhancements:
- Add resource timeouts (10min) to backup vault and plan resources
- Prevent hanging deployments with proper timeout configuration

Validation Improvements:
- Update cold_storage_after validation to require minimum 1 day (AWS requirement)
- Enhance error messages with clear guidance on disabling cold storage
- Fix variable validations and defaults for consistent behavior

Documentation Updates:
- Add proper cold storage configuration examples in README
- Clarify minimum requirements and disable instructions

All examples now comply with AWS Backup requirements and will deploy successfully.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: lgallard

examples/cost_optimized_backup/README.md

@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ schedule = "cron(0 1 ? * MON *)"  # Weekly on Monday
 ### Modifying Lifecycle Policies
 ```hcl
 lifecycle = {
-  cold_storage_after = 7   # Keep in warm storage longer
+  cold_storage_after = 7   # Keep in warm storage longer (minimum 1 day)
   delete_after       = 180 # Extended retention period
 }
+
+# To disable cold storage completely, omit cold_storage_after:
+lifecycle = {
+  delete_after = 30 # Only specify retention period
+}
 ```
 
 ### Resource Selection by Tags

examples/cost_optimized_backup/main.tf

@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ module "cost_optimized_backup" {
           start_window      = 240
           completion_window = 480
           lifecycle = {
-            cold_storage_after = 0 # No cold storage for dev
-            delete_after       = 7 # Short retention
+            delete_after = 7 # Short retention
           }
           recovery_point_tags = {
             CostTier      = "Development"

examples/cross_region_backup/main.tf

@@ -94,18 +94,6 @@ module "cross_region_backup" {
     }
   ]
 
-  # Enable notifications for backup events
-  notifications = var.enable_notifications ? {
-    backup_vault_events = [
-      "BACKUP_JOB_STARTED",
-      "BACKUP_JOB_COMPLETED",
-      "BACKUP_JOB_FAILED",
-      "COPY_JOB_STARTED",
-      "COPY_JOB_SUCCESSFUL",
-      "COPY_JOB_FAILED"
-    ]
-    sns_topic_arn = var.sns_topic_arn
-  } : {}
 
   tags = var.tags
 }

examples/cross_region_backup/variables.tf

@@ -53,17 +53,6 @@ variable "backup_resources" {
   ]
 }
 
-variable "enable_notifications" {
-  description = "Enable SNS notifications for backup events"
-  type        = bool
-  default     = false
-}
-
-variable "sns_topic_arn" {
-  description = "SNS topic ARN for backup notifications"
-  type        = string
-  default     = null
-}
 
 variable "tags" {
   description = "A map of tags to assign to resources"

examples/multiple_plans/main.tf

@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
           start_window      = 120
           completion_window = 360
           lifecycle = {
-            cold_storage_after = 0
-            delete_after       = 30
+            delete_after = 30
           }
           recovery_point_tags = {
             Environment = "prod"

examples/organization_backup_policy/main.tf

@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
       completion_window        = 561
       enable_continuous_backup = false
       lifecycle = {
-        cold_storage_after = 0
-        delete_after       = 90
+        delete_after = 90
       }
       recovery_point_tags = {
         Environment = "prod"
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
         {
           destination_vault_arn = "arn:aws:backup:us-east-1:123456789012:backup-vault:secondary_vault"
           lifecycle = {
-            cold_storage_after = 0
-            delete_after       = 90
+            delete_after = 90
           }
         }
       ]

examples/simple_plan/main.tf

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
       start_window      = 120
       completion_window = 360
       lifecycle = {
-        cold_storage_after = 0
-        delete_after       = 90
+        delete_after = 90
       }
       copy_actions = []
       recovery_point_tags = {
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
       start_window      = 120
       completion_window = 360
       lifecycle = {
-        cold_storage_after = 0
-        delete_after       = 90
+        delete_after = 90
       }
       copy_actions = []
       recovery_point_tags = {

examples/simple_plan_with_report/main.tf

@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ module "aws_backup_example" {
       start_window      = 120
       completion_window = 360
       lifecycle = {
-        cold_storage_after = 0
-        delete_after       = 90
+        delete_after = 90
       }
       copy_actions = []
       recovery_point_tags = {

main.tf

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ resource "aws_backup_vault" "ab_vault" {
   force_destroy = var.vault_force_destroy
   tags          = var.tags
 
