WIP Connection pooler support

Add an initial support for a connection pooler. The idea is to make it
generic enough to be able to switch a corresponding docker image to
change from pgbouncer to e.g. odyssey. Operator needs to create a
deployment with pooler and a service for it to access.

docker/DebugDockerfile

@@ -3,8 +3,17 @@ MAINTAINER Team ACID @ Zalando <team-acid@zalando.de>
 
 # We need root certificates to deal with teams api over https
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates go git musl-dev
-RUN go get github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv
 
 COPY build/* /
 
-CMD ["/root/go/bin/dlv", "--listen=:7777", "--headless=true", "--api-version=2", "exec", "/postgres-operator"]
+RUN addgroup -g 1000 pgo
+RUN adduser -D -u 1000 -G pgo -g 'Postgres Operator' pgo
+
+RUN go get github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv
+RUN cp /root/go/bin/dlv /dlv
+RUN chown -R pgo:pgo /dlv
+
+USER pgo:pgo
+RUN ls -l /
+
+CMD ["/dlv", "--listen=:7777", "--headless=true", "--api-version=2", "exec", "/postgres-operator"]

manifests/minimal-postgres-manifest.yaml

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ spec:
     foo: zalando  # dbname: owner
   postgresql:
     version: "11"
+  connectionPool:
+    type: "pgbouncer"

manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ rules:
   - apps
   resources:
   - statefulsets
+  - deployments
   verbs:
   - create
   - delete

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

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type PostgresSpec struct {
 	Patroni         `json:"patroni,omitempty"`
 	Resources       `json:"resources,omitempty"`
 
+	ConnectionPool *ConnectionPool `json:"connectionPool,omitempty"`
+
 	TeamID      string `json:"teamId"`
 	DockerImage string `json:"dockerImage,omitempty"`
 
@@ -154,3 +156,13 @@ type UserFlags []string
 type PostgresStatus struct {
 	PostgresClusterStatus string `json:"PostgresClusterStatus"`
 }
+
+// Options for connection pooler
+type ConnectionPool struct {
+	NumberOfInstances *int32              `json:"instancesNumber,omitempty"`
+	Schema            *string             `json:"schema,omitempty"`
+	User              *string             `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	Type              *string             `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Mode              *string             `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	PodTemplate       *v1.PodTemplateSpec `json:"podTemplate,omitempty"`
+}

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

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 // APIVersion of the `postgresql` and `operator` CRDs
 const (
 	APIVersion     = "v1"
+	PostgresqlKind = "postgresql"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	// AddKnownType assumes derives the type kind from the type name, which is always uppercase.
 	// For our CRDs we use lowercase names historically, therefore we have to supply the name separately.
 	// TODO: User uppercase CRDResourceKind of our types in the next major API version
-	scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName(SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("postgresql"), &Postgresql{})
+	scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName(SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(PostgresqlKind), &Postgresql{})
 	scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName(SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("postgresqlList"), &PostgresqlList{})
 	scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName(SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("OperatorConfiguration"),
 		&OperatorConfiguration{})

pkg/cluster/cluster.go

@@ -48,11 +48,17 @@ type Config struct {
 	PodServiceAccountRoleBinding *rbacv1beta1.RoleBinding
 }
 
+type ConnectionPoolResources struct {
+	Deployment *appsv1.Deployment
+	Service    *v1.Service
+}
+
 type kubeResources struct {
 	Services            map[PostgresRole]*v1.Service
 	Endpoints           map[PostgresRole]*v1.Endpoints
 	Secrets             map[types.UID]*v1.Secret
 	Statefulset         *appsv1.StatefulSet
+	ConnectionPool      *ConnectionPoolResources
 	PodDisruptionBudget *policybeta1.PodDisruptionBudget
 	//Pods are treated separately
 	//PVCs are treated separately
@@ -184,7 +190,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) isNewCluster() bool {
 func (c *Cluster) initUsers() error {
 	c.setProcessName("initializing users")
 
-	// clear our the previous state of the cluster users (in case we are running a sync).
+	// clear our the previous state of the cluster users (in case we are
+	// running a sync).
 	c.systemUsers = map[string]spec.PgUser{}
 	c.pgUsers = map[string]spec.PgUser{}
 
@@ -292,8 +299,10 @@ func (c *Cluster) Create() error {
 	}
 	c.logger.Infof("pods are ready")
 
