Linter rule - no unnecessary dependsOn entries

This rule finds when an unnecessary dependsOn entry has been added to a resource or module declaration.

Linter rule code

Use the following value in the Bicep configuration file to customize rule settings:

no-unnecessary-dependson

Solution

To reduce confusion in your template, delete any dependsOn entries that aren't necessary. Bicep automatically infers most resource dependencies as long as template expressions reference other resources via symbolic names rather than strings with hard-coded IDs or names.

The following example fails this test because the dependsOn entry appServicePlan is automatically inferred by Bicep implied by the expression appServicePlan.id (which references resource symbolic name appServicePlan) in the serverFarmId property's value.

param location string = resourceGroup().location

resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverfarms@2023-12-01' = {
  name: 'name'
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: 'F1'
    capacity: 1
  }
}

resource webApplication 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2023-12-01' = {
  name: 'name'
  location: location
  properties: {
    serverFarmId: appServicePlan.id
  }
  dependsOn: [
    appServicePlan
  ]
}

You can fix it by removing the unnecessary dependsOn entry:

param location string = resourceGroup().location

resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverfarms@2023-12-01' = {
  name: 'name'
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: 'F1'
    capacity: 1
  }
}

resource webApplication 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2023-12-01' = {
  name: 'name'
  location: location
  properties: {
    serverFarmId: appServicePlan.id
  }
}

Use Quick Fix to remove the unnecessary dependsOn entry:

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