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Summary

Adds the API-server-backed regression #2843 asked for: a test that runs the component catalog's manual CRD-upgrade block, exactly as published, against envtest. Running it showed parts of the documented rationale were wrong, so this also corrects that rationale in the catalog, the generated apply-crds.sh, the helm bundle README, and one grove upgrade-record reason. The command itself is unchanged.

Motivation / Context

#2845 already fixed the doc text for acceptance criteria 1 to 3. Criterion 4, a regression proving the command updates an existing CRD and removes a field or spec.versions entry the target chart omits, was left open. While pinning it, three claims the docs made turned out to be false:

  • kubectl replace does not fail on an existing CRD. kubectl copies the live resourceVersion into the object before sending it, so the documented "API returns Conflict" does not happen. Its real cost is a full overwrite that discards fields other managers set, which is still the reason to avoid it.
  • spec.versions is an atomic list, so any --force-conflicts apply replaces it whole, under any field manager. A dropped version or schema property disappears even under a bare kubectl apply --server-side; --field-manager matters only for fields outside that list.
  • "Applying as helm adopts Helm's fieldset" holds only for Helm 4. Helm 4 records its CRD ownership with an Apply operation. Helm 3 and terraform-provider-helm (pinned ~> 3.0, which embeds the Helm 3 library) record an Update operation, which server-side apply tracks as a separate owner even under the same manager name. After those installs, a field the original install set outside spec.versions (for example spec.names.shortNames) stays behind whatever MANAGER says. More generally, server-side apply prunes an omitted field only when the applier is its sole owner, so a second manager holding the same field (even with the same value) also keeps it. The earlier "verified on Helm 3" result held only because the removed property sat inside the atomic list.

Making the command fully authoritative for Update-op ownership would be a behavior change; this PR documents the limitation instead, and the test pins it.

Fixes: #2843
Related: N/A

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update
  • Refactoring (no functional changes)
  • Build/CI/tooling

Component(s) Affected

  • CLI (cmd/aicr, pkg/cli)
  • API server (cmd/aicrd, pkg/server)
  • Recipe engine / data (pkg/recipe)
  • Bundler and deployers (pkg/bundler, pkg/component)
  • Collectors / snapshotter (pkg/collector, pkg/snapshotter)
  • Validator (pkg/validator)
  • Core libraries (pkg/errors, pkg/k8s)
  • Docs/examples (docs/, examples/)
  • Other: .github/workflows/merge-gate.yaml, recipes/components/grove/upgrades.yaml

Implementation Notes

  • The test (pkg/bundler/deployer/localformat/catalog_crd_command_test.go) extracts the one bash block in docs/user/component-catalog.md containing the apply line, pins CHART/VERSION/REPO/MANAGER (each must match exactly once, so a renamed variable fails rather than running the documented default), and runs it against envtest with envtest's own kubectl. Charts are served from a local classic repo so helm pull --repo runs unchanged. The fixture upgrade drops a non-storage version, a schema property, and spec.names.shortNames, and another manager labels the CRD after install.
  • Cases: as published after a real Helm 4 install (shortNames pruned, label kept); as published when a second manager applies the same shortNames after a Helm 4 install (shortNames kept); as published over Helm 3 and over terraform ownership (shortNames kept: the documented limitation); and three controls that rewrite only the apply line: create-or-replace (label lost), apply without the field manager (shortNames kept), and apply without --force-conflicts (fails on a conflict over helm's spec.versions, CRD unchanged). Every other case asserts the dropped version and property are gone.
  • Fails closed in CI. Missing helm, envtest, or a Helm 3 binary where the Helm 4 case needs one fails under CI=true and skips locally. Uses only the dynamic client; no new go.mod dependencies.
  • New merge-gate job catalog-crd-command (plus -skip), modeled on nvcre-wiring. The tests job already runs the test on code changes, but a docs-only PR editing the block skips tests. The job installs the pinned Helm and setup-envtest, runs only this test, and requires its PASS line so a rename cannot silently disarm it.
  • Docs. The catalog bullet now gives the corrected rationale and states the sole-owner rule for fields outside spec.versions, and names edge cases checked against envtest: a version still in status.storedVersions makes the API server reject the apply, so the command stops; another manager sharing a field keeps it; and a field that an earlier run of the command added is pruned normally as long as MANAGER stays the same. The apply-crds.sh template comment and the README template now point to that section instead of restating it. Goldens regenerated; their diffs are comment, README text, and hash lines only.

