Various improvements

Add synchronization logic. For now get rid of podTemplate, type fields.
Add crd validation & configuration part, put retry on top of lookup
function installation.

charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ rules:
   - apps
   resources:
   - statefulsets
+  - deployments
   verbs:
   - create
   - delete

manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml

@@ -294,6 +294,43 @@ spec:
                   pattern: '^(\d+(e\d+)?|\d+(\.\d+)?(e\d+)?[EPTGMK]i?)$'
                 scalyr_server_url:
                   type: string
+            connection_pool:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                connection_pool_schema:
+                  type: string
+                  #default: "pooler"
+                connection_pool_user:
+                  type: string
+                  #default: "pooler"
+                connection_pool_instances_number:
+                  type: integer
+                  #default: 1
+                connection_pool_image:
+                  type: string
+                  #default: "pierone.stups.zalan.do/acid/pgbouncer:0.0.1"
+                connection_pool_mode:
+                  type: string
+                  enum:
+                    - "session"
+                    - "transaction"
+                  #default: "transaction"
+                connection_pool_default_cpu_limit:
+                  type: string
+                  pattern: '^(\d+m|\d+(\.\d{1,3})?)$'
+                  #default: "1"
+                connection_pool_default_cpu_request:
+                  type: string
+                  pattern: '^(\d+m|\d+(\.\d{1,3})?)$'
+                  #default: "1"
+                connection_pool_default_memory_limit:
+                  type: string
+                  pattern: '^(\d+(e\d+)?|\d+(\.\d+)?(e\d+)?[EPTGMK]i?)$'
+                  #default: "100m"
+                connection_pool_default_memory_request:
+                  type: string
+                  pattern: '^(\d+(e\d+)?|\d+(\.\d+)?(e\d+)?[EPTGMK]i?)$'
+                  #default: "100m"
         status:
           type: object
           additionalProperties:

pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/postgresql_type.go

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ type PostgresSpec struct {
 	Patroni         `json:"patroni,omitempty"`
 	Resources       `json:"resources,omitempty"`
 
-	ConnectionPool *ConnectionPool `json:"connectionPool,omitempty"`
+	EnableConnectionPool bool            `json:"enable_connection_pool,omitempty"`
+	ConnectionPool       *ConnectionPool `json:"connectionPool,omitempty"`
 
 	TeamID      string `json:"teamId"`
 	DockerImage string `json:"dockerImage,omitempty"`
@@ -159,12 +160,15 @@ type PostgresStatus struct {
 
 // Options for connection pooler
 type ConnectionPool struct {
-	NumberOfInstances *int32              `json:"instancesNumber,omitempty"`
+	NumberOfInstances *int32 `json:"instancesNumber,omitempty"`
-	Schema            *string             `json:"schema,omitempty"`
+	Schema            string `json:"schema,omitempty"`
-	User              *string             `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	User              string `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Type              *string             `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Mode              string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
-	Mode              *string             `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	DockerImage       string `json:"dockerImage,omitempty"`
-	PodTemplate       *v1.PodTemplateSpec `json:"podTemplate,omitempty"`
+	// TODO: prepared snippets of configuration, one can choose via type, e.g.
+	// pgbouncer-large (with higher resources) or odyssey-small (with smaller
+	// resources)
+	// Type              string `json:"type,omitempty"`
 
 	Resources `json:"resources,omitempty"`
 }

pkg/cluster/cluster.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/r3labs/diff"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -723,6 +724,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) Update(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// connection pool
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool,
+		newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool) {
+		c.logger.Debug("syncing connection pool")
+
+		if err := c.syncConnectionPool(oldSpec, newSpec); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Errorf("could not sync connection pool: %v", err)
+			updateFailed = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -852,13 +864,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) initSystemUsers() {
 	if c.needConnectionPool() {
 
 		username := c.Spec.ConnectionPool.User
-		if username == nil {
+		if username == "" {
-			username = &c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User
+			username = c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User
 		}
 
