random_string crashing when length is zero

[sumanth-lingappa]

Terraform CLI and Provider Versions

❯ terraform version
Terraform v1.1.1
on darwin_amd64
+ provider registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/random v3.1.2

Terraform Configuration

terraform {
  required_providers {
    random = {
      source  = "hashicorp/random"
      version = "3.1.2"
    }
  }
}

provider "random" {
  # Configuration options
}
resource "random_string" "random" {
  length  = 0
  special = false
}

Expected Behavior

when length is zero, the expectation is to return an empty string.

Actual Behavior

❯ terraform apply
random_string.random: Creating...
╷
│ Error: Provider produced inconsistent result after apply
│
│ When applying changes to random_string.random, provider "provider[\"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/random\"]" produced an unexpected new value: Root resource was present, but now absent.
│
│ This is a bug in the provider, which should be reported in the provider's own issue tracker.
╵

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform apply

How much impact is this issue causing?

High

Logs

https://gist.github.com/sumanth-lingappa/a4934f49c03f1dae4a2a509e1c162a04

Additional Information

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