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Support kustomize fragments in crane transform
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110 changes: 110 additions & 0 deletions cmd/transform/kustomize_fragment_test.go
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package transform

import (
"strings"
"testing"
)

func TestParseStageKustomize(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
values []string
wantErr string
check func(t *testing.T, result map[string]map[string]interface{})
}{
{
name: "single stage json",
values: []string{`KubernetesPlugin={"namespace": "dest-ns", "commonLabels": {"app": "crane"}}`},
check: func(t *testing.T, result map[string]map[string]interface{}) {
frag := result["KubernetesPlugin"]
if frag["namespace"] != "dest-ns" {
t.Errorf("namespace: got %v", frag["namespace"])
}
},
},
{
name: "single stage yaml",
values: []string{"CustomEdits=namespace: dest-ns\ncommonLabels:\n app: crane\n"},
check: func(t *testing.T, result map[string]map[string]interface{}) {
frag := result["CustomEdits"]
if frag["namespace"] != "dest-ns" {
t.Errorf("namespace: got %v", frag["namespace"])
}
},
},
{
name: "multiple stages",
values: []string{
`KubernetesPlugin={"namespace": "a"}`,
`RegistryPlugin={"namespace": "b"}`,
},
check: func(t *testing.T, result map[string]map[string]interface{}) {
if len(result) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 stages, got %d", len(result))
}
},
},
{
name: "missing equals sign",
values: []string{"KubernetesPlugin"},
wantErr: "expected format StageName=YAML",
},
{
name: "empty stage name",
values: []string{`={"namespace": "x"}`},
wantErr: "stage name is empty",
},
{
name: "empty fragment",
values: []string{`KubernetesPlugin=`},
wantErr: "empty",
},
{
name: "list fragment rejected",
values: []string{`KubernetesPlugin=["a", "b"]`},
wantErr: "must be a mapping",
},
{
name: "duplicate stage",
values: []string{
`KubernetesPlugin={"namespace": "a"}`,
`KubernetesPlugin={"namespace": "b"}`,
},
wantErr: "duplicate",
},
{
name: "fragment with commas is not split",
values: []string{`KubernetesPlugin={"images": [{"name": "a", "newName": "b"}], "namespace": "ns"}`},
check: func(t *testing.T, result map[string]map[string]interface{}) {
frag := result["KubernetesPlugin"]
if frag["namespace"] != "ns" {
t.Errorf("namespace: got %v", frag["namespace"])
}
if _, ok := frag["images"].([]interface{}); !ok {
t.Errorf("images: expected list, got %T", frag["images"])
}
},
},
}

for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
result, err := parseStageKustomize(tt.values)
if tt.wantErr != "" {
if err == nil {
t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q, got nil", tt.wantErr)
}
if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q, got %v", tt.wantErr, err)
}
return
}
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if tt.check != nil {
tt.check(t, result)
}
})
}
}
70 changes: 59 additions & 11 deletions cmd/transform/transform.go
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Flags struct {
SkipPlugins []string `mapstructure:"skip-plugins"`
OptionalFlags string `mapstructure:"optional-flags"`
StageOptionals []string `mapstructure:"stage-optionals"`
StageKustomize []string `mapstructure:"stage-kustomize"`
Overwrite bool `mapstructure:"overwrite"`
// Kustomize arguments
KustomizeArgs string `mapstructure:"kustomize-args"`
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ func addFlagsForOptions(o *Flags, cmd *cobra.Command) {

cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.OptionalFlags, "optional-flags", "", "JSON string holding flag value pairs to be passed to all plugins (e.g. '{\"registry-replacement\": \"docker.io=quay.io\"}')")
cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&o.StageOptionals, "stage-optionals", nil, "Per-stage optional flags as StageName=JSON, repeatable (e.g. --stage-optionals 'KubernetesPlugin={\"registry-replacement\":\"docker.io=quay.io\"}')")
cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&o.StageKustomize, "stage-kustomize", nil, "Per-stage inline kustomize fragment as StageName=YAML|JSON, repeatable. The fragment is merged into the stage's generated kustomization.yaml (resources/patches are appended, other fields override). E.g. --stage-kustomize 'KubernetesPlugin={\"namespace\":\"dest-ns\",\"commonLabels\":{\"app\":\"crane\"}}'")