 		c.systemUsers[constants.ConnectionPoolUserKeyName] = spec.PgUser{
 			Origin:   spec.RoleConnectionPool,
-			Name:     *username,
+			Name:     username,
 			Password: util.RandomPassword(constants.PasswordLength),
 		}
 	}
@@ -1188,3 +1200,29 @@ func (c *Cluster) deletePatroniClusterConfigMaps() error {
 
 	return c.deleteClusterObject(get, deleteConfigMapFn, "configmap")
 }
+
+// Test if two connection pool configuration needs to be synced. For simplicity
+// compare not the actual K8S objects, but the configuration itself and request
+// sync if there is any difference.
+func (c *Cluster) needSyncConnPoolDeployments(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.ConnectionPool) (sync bool, reasons []string) {
+	reasons = []string{}
+	sync = false
+
+	changelog, err := diff.Diff(oldSpec, newSpec)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Infof("Cannot get diff, do not do anything, %+v", err)
+		return false, reasons
+	} else {
+		if len(changelog) > 0 {
+			sync = true
+		}
+
+		for _, change := range changelog {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %+v from %s to %s",
+				change.Type, change.Path, change.From, change.To)
+			reasons = append(reasons, msg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sync, reasons
+}

pkg/cluster/database.go

@@ -300,8 +300,26 @@ func (c *Cluster) installLookupFunction(poolSchema, poolUser string) error {
 				params, err)
 		}
 
-		if _, err := c.pgDb.Exec(stmtBytes.String()); err != nil {
+		// golang sql will do retries couple of times if pq driver reports
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not execute sql statement %s: %v",
+		// connections issues (driver.ErrBadConn), but since our query is
+		// idempotent, we can retry in a view of other errors (e.g. due to
+		// failover a db is temporary in a read-only mode or so) to make sure
+		// it was applied.
+		execErr := retryutil.Retry(
+			constants.PostgresConnectTimeout,
+			constants.PostgresConnectRetryTimeout,
+			func() (bool, error) {
+				if _, err := c.pgDb.Exec(stmtBytes.String()); err != nil {
+					msg := fmt.Errorf("could not execute sql statement %s: %v",
+						stmtBytes.String(), err)
+					return false, msg
+				}
+
+				return true, nil
+			})
+
+		if execErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not execute after retries %s: %v",
 				stmtBytes.String(), err)
 		}
 

pkg/cluster/k8sres.go

@@ -1734,100 +1734,99 @@ func (c *Cluster) getLogicalBackupJobName() (jobName string) {
 func (c *Cluster) generateConnPoolPodTemplate(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (
 	*v1.PodTemplateSpec, error) {
 
-	podTemplate := spec.ConnectionPool.PodTemplate
+	gracePeriod := int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds())
+	resources, err := generateResourceRequirements(
+		spec.ConnectionPool.Resources,
+		c.makeDefaultConnPoolResources())
 
-	if podTemplate == nil {
+	effectiveMode := util.Coalesce(
-		gracePeriod := int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds())
+		spec.ConnectionPool.Mode,
-		resources, err := generateResourceRequirements(
+		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Mode)
-			spec.ConnectionPool.Resources,
-			c.makeDefaultConnPoolResources())
 
-		effectiveMode := spec.ConnectionPool.Mode
+	effectiveDockerImage := util.Coalesce(
-		if effectiveMode == nil {
+		spec.ConnectionPool.DockerImage,
-			effectiveMode = &c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Mode
+		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Image)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate resource requirements: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	secretSelector := func(key string) *v1.SecretKeySelector {
+		return &v1.SecretKeySelector{
+			LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+				Name: c.credentialSecretName(c.OpConfig.SuperUsername),
+			},
+			Key: key,
 		}
+	}
 
-		if err != nil {
+	envVars := []v1.EnvVar{
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate resource requirements: %v", err)
+		{
-		}
+			Name:  "PGHOST",
+			Value: c.serviceAddress(Master),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "PGPORT",
+			Value: c.servicePort(Master),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "PGUSER",
+			ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
+				SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("username"),
+			},
+		},
+		// the convention is to use the same schema name as
+		// connection pool username
+		{
+			Name: "PGSCHEMA",
+			ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
+				SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("username"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "PGPASSWORD",
+			ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
+				SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("password"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "CONNECTION_POOL_MODE",
+			Value: effectiveMode,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "CONNECTION_POOL_PORT",
+			Value: fmt.Sprint(pgPort),
+		},
+	}
 
