terraform_remote_state is typecasting string to bool

[fmasuhr]

Terraform Version

v0.7.8

Affected Resource(s)

• terraform_remote_state

Terraform Configuration Files

maint.tf:

data "terraform_remote_state" "remote" {
  backend = "local"
  config {
    path = "${path.module}/remote/terraform.tfstate"
  }
}

output "test" {
  value = "${data.terraform_remote_state.remote.foo["bar"]}"
}

./remote/terraform.tfstate:

{
    "version": 3,
    "terraform_version": "0.7.8",
    "serial": 1,
    "lineage": "",
    "modules": [
        {
            "path": [
                "root"
            ],
            "outputs": {
                "foo": {
                    "sensitive": false,
                    "type": "map",
                    "value": {
                        "bar": "true"
                    }
                }
            },
            "resources": {},
            "depends_on": []
        }
    ]
}

Expected Behavior

When running terraform apply i would expect the output test to be equal string true

Actual Behavior

When running terraform apply the output test is equal 1

Steps to Reproduce

run terraform apply for main.tf

[apparentlymart]

Hi @fmasuhr! Sorry for this strange behavior.

I strongly suspect that this is the same issue as #13512. Although you got there first, I ended up digging into that one and making some notes there, so I'm going to close this one just to consolidate any ongoing discussion over there. Thanks for reporting this, and sorry we let it sit here for so long.

[ghost]

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