Testing

KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS=... go test -race ./pkg/bundler/deployer/localformat/ -run '^TestCatalogCRDUpgradeCommand$' -v -count=1
go test -short -race ./pkg/bundler/ ./pkg/bundler/deployer/... ./pkg/recipe/... ./pkg/upgrade/...
golangci-lint run -c .golangci.yaml ./...
actionlint .github/workflows/merge-gate.yaml
make check-docs-mdx check-docs-mdx-parse check-docs-shell check-docs-yaml lint-yaml license check-upgrade-records

All pass, including all seven subtests of the new test against envtest (kube-apiserver 1.36.2, Helm 4). Coverage: test-only Go change, no production Go source touched.

make qualify does not complete locally: test-shell (tools/api-diff_test.sh) and lint-go (golangci-lint cannot read Go 1.27 export data) both fail here identically on unmodified main, so they are local environment issues; CI is the check for those. The new catalog-crd-command merge-gate job has run and passed on this PR.

Risk Assessment

  • Low — Isolated change, well-tested, easy to revert
  • Medium — Touches multiple components or has broader impact
  • High — Breaking change, affects critical paths, or complex rollout

Rollout notes: No behavior change: the generated apply-crds.sh differs only in comments, and the catalog command is unchanged. The new merge-gate job adds a few minutes to PRs touching the catalog.

Checklist

  • Tests pass locally (make test with -race) (affected packages pass with -race; see Testing)
  • Linter passes (make lint) (golangci-lint direct and every other lint sub-target pass; lint-go fails locally on main too)
  • I did not skip/disable tests to make CI green
  • I added/updated tests for new functionality
  • I updated docs if user-facing behavior changed
  • Changes follow existing patterns in the codebase
  • Commits are signed off and cryptographically signed (git commit -s -S) — GPG signing info

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The catalog documentation now describes CRD update and field-pruning behavior by field location and installer. Related Helm documentation and script comments reflect these distinctions. An integration test runs the documented command against an envtest API server across several field-ownership configurations. The merge gate runs this test when its inputs change.

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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the corrected CRD fallback rationale and the envtest regression that are central to the changes.
Linked Issues check Passed The PR meets the coding requirements in [#2843]. The catalog fallback uses server-side apply with --force-conflicts and the selected installer's field manager. The updated rationale no longer says t…
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The PR meets the coding requirements in [#2843]. The catalog fallback uses server-side apply with --force-conflicts and the selected installer's field manager. The updated rationale no longer says that kubectl replace fails or that create-or-replace is authoritative. Existing Helmfile guidance identifies this command as a required pre-upgrade step for ownsCRDs components. TestCatalogCRDUpgradeCommand runs the published block against envtest and verifies removal of an omitted version and schema property. It also checks field-ownership cases and create-or-replace behavior. The merge-gate job runs the regression when the relevant documentation or test paths change.

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The changes stay within [#2843]. The test, merge-gate job, catalog rationale, generated script comments, Helm bundle README templates and goldens, and Grove upgrade-record reason all document or protect the same CRD-upgrade behavior and ownership limits. The executable command remains unchanged, and the PR adds no unrelated production behavior.

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The PR description is specific and closely tied to the changeset. It describes the new envtest-backed regression test for the component catalog's manual CRD-upgrade command, the corrected rationale in the catalog, the generated apply-crds.sh, the helm bundle README, and the grove upgrade record, plus the new merge-gate job catalog-crd-command. It also lists the test cases, testing commands, and rollout notes, which match the raw summary of file changes.

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Reviewed at 350f980. The corrected rationale matches the API types (spec.versions and spec.names.shortNames are both listType=atomic), and the envtest cases pin each claim, including the three controls. LGTM.

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Rebased onto main to clear the up-to-date gate: 350f980 -> dd0b883. The rebase was clean, and the diff against main is unchanged. Affected packages pass locally with -race, and all seven TestCatalogCRDUpgradeCommand subtests pass against envtest.

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Re-approving after the catch-up rebase to dd0b883; content unchanged from the reviewed 350f980.

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