-		secretSelector := func(key string) *v1.SecretKeySelector {
+	poolerContainer := v1.Container{
-			return &v1.SecretKeySelector{
+		Name:            connectionPoolContainer,
-				LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+		Image:           effectiveDockerImage,
-					Name: c.credentialSecretName(c.OpConfig.SuperUsername),
+		ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullIfNotPresent,
-				},
+		Resources:       *resources,
-				Key: key,
+		Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{
-			}
+			{
-		}
+				ContainerPort: pgPort,
+				Protocol:      v1.ProtocolTCP,
+			},
+		},
+		Env: envVars,
+	}
 
-		envVars := []v1.EnvVar{
+	podTemplate := &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
-			{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:  "PGHOST",
+			Labels:      c.connPoolLabelsSelector().MatchLabels,
-				Value: c.serviceAddress(Master),
+			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
-			},
+			Annotations: c.generatePodAnnotations(spec),
-			{
+		},
-				Name:  "PGPORT",
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-				Value: c.servicePort(Master),
+			ServiceAccountName:            c.OpConfig.PodServiceAccountName,
-			},
+			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,
-			{
+			Containers:                    []v1.Container{poolerContainer},
-				Name: "PGUSER",
+			// TODO: add tolerations to scheduler pooler on the same node
-				ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
+			// as database
-					SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("username"),
+			//Tolerations:                   *tolerationsSpec,
-				},
+		},
-			},
-			// the convention is to use the same schema name as
-			// connection pool username
-			{
-				Name: "PGSCHEMA",
-				ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
-					SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("username"),
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Name: "PGPASSWORD",
-				ValueFrom: &v1.EnvVarSource{
-					SecretKeyRef: secretSelector("password"),
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Name:  "CONNECTION_POOL_MODE",
-				Value: *effectiveMode,
-			},
-			{
-				Name:  "CONNECTION_POOL_PORT",
-				Value: fmt.Sprint(pgPort),
-			},
-		}
-
-		poolerContainer := v1.Container{
-			Name:            connectionPoolContainer,
-			Image:           c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Image,
-			ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullIfNotPresent,
-			Resources:       *resources,
-			Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{
-				{
-					ContainerPort: pgPort,
-					Protocol:      v1.ProtocolTCP,
-				},
-			},
-			Env: envVars,
-		}
-
-		podTemplate = &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Labels:      c.connPoolLabelsSelector().MatchLabels,
-				Namespace:   c.Namespace,
-				Annotations: c.generatePodAnnotations(spec),
-			},
-			Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-				ServiceAccountName:            c.OpConfig.PodServiceAccountName,
-				TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,
-				Containers:                    []v1.Container{poolerContainer},
-				// TODO: add tolerations to scheduler pooler on the same node
-				// as database
-				//Tolerations:                   *tolerationsSpec,
-			},
-		}
 	}
 
 	return podTemplate, nil

pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go

@@ -613,21 +613,6 @@ func TestConnPoolPodSpec(t *testing.T) {
 			cluster:  cluster,
 			check:    testEnvs,
 		},
-		{
-			subTest: "custom pod template",
-			spec: &acidv1.PostgresSpec{
-				ConnectionPool: &acidv1.ConnectionPool{
-					PodTemplate: &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-							Name: "test-pod-template",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: nil,
-			cluster:  cluster,
-			check:    testCustomPodTemplate,
-		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		podSpec, err := tt.cluster.generateConnPoolPodTemplate(tt.spec)

pkg/cluster/resources.go

@@ -101,9 +101,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) createConnectionPool(lookup InstallFunction) (*ConnectionPoolR
 	var msg string
 	c.setProcessName("creating connection pool")
 