-	// create database objects unless we are running without pods or disabled that feature explicitly
+	// create database objects unless we are running without pods or disabled
+	// that feature explicitly
 	if !(c.databaseAccessDisabled() || c.getNumberOfInstances(&c.Spec) <= 0 || c.Spec.StandbyCluster != nil) {
+		c.logger.Infof("Create roles")
 		if err = c.createRoles(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not create users: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -316,6 +325,26 @@ func (c *Cluster) Create() error {
 		c.logger.Errorf("could not list resources: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Create connection pool deployment and services if necessary. Since we
+	// need to peform some operations with the database itself (e.g. install
+	// lookup function), do it as the last step, when everything is available.
+	//
+	// Do not consider connection pool as a strict requirement, and if
+	// something fails, report warning
+	if c.needConnectionPool() {
+		if c.ConnectionPool != nil {
+			c.logger.Warning("Connection pool already exists in the cluster")
+			return nil
+		}
+		connPool, err := c.createConnectionPool()
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Warningf("could not create connection pool: %v", err)
+			return nil
+		}
+		c.logger.Infof("connection pool %q has been successfully created",
+			util.NameFromMeta(connPool.Deployment.ObjectMeta))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -745,6 +774,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) Delete() {
 		c.logger.Warningf("could not remove leftover patroni objects; %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Delete connection pool objects anyway, even if it's not mentioned in the
+	// manifest, just to not keep orphaned components in case if something went
+	// wrong
+	if err := c.deleteConnectionPool(); err != nil {
+		c.logger.Warningf("could not remove connection pool: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 //NeedsRepair returns true if the cluster should be included in the repair scan (based on its in-memory status).
@@ -811,6 +846,22 @@ func (c *Cluster) initSystemUsers() {
 		Name:     c.OpConfig.ReplicationUsername,
 		Password: util.RandomPassword(constants.PasswordLength),
 	}
+
+	// Connection pool user is an exception, if requested it's going to be
+	// created by operator as a normal pgUser
+	if c.needConnectionPool() {
+
+		username := c.Spec.ConnectionPool.User
+		if username == nil {
+			username = &c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User
+		}
+
+		c.systemUsers[constants.ConnectionPoolUserKeyName] = spec.PgUser{
+			Origin:   spec.RoleConnectionPool,
+			Name:     *username,
+			Password: util.RandomPassword(constants.PasswordLength),
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) initRobotUsers() error {

pkg/cluster/database.go

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package cluster
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
@@ -28,6 +30,25 @@ const (
 	getDatabasesSQL       = `SELECT datname, pg_get_userbyid(datdba) AS owner FROM pg_database;`
 	createDatabaseSQL     = `CREATE DATABASE "%s" OWNER "%s";`
 	alterDatabaseOwnerSQL = `ALTER DATABASE "%s" OWNER TO "%s";`
+	connectionPoolLookup  = `
+		CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS {{.pool_schema}};
+
+		CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION {{.pool_schema}}.user_lookup(
+			in i_username text, out uname text, out phash text)
+		RETURNS record AS $$
+		BEGIN
+			SELECT usename, passwd FROM pg_catalog.pg_shadow
+			WHERE usename = i_username INTO uname, phash;
+			RETURN;
+		END;
+		$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql SECURITY DEFINER;
+
+		REVOKE ALL ON FUNCTION {{.pool_schema}}.user_lookup(text)
+			FROM public, {{.pool_schema}};
+		GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION {{.pool_schema}}.user_lookup(text)
+			TO {{.pool_user}};
+		GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA {{.pool_schema}} TO {{.pool_user}};
+	`
 )
 
 func (c *Cluster) pgConnectionString() string {
@@ -243,3 +264,49 @@ func makeUserFlags(rolsuper, rolinherit, rolcreaterole, rolcreatedb, rolcanlogin
 
 	return result
 }
+
+// Creates a connection pool credentials lookup function in every database to
+// perform remote authentification.
+func (c *Cluster) installLookupFunction(poolSchema, poolUser string) error {
+	var stmtBytes bytes.Buffer
+
+	if err := c.initDbConn(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not init database connection")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := c.closeDbConn(); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Errorf("could not close database connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	currentDatabases, err := c.getDatabases()
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := "could not get databases to install pool lookup function: %v"
+		return fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
+	}
+
+	templater := template.Must(template.New("sql").Parse(connectionPoolLookup))
+
+	for dbname, _ := range currentDatabases {
+		c.logger.Infof("Install pool lookup function into %s", dbname)
+
+		params := TemplateParams{
+			"pool_schema": poolSchema,
+			"pool_user":   poolUser,
+		}
+
+		if err := templater.Execute(&stmtBytes, params); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not prepare sql statement %+v: %v",
+				params, err)
+		}
+
+		if _, err := c.pgDb.Exec(stmtBytes.String()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not execute sql statement %s: %v",
+				stmtBytes.String(), err)
+		}
+
+		c.logger.Infof("Pool lookup function installed into %s", dbname)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/cluster/k8sres.go

