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yxxhero afdb2487a6 feat: add inherits: for sub-helmfile config inheritance (#2680)
* feat: add `inherits:` for sub-helmfile config inheritance

Add an opt-in `inherits:` field to `helmfiles:` entries so a sub-helmfile
can inherit specific configuration categories from its parent:

  helmfiles:
  - path: myapp.yaml
    inherits: [repositories, environments]

Allowed values: repositories, helmDefaults, commonLabels, apiVersions,
kubeVersion, templates, environments. Child values win; parent fills gaps
(consistent with `bases:`). This directly fixes #1495, where a repository
declared in the parent was unavailable to sub-helmfiles, producing a
confusing "repo not found" error.

Implementation notes:
- The 6 pure fields (repositories, helmDefaults, commonLabels, apiVersions,
  kubeVersion, templates) are merged post-load via MergeInherited; verified
  all are consumed post-load (ExecuteTemplates/converge), never at parse.
- environments is injected pre-load as ctxEnv, because RenderedValues is
  baked at load time; the parent's resolved values become the base and the
  child's own environments: block overrides per key.
- helmDefaults uses a *HelmSpec pointer (value type is non-comparable) with
  a no-override mergo merge, so a child that omits helmDefaults inherits the
  parent's fully.
- A footgun warning (WarnUninheritedRepos) suggests
  `inherits: [repositories]` when a release references a repo the parent
  declares but the child lacks.
- Unknown inherits keys are rejected at parse time with the allowed set.

Inheritance is opt-in and fully backward compatible: empty (the default)
preserves the historical independent-sub-helmfile behavior.

Fixes #1495

Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>

* fix: address review — deep-copy inherited config and fix bases: doc link

- BuildInheritedConfig now deep-copies the pure fields via a YAML round-trip
  (Env via environment.DeepCopy) so the returned config never aliases the
  parent state's slices/maps, matching its doc comment. Now returns an error
  to surface round-trip failures; the call site in processNestedHelmfiles is
  updated. Added TestBuildInheritedConfig_PureFieldsAreDeepCopied to lock
  in the no-aliasing guarantee.
- Fix the broken `bases:` anchor (#) in shared-configuration-across-teams.md
  to point to writing-helmfile.md#layering-state-files.

Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>

* fix: address review — reject inherits without path and document helmDefaults caveat

Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>

* fix: address review — make AllowedInherits immutable and clarify effective-repo wording

Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>

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Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>
2026-07-01 14:44:16 +08:00