+  timeouts {
+    create = "10m"
+    delete = "10m"
+  }
 }
 
 # AWS Backup vault lock configuration
@@ -149,6 +153,12 @@ resource "aws_backup_plan" "ab_plan" {
   # First create the vault if needed
   depends_on = [aws_backup_vault.ab_vault]
 
+  timeouts {
+    create = "10m"
+    update = "10m"
+    delete = "10m"
+  }
+
   lifecycle {
     precondition {
       condition     = !var.windows_vss_backup || (length(local.selection_resources) > 0 && can(regex("(?i).*ec2.*", join(",", local.selection_resources))))
@@ -225,6 +235,12 @@ resource "aws_backup_plan" "ab_plans" {
   # First create the vault if needed
   depends_on = [aws_backup_vault.ab_vault]
 
+  timeouts {
+    create = "10m"
+    update = "10m"
+    delete = "10m"
+  }
+
   lifecycle {
     precondition {
       condition     = !var.windows_vss_backup || (length(local.selection_resources) > 0 && can(regex("(?i).*ec2.*", join(",", local.selection_resources))))

variables.tf

@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ variable "rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after" {
   default     = null
 
   validation {
-    condition     = var.rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after == null || try(var.rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after == 0 || var.rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after >= 30, false)
-    error_message = "The rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after must be 0 (disabled) or at least 30 days (AWS minimum requirement)."
+    condition     = var.rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after == null || try(var.rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after >= 1, false)
+    error_message = "The rule_lifecycle_cold_storage_after must be at least 1 day (AWS minimum requirement). To disable cold storage, set to null."
   }
 }
 
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ variable "rules" {
       for rule in var.rules :
       try(rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, 0) <= try(rule.lifecycle.delete_after, 90) &&
       try(rule.lifecycle.delete_after, 90) >= 1 &&
-      (try(rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, null) == null || rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after == 0 || rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after >= 30)
+      (try(rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, null) == null || rule.lifecycle.cold_storage_after >= 1)
     ])
-    error_message = "Lifecycle validation failed: cold_storage_after must be ≤ delete_after, delete_after ≥ 1 day. If cold_storage_after is specified and > 0, it must be ≥ 30 days (AWS requirement). Use 0 to disable cold storage."
+    error_message = "Lifecycle validation failed: cold_storage_after must be ≤ delete_after, delete_after ≥ 1 day. If cold_storage_after is specified, it must be ≥ 1 day (AWS requirement). To disable cold storage, omit the cold_storage_after parameter entirely."
   }
 }
 
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ variable "backup_policies" {
       for policy in var.backup_policies :
       try(policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, 0) <= try(policy.lifecycle.delete_after, 90) &&
       try(policy.lifecycle.delete_after, 90) >= 1 &&
-      (try(policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, null) == null || policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after == 0 || policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after >= 30)
+      (try(policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after, null) == null || policy.lifecycle.cold_storage_after >= 1)
     ])
-    error_message = "Lifecycle validation failed: cold_storage_after must be ≤ delete_after, delete_after ≥ 1 day. If cold_storage_after is specified and > 0, it must be ≥ 30 days (AWS requirement). Use 0 to disable cold storage."
+    error_message = "Lifecycle validation failed: cold_storage_after must be ≤ delete_after, delete_after ≥ 1 day. If cold_storage_after is specified, it must be ≥ 1 day (AWS requirement). To disable cold storage, omit the cold_storage_after parameter entirely."
   }
 }
 
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ variable "default_lifecycle_delete_after_days" {
 variable "default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days" {
   description = "Default number of days after creation that a recovery point is moved to cold storage. Used when cold_storage_after is not specified in lifecycle configuration."
   type        = number
-  default     = 0
+  default     = null
 
   validation {
-    condition     = var.default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days == 0 || var.default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days >= 30
-    error_message = "The default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days must be 0 (disabled) or at least 30 days (AWS minimum requirement)."
+    condition     = var.default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days == null || var.default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days >= 1
+    error_message = "The default_lifecycle_cold_storage_after_days must be at least 1 day (AWS minimum requirement). To disable cold storage by default, set to null."
   }
 }