-	err := lookup(
+	schema := c.Spec.ConnectionPool.Schema
-		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Schema,
+	if schema == "" {
-		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User)
+		schema = c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Schema
+	}
+
+	user := c.Spec.ConnectionPool.User
+	if user == "" {
+		user = c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User
+	}
+
+	err := lookup(schema, user)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		msg = "could not prepare database for connection pool: %v"
@@ -116,6 +124,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) createConnectionPool(lookup InstallFunction) (*ConnectionPoolR
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
 	}
 
+	// client-go does retry 10 times (with NoBackoff by default) when the API
+	// believe a request can be retried and returns Retry-After header. This
+	// should be good enough to not think about it here.
 	deployment, err := c.KubeClient.
 		Deployments(deploymentSpec.Namespace).
 		Create(deploymentSpec)
@@ -154,14 +165,22 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteConnectionPool() (err error) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Clean up the deployment object. If deployment resource we've remembered
+	// is somehow empty, try to delete based on what would we generate
+	deploymentName := c.connPoolName()
+	deployment := c.ConnectionPool.Deployment
+
+	if deployment != nil {
+		deploymentName = deployment.Name
+	}
+
 	// set delete propagation policy to foreground, so that replica set will be
 	// also deleted.
 	policy := metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
 	options := metav1.DeleteOptions{PropagationPolicy: &policy}
-	deployment := c.ConnectionPool.Deployment
 	err = c.KubeClient.
-		Deployments(deployment.Namespace).
+		Deployments(c.Namespace).
-		Delete(deployment.Name, &options)
+		Delete(deploymentName, &options)
 
 	if !k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
 		c.logger.Debugf("Connection pool deployment was already deleted")
@@ -172,12 +191,19 @@ func (c *Cluster) deleteConnectionPool() (err error) {
 	c.logger.Infof("Connection pool deployment %q has been deleted",
 		util.NameFromMeta(deployment.ObjectMeta))
 
+	// Repeat the same for the service object
+	service := c.ConnectionPool.Service
+	serviceName := c.connPoolName()
+
+	if service != nil {
+		serviceName = service.Name
+	}
+
 	// set delete propagation policy to foreground, so that all the dependant
 	// will be deleted.
-	service := c.ConnectionPool.Service
 	err = c.KubeClient.
-		Services(service.Namespace).
+		Services(c.Namespace).
-		Delete(service.Name, &options)
+		Delete(serviceName, &options)
 
 	if !k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
 		c.logger.Debugf("Connection pool service was already deleted")
@@ -823,3 +849,34 @@ func (c *Cluster) GetStatefulSet() *appsv1.StatefulSet {
 func (c *Cluster) GetPodDisruptionBudget() *policybeta1.PodDisruptionBudget {
 	return c.PodDisruptionBudget
 }
+
+// Perform actual patching of a connection pool deployment, assuming that all
+// the check were already done before.
+func (c *Cluster) updateConnPoolDeployment(oldDeploymentSpec, newDeployment *appsv1.Deployment) (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	c.setProcessName("updating connection pool")
+	if c.ConnectionPool == nil || c.ConnectionPool.Deployment == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("there is no connection pool in the cluster")
+	}
+
+	patchData, err := specPatch(newDeployment.Spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not form patch for the deployment: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// An update probably requires RetryOnConflict, but since only one operator
+	// worker at one time will try to update it changes of conflicts are
+	// minimal.
+	deployment, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Deployments(c.ConnectionPool.Deployment.Namespace).
+		Patch(
+			c.ConnectionPool.Deployment.Name,
+			types.MergePatchType,
+			patchData, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not patch deployment: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	c.ConnectionPool.Deployment = deployment
+
+	return deployment, nil
+}