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package app
import (
"strings"
"testing"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
"go.uber.org/zap"
"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest/observer"
"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/state"
"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/testhelper"
)
// runSubhelmfileInheritsTest loads a parent + sub-helmfile via ForEachState and
// returns each visited state keyed by its FilePath.
func runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t *testing.T, files map[string]string, app *App) map[string]*state.HelmState {
t.Helper()
fs := testhelper.NewTestFs(files)
app = injectFs(app, fs)
expectNoCallsToHelm(app)
states := map[string]*state.HelmState{}
noop := func(run *Run) (bool, []error) {
states[run.state.FilePath] = run.state
return false, []error{}
}
require.NoError(t, app.ForEachState(noop, false, SetFilter(true)))
return states
}
// TestSubhelmfileInherits_Repositories is the regression test for issue #1495:
// a repository declared in the parent helmfile is available to the sub-helmfile
// when it opts in via `inherits: [repositories]`.
func TestSubhelmfileInherits_Repositories(t *testing.T) {
files := map[string]string{
"/path/to/helmfile.yaml": `
repositories:
- name: release-charts
url: registry.example.com/release/helm-charts
oci: true
helmfiles:
- path: myapp.yaml
inherits:
- repositories
`,
"/path/to/myapp.yaml": `
releases:
- name: myapp
chart: release-charts/myapp
namespace: myns
`,
}
app := &App{
OverrideHelmBinary: DefaultHelmBinary,
OverrideKubeContext: "default",
DisableKubeVersionAutoDetection: true,
Env: "default",
FileOrDir: "helmfile.yaml",
Logger: newAppTestLogger(),
}
states := runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t, files, app)
child, ok := states["myapp.yaml"]
require.True(t, ok, "sub-helmfile state should be visited")
require.Len(t, child.Repositories, 1, "child should have inherited the parent repository")
assert.Equal(t, "release-charts", child.Repositories[0].Name)
assert.True(t, child.Repositories[0].OCI)
}
// TestSubhelmfile_NoInherit_DoesNotGetRepositories verifies the opt-in nature:
// without `inherits:`, the sub-helmfile does NOT receive the parent's repository
// (the historical behavior that #1495 reported), preserving backward compat.
func TestSubhelmfile_NoInherit_DoesNotGetRepositories(t *testing.T) {
files := map[string]string{
"/path/to/helmfile.yaml": `
repositories:
- name: release-charts
url: registry.example.com/release/helm-charts
oci: true
helmfiles:
- path: myapp.yaml
`,
"/path/to/myapp.yaml": `
releases:
- name: myapp
chart: release-charts/myapp
`,
}
app := &App{
OverrideHelmBinary: DefaultHelmBinary,
OverrideKubeContext: "default",
DisableKubeVersionAutoDetection: true,
Env: "default",
FileOrDir: "helmfile.yaml",
Logger: newAppTestLogger(),
}
states := runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t, files, app)
child, ok := states["myapp.yaml"]
require.True(t, ok)
assert.Empty(t, child.Repositories, "without inherits:, child must NOT receive parent repos (opt-in)")
}
// TestSubhelmfile_WarnsWhenRepoNotInherited verifies the footgun warning fires
// in the real load flow when a release references a repo the parent has but the
// child lacks (and did not inherit).
func TestSubhelmfile_WarnsWhenRepoNotInherited(t *testing.T) {
files := map[string]string{
"/path/to/helmfile.yaml": `
repositories:
- name: release-charts
url: registry.example.com/release/helm-charts
oci: true
helmfiles:
- path: myapp.yaml
`,
"/path/to/myapp.yaml": `
releases:
- name: myapp
chart: release-charts/myapp
`,
}
core, recorded := observer.New(zapcore.WarnLevel)
app := &App{
OverrideHelmBinary: DefaultHelmBinary,
OverrideKubeContext: "default",
DisableKubeVersionAutoDetection: true,
Env: "default",
FileOrDir: "helmfile.yaml",
Logger: zap.New(core).Sugar(),
}
runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t, files, app)
var matched int
for _, e := range recorded.All() {
if msg := e.Message; strings.Contains(msg, "release-charts") && strings.Contains(msg, "inherits") {
matched++
}
}
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, matched, 1, "expected a footgun warning mentioning release-charts and inherits")
}
// TestSubhelmfile_NoWarnWhenRepoInherited verifies the warning is naturally
// suppressed when the repo is inherited (it becomes part of the child's repos).
func TestSubhelmfile_NoWarnWhenRepoInherited(t *testing.T) {
files := map[string]string{
"/path/to/helmfile.yaml": `
repositories:
- name: release-charts
url: registry.example.com/release/helm-charts
oci: true
helmfiles:
- path: myapp.yaml
inherits:
- repositories
`,
"/path/to/myapp.yaml": `
releases:
- name: myapp
chart: release-charts/myapp
`,
}
core, recorded := observer.New(zapcore.WarnLevel)
app := &App{
OverrideHelmBinary: DefaultHelmBinary,
OverrideKubeContext: "default",
DisableKubeVersionAutoDetection: true,
Env: "default",
FileOrDir: "helmfile.yaml",
Logger: zap.New(core).Sugar(),
}
runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t, files, app)
for _, e := range recorded.All() {
assert.False(t, strings.Contains(e.Message, "not inherited"),
"no footgun warning expected when repositories are inherited, got: %s", e.Message)
}
}
// TestSubhelmfileInherits_Environments verifies that a sub-helmfile opting into
// `inherits: [environments]` receives the parent's resolved environment values
// (FOO from env.yaml flows down).
func TestSubhelmfileInherits_Environments(t *testing.T) {
files := map[string]string{
"/path/to/helmfile.yaml": `
environments:
default:
values:
- env.yaml
helmfiles:
- path: myapp.yaml
inherits:
- environments
`,
"/path/to/env.yaml": `FOO: from-parent
`,
"/path/to/myapp.yaml": `
releases:
- name: myapp
chart: release-charts/myapp
`,
}
app := &App{
OverrideHelmBinary: DefaultHelmBinary,
OverrideKubeContext: "default",
DisableKubeVersionAutoDetection: true,
Env: "default",
FileOrDir: "helmfile.yaml",
Logger: newAppTestLogger(),
}
states := runSubhelmfileInheritsTest(t, files, app)
child, ok := states["myapp.yaml"]
require.True(t, ok, "sub-helmfile state should be visited")
require.NotNil(t, child.RenderedValues, "child should have rendered values")
assert.Equal(t, "from-parent", child.RenderedValues["FOO"],
"inherited environments should make the parent's resolved FOO value visible to the child")
}