chart-vendor

Overview

This is a simple tool which allows you to vendor Helm charts from external sources into your repository, with the ability to apply patches to the vendored charts.

Requirements

• Go 1.23 or newer

Installation

First, clone the repository and build the binary:

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git clone https://github.com/vexxhost/chart-vendor.git
cd chart-vendor
go build -o chart-vendor .

Usage

Command-line Flags

• --config-file: Specifies the configuration file for charts. Default is .charts.yml.
• --charts-root: Specifies the root path where charts are stored. Default is charts.
• --check: Optionally checks for uncommitted changes or untracked files.

Example Commands

• Fetch Charts Fetch and manage vendored charts as specified in the configuration file:

./chart-vendor --config-file .charts.yml --charts-root ./charts

• Check for Uncommitted Changes Run a check to ensure no changes are left uncommitted in the charts:

./chart-vendor --check

Configuration

The CLI expects a configuration file named .charts.yml in the current working directory. This file should define the charts to be managed. The format of the configuration file is based on Pydantic models.

Example Configuration

charts:
  - name: my-chart
    repository:
      url: https://example.com/charts
    version: 1.0.0
    dependencies:
      - name: dependency-chart
        repository:
          url: https://example.com/dependency-charts
        version: 1.2.3
    patches:
      gerrit:
        example.gerrit.com:
          - 12345
          - 67890