pkg/cluster/sync.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cluster
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 
 	batchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync(newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	oldSpec := c.Postgresql
 	c.setSpec(newSpec)
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -108,6 +110,20 @@ func (c *Cluster) Sync(newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// connection pool
+	oldPool := oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
+	newPool := newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
+	if c.needConnectionPool() &&
+		(c.ConnectionPool == nil || !reflect.DeepEqual(oldPool, newPool)) {
+
+		c.logger.Debug("syncing connection pool")
+
+		if err := c.syncConnectionPool(&oldSpec, newSpec); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Errorf("could not sync connection pool: %v", err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -594,3 +610,98 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncLogicalBackupJob() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Synchronize connection pool resources. Effectively we're interested only in
+// synchronizing the corresponding deployment, but in case of deployment or
+// service is missing, create it. After checking, also remember an object for
+// the future references.
+func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPool(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
+	if c.ConnectionPool == nil {
+		c.logger.Warning("Connection pool resources are empty")
+		c.ConnectionPool = &ConnectionPoolResources{}
+	}
+
+	deployment, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Deployments(c.Namespace).
+		Get(c.connPoolName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	if err != nil && k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
+		msg := "Deployment %s for connection pool synchronization is not found, create it"
+		c.logger.Warningf(msg, c.connPoolName())
+
+		deploymentSpec, err := c.generateConnPoolDeployment(&newSpec.Spec)
+		if err != nil {
+			msg = "could not generate deployment for connection pool: %v"
+			return fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
+		}
+
+		deployment, err := c.KubeClient.
+			Deployments(deploymentSpec.Namespace).
+			Create(deploymentSpec)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		c.ConnectionPool.Deployment = deployment
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get connection pool deployment to sync: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		c.ConnectionPool.Deployment = deployment
+
+		// actual synchronization
+		oldConnPool := oldSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
+		newConnPool := newSpec.Spec.ConnectionPool
+		sync, reason := c.needSyncConnPoolDeployments(oldConnPool, newConnPool)
+		if sync {
+			c.logger.Infof("Update connection pool deployment %s, reason: %s",
+				c.connPoolName(), reason)
+
+			newDeploymentSpec, err := c.generateConnPoolDeployment(&newSpec.Spec)
+			if err != nil {
+				msg := "could not generate deployment for connection pool: %v"
+				return fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
+			}
+
+			oldDeploymentSpec := c.ConnectionPool.Deployment
+
+			deployment, err := c.updateConnPoolDeployment(
+				oldDeploymentSpec,
+				newDeploymentSpec)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			c.ConnectionPool.Deployment = deployment
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	service, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Services(c.Namespace).
+		Get(c.connPoolName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	if err != nil && k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
+		msg := "Service %s for connection pool synchronization is not found, create it"
+		c.logger.Warningf(msg, c.connPoolName())
+
+		serviceSpec := c.generateConnPoolService(&newSpec.Spec)
+		service, err := c.KubeClient.
+			Services(serviceSpec.Namespace).
+			Create(serviceSpec)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		c.ConnectionPool.Service = service
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get connection pool service to sync: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		// Service updates are not supported and probably not that useful anyway
+		c.ConnectionPool.Service = service
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/cluster/sync_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	acidv1 "github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1"
+	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/config"
+	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/k8sutil"
+
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func int32ToPointer(value int32) *int32 {
+	return &value
+}
+
+func deploymentUpdated(cluster *Cluster, err error) error {
+	if cluster.ConnectionPool.Deployment.Spec.Replicas == nil ||
+		*cluster.ConnectionPool.Deployment.Spec.Replicas != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Wrong nubmer of instances")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func objectsAreSaved(cluster *Cluster, err error) error {
+	if cluster.ConnectionPool == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Connection pool resources are empty")
+	}
+
+	if cluster.ConnectionPool.Deployment == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Deployment was not saved")
+	}
+
+	if cluster.ConnectionPool.Service == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Service was not saved")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestConnPoolSynchronization(t *testing.T) {
+	testName := "Test connection pool synchronization"
+	var cluster = New(
+		Config{
+			OpConfig: config.Config{
+				ProtectedRoles: []string{"admin"},
+				Auth: config.Auth{
+					SuperUsername:       superUserName,
+					ReplicationUsername: replicationUserName,
+				},
+				ConnectionPool: config.ConnectionPool{
+					ConnPoolDefaultCPURequest:    "100m",
+					ConnPoolDefaultCPULimit:      "100m",
+					ConnPoolDefaultMemoryRequest: "100M",
+					ConnPoolDefaultMemoryLimit:   "100M",
+				},
+			},
+		}, k8sutil.KubernetesClient{}, acidv1.Postgresql{}, logger)
+
+	cluster.Statefulset = &appsv1.StatefulSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-sts",
+		},
+	}
+
+	clusterMissingObjects := *cluster
+	clusterMissingObjects.KubeClient = k8sutil.ClientMissingObjects()
+
+	clusterMock := *cluster
+	clusterMock.KubeClient = k8sutil.NewMockKubernetesClient()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		subTest string
+		oldSpec *acidv1.Postgresql
+		newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql
+		cluster *Cluster
+		check   func(cluster *Cluster, err error) error
+	}{
+		{
+			subTest: "create if doesn't exist",
+			oldSpec: &acidv1.Postgresql{
+				Spec: acidv1.PostgresSpec{
+					ConnectionPool: &acidv1.ConnectionPool{},
+				},
+			},
+			newSpec: &acidv1.Postgresql{
+				Spec: acidv1.PostgresSpec{
+					ConnectionPool: &acidv1.ConnectionPool{},
+				},
+			},
+			cluster: &clusterMissingObjects,
+			check:   objectsAreSaved,
+		},
+		{
+			subTest: "update deployment",
+			oldSpec: &acidv1.Postgresql{
+				Spec: acidv1.PostgresSpec{
+					ConnectionPool: &acidv1.ConnectionPool{
+						NumberOfInstances: int32ToPointer(1),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newSpec: &acidv1.Postgresql{
+				Spec: acidv1.PostgresSpec{
+					ConnectionPool: &acidv1.ConnectionPool{
+						NumberOfInstances: int32ToPointer(2),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			cluster: &clusterMock,
+			check:   deploymentUpdated,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		err := tt.cluster.syncConnectionPool(tt.oldSpec, tt.newSpec)
+
+		if err := tt.check(tt.cluster, err); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("%s [%s]: Could not synchronize, %+v",
+				testName, tt.subTest, err)
+		}
+	}
+}