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const (
 	patroniPGParametersParameterName = "parameters"
 	patroniPGHBAConfParameterName    = "pg_hba"
 	localHost                        = "127.0.0.1/32"
+	connectionPoolContainer          = "connection-pool"
+	pgPort                           = 5432
 )
 
 type pgUser struct {
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ func (c *Cluster) statefulSetName() string {
 	return c.Name
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) connPoolName() string {
+	return c.Name + "-pooler"
+}
+
 func (c *Cluster) endpointName(role PostgresRole) string {
 	name := c.Name
 	if role == Replica {
@@ -84,6 +90,28 @@ func (c *Cluster) serviceName(role PostgresRole) string {
 	return name
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) serviceAddress(role PostgresRole) string {
+	service, exist := c.Services[role]
+
+	if exist {
+		return service.ObjectMeta.Name
+	}
+
+	c.logger.Warningf("No service for role %s", role)
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) servicePort(role PostgresRole) string {
+	service, exist := c.Services[role]
+
+	if exist {
+		return fmt.Sprint(service.Spec.Ports[0].Port)
+	}
+
+	c.logger.Warningf("No service for role %s", role)
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (c *Cluster) podDisruptionBudgetName() string {
 	return c.OpConfig.PDBNameFormat.Format("cluster", c.Name)
 }
@@ -315,7 +343,11 @@ func tolerations(tolerationsSpec *[]v1.Toleration, podToleration map[string]stri
 		return *tolerationsSpec
 	}
 
-	if len(podToleration["key"]) > 0 || len(podToleration["operator"]) > 0 || len(podToleration["value"]) > 0 || len(podToleration["effect"]) > 0 {
+	if len(podToleration["key"]) > 0 ||
+		len(podToleration["operator"]) > 0 ||
+		len(podToleration["value"]) > 0 ||
+		len(podToleration["effect"]) > 0 {
+
 		return []v1.Toleration{
 			{
 				Key:      podToleration["key"],
@@ -1669,3 +1701,185 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateLogicalBackupPodEnvVars() []v1.EnvVar {
 func (c *Cluster) getLogicalBackupJobName() (jobName string) {
 	return "logical-backup-" + c.clusterName().Name
 }
+
+func (c *Cluster) generateConnPoolPodTemplate(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (
+	*v1.PodTemplateSpec, error) {
+
+	podTemplate := spec.ConnectionPool.PodTemplate
+
+	if podTemplate == nil {
+		gracePeriod := int64(c.OpConfig.PodTerminateGracePeriod.Seconds())
+		resources, err := generateResourceRequirements(
+			c.Spec.Resources,
+			c.makeDefaultResources())
+
+		effectiveMode := spec.ConnectionPool.Mode
+		if effectiveMode == nil {
+			effectiveMode = &c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Mode
+		}
+
+		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,
+			}
+		}
+
+		envVars := []v1.EnvVar{
+			{
+				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),
+			},
+		}
+
+		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
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) generateConnPoolDeployment(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (
+	*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
+
+	podTemplate, err := c.generateConnPoolPodTemplate(spec)
+	numberOfInstances := spec.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances
+	if numberOfInstances == nil {
+		numberOfInstances = c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.NumberOfInstances
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	deployment := &appsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:        c.connPoolName(),
+			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
+			Labels:      c.labelsSet(true),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{},
+			// make Postgresql CRD object its owner, so that if CRD object is
+			// deleted, this object will be deleted even if something went
+			// wrong and operator didn't deleted it.
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					UID:        c.Statefulset.ObjectMeta.UID,
+					APIVersion: "apps/v1",
+					Kind:       "StatefulSet",
+					Name:       c.Statefulset.ObjectMeta.Name,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+			Replicas: numberOfInstances,
+			Selector: c.connPoolLabelsSelector(),
+			Template: *podTemplate,
+		},
+	}
+
+	return deployment, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) generateConnPoolService(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) *v1.Service {
+	serviceSpec := v1.ServiceSpec{
+		Ports: []v1.ServicePort{
+			{
+				Name:       c.connPoolName(),
+				Port:       pgPort,
+				TargetPort: intstr.IntOrString{StrVal: c.servicePort(Master)},
+			},
+		},
+		Type: v1.ServiceTypeClusterIP,
+		Selector: map[string]string{
+			"connection-pool": c.connPoolName(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	service := &v1.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:        c.connPoolName(),
+			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
+			Labels:      c.labelsSet(true),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{},
+			// make Postgresql CRD object its owner, so that if CRD object is
+			// deleted, this object will be deleted even if something went
+			// wrong and operator didn't deleted it.
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					UID:        c.Postgresql.ObjectMeta.UID,
+					APIVersion: acidv1.APIVersion,
+					Kind:       acidv1.PostgresqlKind,
+					Name:       c.Postgresql.ObjectMeta.Name,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: serviceSpec,
+	}
+
+	return service
+}

