Validations of values using JSON Schema
Helm 3 introduced support for validation of values using schema
files which follow JSON
Schema. Helm charts in this repository also makes use
of this feature by defining values.schema.json file for each sub-chart.
Guidelines for developers regarding usage of schema files:
- If you are adding a new entry to or modifying an existing entry in the
values.ymlfile of a subchart, you must update the respectivevalues.schema.jsonfile to match this change. - The first iteration of this task is expected to be completed when all the sub-charts are equipped with a schema file. You can check the progress of the first iteration in the related epic. Future iterations will focus on improving and polishing these schema files and enhance their efficiency and usability.
- All settings configurable via
values.ymlmust have type validations (ensure they accept only the correct data types as values) implemented in thevalues.schema.jsonfile. This must be completed in the first iteration. - During the first iteration, validation of required fields can be limited to ensuring
the settings a user has defined in their
values.ymlfile is sufficient to spin up a pod with just that component, and without any error being reported in the logs. In future iterations, this should be expanded to ensure the pod is, in fact, functional. This involves deeper testing.