pkg/cluster/util.go

@@ -497,5 +497,5 @@ func (c *Cluster) patroniUsesKubernetes() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) needConnectionPool() bool {
-	return c.Spec.ConnectionPool != nil
+	return c.Spec.ConnectionPool != nil || c.Spec.EnableConnectionPool == true
 }

pkg/controller/operator_config.go

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	acidv1 "github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1"
+	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/config"
+	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/constants"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
@@ -142,17 +144,52 @@ func (c *Controller) importConfigurationFromCRD(fromCRD *acidv1.OperatorConfigur
 	result.ScalyrCPULimit = fromCRD.Scalyr.ScalyrCPULimit
 	result.ScalyrMemoryLimit = fromCRD.Scalyr.ScalyrMemoryLimit
 
-	// connection pool
+	// Connection pool. Looks like we can't use defaulting in CRD before 1.17,
+	// so ensure default values here.
 	result.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances
-	result.ConnectionPool.Schema = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Schema
+	if result.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances == nil ||
-	result.ConnectionPool.User = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.User
+		*result.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances < 1 {
-	result.ConnectionPool.Type = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Type
+		var value int32
-	result.ConnectionPool.Image = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Image
+
-	result.ConnectionPool.Mode = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Mode
+		value = 1
-	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultCPURequest = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultCPURequest
+		result.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances = &value
-	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultMemoryRequest = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultMemoryRequest
+	}
-	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultCPULimit = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultCPULimit
+
-	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultMemoryLimit = fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultMemoryLimit
+	result.ConnectionPool.Schema = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Schema,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolSchemaName)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.User = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.User,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolUserName)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.Type = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Type,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultType)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.Image = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Image,
+		"pgbouncer:0.0.1")
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.Mode = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.Mode,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultMode)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultCPURequest = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultCPURequest,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuRequest)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultMemoryRequest = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultMemoryRequest,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryRequest)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultCPULimit = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultCPULimit,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuLimit)
+
+	result.ConnectionPool.ConnPoolDefaultMemoryLimit = util.Coalesce(
+		fromCRD.ConnectionPool.DefaultMemoryLimit,
+		constants.ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryLimit)
 
