Default policy for applicationset controller interferes with policies set by users

[banh-gao]

Describe the bug

The default config values for the applicationset controller sets the applicationsetcontroller.policy to sync.

argo-helm/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml

Line 299 in b311cd2

applicationsetcontroller.policy: sync

According to the controller documentation, if this policy is set it takes precedence on the field applicationsSync of the ApplicationSet resources.

This configuration leads to unexpected behavior of the ApplicationSet resources (also reported here).

Related helm chart

argo-cd

Helm chart version

7.6.12

To Reproduce

1. Install the argocd chart with default values
2. Create an ApplicationSet with syncPolicy.applicationsSync: create-only
3. Update the ApplicationSet application definition
4. The applications are updated, not respecting the policy set in 2.

Expected behavior

Using the default values of the chart should not interfere with the expected behavior applicationsSync specs of ApplicationSet resources.

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