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aws_lambda_function.main had no logging_config, so Lambda wrote to its own auto-created /aws/lambda/<function_name> group regardless of what aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda's name_prefix produced. That silently defeated both log retention and the migration-failure alarm.

Root cause

  • Lambda writes to the fixed group /aws/lambda/${function_name} by default; without logging_config, nothing tells it otherwise.
  • terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda/main.tf created aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda with name_prefix, producing a different, randomly-suffixed, always-empty group. var.log_retention_days applied to that empty group; real logs went to the auto-created group with "Never expire".
  • aws_cloudwatch_log_metric_filter.migration_failed (migration-alarm.tf:33) attaches to aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name - the empty group - so it could never match anything with enable_migration_alarm = true.

Revision note: reworked from an exact name

An earlier revision of this PR changed the log group to an exact name = "/aws/lambda/${var.stack_name}-api", matching Lambda's default fixed name. That's wrong for this repo's actual deployed state: that fixed-name group already exists in every environment (Lambda auto-created it before this module ever managed one), so a same-named Terraform resource collides with it - ResourceAlreadyExistsException on the next deploy, since deploy-aws-lambda.yml auto-applies on push to main. The previous revision's terraform import runbook doesn't help either: there's nothing to import into for a resource address that was never in this module's state.

Fix (zero operator steps)

  • Kept aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda as name_prefix = "/aws/lambda/${var.stack_name}-api-" - a distinct, Terraform-owned group, not the colliding fixed name.
  • Added logging_config { log_format = "Text", log_group = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name } to aws_lambda_function.main, so Lambda writes to the group Terraform manages, whatever its actual (prefixed) name is.
  • Dropped the depends_on from the previous revision - the logging_config reference is the dependency, and aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda's name_prefix stays the literal ${var.stack_name}-api- (not aws_lambda_function.main.function_name) specifically to avoid a cycle: the function now depends on the log group, so the log group referencing the function back would be circular.
  • Requires AWS provider >= 5.32 for logging_config; this module's constraint (~> 5.0) already resolves to 5.100.0 per the committed lock file.

The old auto-created /aws/lambda/<stack>-api group is simply abandoned: its history is preserved, and it can be deleted manually later once no longer needed for reference.

Regression test

terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda_log_group_test.go now asserts:

  1. aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda does not set an exact name (would collide with the pre-existing group).
  2. Its name_prefix is the literal "/aws/lambda/${var.stack_name}-api-".
  3. aws_lambda_function.main has a logging_config block with log_group = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name.
  4. The metric filter still attaches to that same group.

Proved it fails against the actual current origin/main source (not just the pre-this-PR state): git show origin/main:terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda/main.tf swapped in with the test left in place, then go test ./terraform/modules/compute/aws/... -run TestLambdaLogGroupUsesExactName -v:

lambda_log_group_test.go:49: aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda must set name_prefix = "/aws/lambda/${var.stack_name}-api-" ...
lambda_log_group_test.go:58: aws_lambda_function.main must have a logging_config block with log_group = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name ...

Restoring the fix passes both.

Verification

  • go test ./terraform/... (GOWORK=off, repo root): ok across all packages.
  • terraform fmt -check -diff on terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda: clean.
  • terraform init -backend=false && terraform validate in terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda and terraform/environments/aws: both Success! The configuration is valid.
  • tflint --config=.tflint.hcl --chdir=terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda: no findings.
  • Repo pre-commit hooks (gofmt, go vet, go mod tidy, terraform fmt/validate/tflint, gocyclo, gosec, trivy config scan, secret scan) all passed on the commit.
  • No plan/apply was run against real clouds, per policy.

Notes

  • No ci-cd-permissions bootstrap re-apply is required; this is a runtime-module-only change and needs no manual import step, unlike the previous revision.

Closes #126

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The Lambda function now uses text-format CloudWatch logging directed to the module-managed log group. The log group name prefix uses the stack-based function name. A regression test checks the function and metric-filter references.

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terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda/main.tf, terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda_log_group_test.go
The Lambda resource directs text-format logs to the module-managed log group. The log group prefix uses ${var.stack_name}-api rather than the Lambda resource’s name. The regression test checks the prefix, logging configuration, and migration metric-filter reference.

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Logs, retention, and migration monitoring are configured for the same group. The previously documented import obstacle no longer applies; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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aws_lambda_function.main had no logging_config, so Lambda wrote to its
own auto-created /aws/lambda/<function_name> group regardless of what
aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda's name_prefix produced. That left
var.log_retention_days applied to an empty, unreferenced group while
production logs went to the auto-created group with "Never expire"
retention, and made the migration-failure metric filter
(migration-alarm.tf) attach to the same empty group, so it could never
fire on a failed migration.

An earlier revision of this fix changed the log group to an exact
name = "/aws/lambda/${var.stack_name}-api" to match the fixed name
Lambda writes to by default. That is wrong for this repo's actual
deployed state: the fixed-name group already exists in every
environment (Lambda auto-created it before this module ever managed a
log group), so Terraform creating a same-named resource fails with
ResourceAlreadyExistsException on the very next deploy (deploy-aws-lambda.yml
auto-applies on push to main). The previous revision's `terraform
import` runbook does not help either -- there is nothing to import
into for a resource address that was never in this module's state.

Fix (zero operator steps): keep aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda as
name_prefix (a distinct, Terraform-owned group, not the colliding fixed
name) and add logging_config { log_format = "Text", log_group =
aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name } to aws_lambda_function.main, so
Lambda writes to the group Terraform manages regardless of the group's
actual name. The log group's name_prefix stays the literal
"${var.stack_name}-api-" (not aws_lambda_function.main.function_name),
since the function now depends on the log group via logging_config and
a reference back the other way would cycle; dropped the depends_on
that literal used to need. requires aws provider >= 5.32 for
logging_config; this module's constraint (~> 5.0) already resolves to
5.100.0 per the committed lock file.

The old auto-created /aws/lambda/<stack>-api group is simply abandoned
by this change: its history is preserved, and it can be deleted
manually later once it's no longer needed for reference. No
ci-cd-permissions bootstrap re-apply and no manual import step is
required.

Regression test: terraform/modules/compute/aws/lambda_log_group_test.go
now asserts aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda uses name_prefix (not an
exact name, which would collide with the pre-existing group), that its
name_prefix is the literal "${var.stack_name}-api-", that
aws_lambda_function.main has a logging_config block referencing
aws_cloudwatch_log_group.lambda.name, and that the metric filter still
attaches to that same group. Verified it fails against the actual
current origin/main source (git show origin/main:.../lambda/main.tf
swapped in, test left in place) with the logging_config and
name_prefix-literal assertions both failing, and passes with this
fix restored.

Closes #126

Co-Authored-By: claude-flow <ruv@ruv.net>
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@cristim cristim changed the title fix(iac/aws): lambda log group uses exact name, not name_prefix fix(iac/aws): point Lambda at its own log group via logging_config Sep 28, 2026
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Independent adversarial review (two rounds) + local verification: MERGE at e3dcb64. Reworked to logging_config: the log group's name_prefix renders to the identical string (no state change, no import, no operator step); logging_config is an in-place UpdateFunctionConfiguration in provider v5.100.0 (only function_name/package_type force replacement); no cycle (validate passes); BasicExecutionRole already covers the managed group. Retention and the migration-failure metric filter now receive the function's logs; the old auto-created group keeps its history until deleted deliberately. Test fails on origin/main and passes (62/62); fmt/validate/tflint clean. Nit for a later touch: rename TestLambdaLogGroupUsesExactName to match what it now asserts.

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