 	return result
 }

pkg/util/constants/pooler.go

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package constants
+
+// Connection pool specific constants
+const (
+	ConnectionPoolUserName             = "pooler"
+	ConnectionPoolSchemaName           = "pooler"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultType          = "pgbouncer"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultMode          = "transition"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuRequest    = "100m"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuLimit      = "100m"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryRequest = "100M"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryLimit   = "100M"
+)

pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	apiextclient "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
 	apiextbeta1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset/typed/apiextensions/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+func int32ToPointer(value int32) *int32 {
+	return &value
+}
+
 // KubernetesClient describes getters for Kubernetes objects
 type KubernetesClient struct {
 	corev1.SecretsGetter
@@ -62,16 +67,30 @@ type mockDeployment struct {
 	appsv1.DeploymentInterface
 }
 
+type mockDeploymentNotExist struct {
+	appsv1.DeploymentInterface
+}
+
 type MockDeploymentGetter struct {
 }
 
+type MockDeploymentNotExistGetter struct {
+}
+
 type mockService struct {
 	corev1.ServiceInterface
 }
 
+type mockServiceNotExist struct {
+	corev1.ServiceInterface
+}
+
 type MockServiceGetter struct {
 }
 
+type MockServiceNotExistGetter struct {
+}
+
 type mockConfigMap struct {
 	corev1.ConfigMapInterface
 }
@@ -245,6 +264,10 @@ func (mock *MockDeploymentGetter) Deployments(namespace string) appsv1.Deploymen
 	return &mockDeployment{}
 }
 
+func (mock *MockDeploymentNotExistGetter) Deployments(namespace string) appsv1.DeploymentInterface {
+	return &mockDeploymentNotExist{}
+}
+
 func (mock *mockDeployment) Create(*apiappsv1.Deployment) (*apiappsv1.Deployment, error) {
 	return &apiappsv1.Deployment{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -257,10 +280,49 @@ func (mock *mockDeployment) Delete(name string, opts *metav1.DeleteOptions) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (mock *mockDeployment) Get(name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (*apiappsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	return &apiappsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-deployment",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (mock *mockDeployment) Patch(name string, t types.PatchType, data []byte, subres ...string) (*apiappsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	return &apiappsv1.Deployment{
+		Spec: apiappsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+			Replicas: int32ToPointer(2),
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-deployment",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (mock *mockDeploymentNotExist) Get(name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (*apiappsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	return nil, &apierrors.StatusError{
+		ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
+			Reason: metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (mock *mockDeploymentNotExist) Create(*apiappsv1.Deployment) (*apiappsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	return &apiappsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-deployment",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (mock *MockServiceGetter) Services(namespace string) corev1.ServiceInterface {
 	return &mockService{}
 }
 
+func (mock *MockServiceNotExistGetter) Services(namespace string) corev1.ServiceInterface {
+	return &mockServiceNotExist{}
+}
+
 func (mock *mockService) Create(*v1.Service) (*v1.Service, error) {
 	return &v1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -273,6 +335,30 @@ func (mock *mockService) Delete(name string, opts *metav1.DeleteOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (mock *mockService) Get(name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (*v1.Service, error) {
+	return &v1.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-service",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (mock *mockServiceNotExist) Create(*v1.Service) (*v1.Service, error) {
+	return &v1.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "test-service",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (mock *mockServiceNotExist) Get(name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (*v1.Service, error) {
+	return nil, &apierrors.StatusError{
+		ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
+			Reason: metav1.StatusReasonNotFound,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // NewMockKubernetesClient for other tests
 func NewMockKubernetesClient() KubernetesClient {
 	return KubernetesClient{
@@ -282,3 +368,10 @@ func NewMockKubernetesClient() KubernetesClient {
 		ServicesGetter:    &MockServiceGetter{},
 	}
 }
+
+func ClientMissingObjects() KubernetesClient {
+	return KubernetesClient{
+		DeploymentsGetter: &MockDeploymentNotExistGetter{},
+		ServicesGetter:    &MockServiceNotExistGetter{},
+	}
+}