pkg/cluster/resources.go

@@ -90,6 +90,102 @@ func (c *Cluster) createStatefulSet() (*appsv1.StatefulSet, error) {
 	return statefulSet, nil
 }
 
+// Prepare the database for connection pool to be used, i.e. install lookup
+// function (do it first, because it should be fast and if it didn't succeed,
+// it doesn't makes sense to create more K8S objects. At this moment we assume
+// that necessary connection pool user exists.
+//
+// After that create all the objects for connection pool, namely a deployment
+// with a chosen pooler and a service to expose it.
+func (c *Cluster) createConnectionPool() (*ConnectionPoolResources, error) {
+	var msg string
+	c.setProcessName("creating connection pool")
+
+	err := c.installLookupFunction(
+		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.Schema,
+		c.OpConfig.ConnectionPool.User)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		msg = "could not prepare database for connection pool: %v"
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
+	}
+
+	deploymentSpec, err := c.generateConnPoolDeployment(&c.Spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg = "could not generate deployment for connection pool: %v"
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(msg, err)
+	}
+
+	deployment, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Deployments(deploymentSpec.Namespace).
+		Create(deploymentSpec)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	serviceSpec := c.generateConnPoolService(&c.Spec)
+	service, err := c.KubeClient.
+		Services(serviceSpec.Namespace).
+		Create(serviceSpec)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	c.ConnectionPool = &ConnectionPoolResources{
+		Deployment: deployment,
+		Service:    service,
+	}
+	c.logger.Debugf("created new connection pool %q, uid: %q",
+		util.NameFromMeta(deployment.ObjectMeta), deployment.UID)
+
+	return c.ConnectionPool, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) deleteConnectionPool() (err error) {
+	c.setProcessName("deleting connection pool")
+	c.logger.Debugln("deleting connection pool")
+
+	// Lack of connection pooler objects is not a fatal error, just log it if
+	// it was present before in the manifest
+	if c.needConnectionPool() && c.ConnectionPool == nil {
+		c.logger.Infof("No connection pool to delete")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	deployment := c.ConnectionPool.Deployment
+	err = c.KubeClient.
+		Deployments(deployment.Namespace).
+		Delete(deployment.Name, c.deleteOptions)
+
+	if !k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
+		c.logger.Debugf("Connection pool deployment was already deleted")
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not delete deployment: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	c.logger.Infof("Connection pool deployment %q has been deleted",
+		util.NameFromMeta(deployment.ObjectMeta))
+
+	service := c.ConnectionPool.Service
+	err = c.KubeClient.
+		Services(service.Namespace).
+		Delete(service.Name, c.deleteOptions)
+
+	if !k8sutil.ResourceNotFound(err) {
+		c.logger.Debugf("Connection pool service was already deleted")
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not delete service: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	c.logger.Infof("Connection pool service %q has been deleted",
+		util.NameFromMeta(deployment.ObjectMeta))
+
+	c.ConnectionPool = nil
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getPodIndex(podName string) (int32, error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(podName, "-")
 	if len(parts) == 0 {

pkg/cluster/sync.go

@@ -456,6 +456,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncRoles() (err error) {
 	for _, u := range c.pgUsers {
 		userNames = append(userNames, u.Name)
 	}
+
+	// An exception from system users, connection pool user
+	connPoolUser := c.systemUsers[constants.ConnectionPoolUserKeyName]
+	userNames = append(userNames, connPoolUser.Name)
+	c.pgUsers[connPoolUser.Name] = connPoolUser
+
 	dbUsers, err = c.readPgUsersFromDatabase(userNames)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting users from the database: %v", err)

pkg/cluster/types.go

@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ type ClusterStatus struct {
 	Spec           acidv1.PostgresSpec
 	Error          error
 }
+
+type TemplateParams map[string]interface{}

pkg/cluster/util.go

@@ -408,7 +408,19 @@ func (c *Cluster) labelsSet(shouldAddExtraLabels bool) labels.Set {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) labelsSelector() *metav1.LabelSelector {
-	return &metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: c.labelsSet(false), MatchExpressions: nil}
+	return &metav1.LabelSelector{
+		MatchLabels:      c.labelsSet(false),
+		MatchExpressions: nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) connPoolLabelsSelector() *metav1.LabelSelector {
+	return &metav1.LabelSelector{
+		MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+			"connection-pool": c.connPoolName(),
+		},
+		MatchExpressions: nil,
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) roleLabelsSet(shouldAddExtraLabels bool, role PostgresRole) labels.Set {
@@ -483,3 +495,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) GetSpec() (*acidv1.Postgresql, error) {
 func (c *Cluster) patroniUsesKubernetes() bool {
 	return c.OpConfig.EtcdHost == ""
 }
+
+func (c *Cluster) needConnectionPool() bool {
+	return c.Spec.ConnectionPool != nil
+}

pkg/spec/types.go

@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ const fileWithNamespace = "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespa
 // RoleOrigin contains the code of the origin of a role
 type RoleOrigin int
 
-// The rolesOrigin constant values must be sorted by the role priority for resolveNameConflict(...) to work.
+// The rolesOrigin constant values must be sorted by the role priority for
+// resolveNameConflict(...) to work.
 const (
 	RoleOriginUnknown RoleOrigin = iota
 	RoleOriginManifest
 	RoleOriginInfrastructure
 	RoleOriginTeamsAPI
 	RoleOriginSystem
+	RoleConnectionPool
 )
 
 type syncUserOperation int

pkg/util/config/config.go

@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ type LogicalBackup struct {
 	LogicalBackupS3SSE             string `name:"logical_backup_s3_sse" default:"AES256"`
 }
 
+// Operator options for connection pooler
+type ConnectionPool struct {
+	NumberOfInstances *int32 `name:"connection_pool_instances_number" default:"1"`
+	Schema            string `name:"connection_pool_schema" default:"pooler"`
+	User              string `name:"connection_pool_user" default:"pooler"`
+	Type              string `name:"connection_pool_type" default:"pgbouncer"`
+	Image             string `name:"connection_pool_image"  default:"pgbouncer:1.0"`
+	Mode              string `name:"connection_pool_mode"  default:"session"`
+}
+
 // Config describes operator config
 type Config struct {
 	CRD
@@ -90,6 +100,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Auth
 	Scalyr
 	LogicalBackup
+	ConnectionPool
 
 	WatchedNamespace string            `name:"watched_namespace"`    // special values: "*" means 'watch all namespaces', the empty string "" means 'watch a namespace where operator is deployed to'
 	EtcdHost         string            `name:"etcd_host" default:""` // special values: the empty string "" means Patroni will use K8s as a DCS

pkg/util/constants/roles.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package constants
 const (
 	PasswordLength            = 64
 	SuperuserKeyName          = "superuser"
+	ConnectionPoolUserKeyName = "pooler"
 	ReplicationUserKeyName    = "replication"
 	RoleFlagSuperuser         = "SUPERUSER"
 	RoleFlagInherit           = "INHERIT"

pkg/util/k8sutil/k8sutil.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type KubernetesClient struct {
 	corev1.NamespacesGetter
 	corev1.ServiceAccountsGetter
 	appsv1.StatefulSetsGetter
+	appsv1.DeploymentsGetter
 	rbacv1beta1.RoleBindingsGetter
 	policyv1beta1.PodDisruptionBudgetsGetter
 	apiextbeta1.CustomResourceDefinitionsGetter
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func NewFromConfig(cfg *rest.Config) (KubernetesClient, error) {
 	kubeClient.NodesGetter = client.CoreV1()
 	kubeClient.NamespacesGetter = client.CoreV1()
 	kubeClient.StatefulSetsGetter = client.AppsV1()
+	kubeClient.DeploymentsGetter = client.AppsV1()
 	kubeClient.PodDisruptionBudgetsGetter = client.PolicyV1beta1()
 	kubeClient.RESTClient = client.CoreV1().RESTClient()
 	kubeClient.RoleBindingsGetter = client.RbacV1beta1()