// Kustomize arguments
cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.KustomizeArgs, "kustomize-args", "", "Additional arguments for kustomize (e.g., '--enable-helm --helm-command=helm3')")
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -212,9 +214,13 @@ func (o *Options) run() error {
if o.InstructionsFile != "" && len(o.StageOptionals) > 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("use either --instructions-file or --stage-optionals, not both")
}
if o.InstructionsFile != "" && len(o.StageKustomize) > 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("use either --instructions-file or --stage-kustomize, not both")
}

var instructionStages []string
var instructionStageOptionals map[string]map[string]string
var instructionStageKustomize map[string]map[string]interface{}
if o.InstructionsFile != "" {
instructionsFilePath, err := filepath.Abs(o.InstructionsFile)
if err != nil {
Expand All @@ -231,6 +237,7 @@ func (o *Options) run() error {
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid instructions file %q: %w", instructionsFilePath, err)
}
instructionStageKustomize = cfg.StageKustomize()
}
// Parse optional flags
var optionalFlags map[string]string
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -260,6 +267,20 @@ func (o *Options) run() error {
stageOptionalFlags = instructionStageOptionals
}

// Parse per-stage kustomize fragments from CLI
var stageKustomizeFragments map[string]map[string]interface{}
if len(o.StageKustomize) > 0 {
stageKustomizeFragments, err = parseStageKustomize(o.StageKustomize)
if err != nil {
return err
}
}

// Use instruction file per-stage kustomize fragments if present, otherwise CLI
if instructionStageKustomize != nil {
stageKustomizeFragments = instructionStageKustomize
}

// Parse and validate kustomize arguments
kustomizeArgs, err := kustomize.ParseAndValidateArgs(o.KustomizeArgs)
if err != nil {
Expand All @@ -269,17 +290,18 @@ func (o *Options) run() error {

// Create orchestrator
orchestrator := &internalTransform.Orchestrator{
Log: log.WithField("command", "transform").Logger,
ExportDir: exportDir,
TransformDir: transformDir,
PluginDir: pluginDir,
SkipPlugins: o.SkipPlugins,
OptionalFlags: optionalFlags,
StageOptionalFlags: stageOptionalFlags,
Overwrite: o.Overwrite,
CraneVersion: "v1.0.0", // TODO: Get from build version
NewlyCreatedStages: make(map[string]bool),
KustomizeArgs: kustomizeArgs,
Log: log.WithField("command", "transform").Logger,
ExportDir: exportDir,
TransformDir: transformDir,
PluginDir: pluginDir,
SkipPlugins: o.SkipPlugins,
OptionalFlags: optionalFlags,
StageOptionalFlags: stageOptionalFlags,
Overwrite: o.Overwrite,
CraneVersion: "v1.0.0", // TODO: Get from build version
NewlyCreatedStages: make(map[string]bool),
KustomizeArgs: kustomizeArgs,
StageKustomizeFragments: stageKustomizeFragments,
}

// Determine which stages to run
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -421,6 +443,32 @@ func parseStageOptionals(values []string) (map[string]map[string]string, error)
return result, nil
}

// parseStageKustomize parses --stage-kustomize values from "StageName=YAML|JSON"
// format into a map of stage name to inline kustomize fragment.
func parseStageKustomize(values []string) (map[string]map[string]interface{}, error) {
result := make(map[string]map[string]interface{}, len(values))
for _, v := range values {
stageName, fragStr, found := strings.Cut(v, "=")
if !found {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid --stage-kustomize value %q: expected format StageName=YAML", v)
}

if stageName == "" {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid --stage-kustomize value %q: stage name is empty", v)
}
if _, exists := result[stageName]; exists {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicate --stage-kustomize for stage %q", stageName)
}

fragment, err := kustomize.ParseFragment(fragStr)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid --stage-kustomize for stage %q: %w", stageName, err)
}
result[stageName] = fragment
}
return result, nil
}

// Returns an extras map with lowercased keys, since any keys coming from the config file
// are lower-cased by viper
func optionalFlagsToLowerChecked(inFlags map[string]string) (map[string]string, error) {
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124 changes: 124 additions & 0 deletions docs/kustomize-fragments.md
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# Per-stage kustomize fragments

`crane transform` can merge an inline **kustomize fragment** into the
`kustomization.yaml` that is generated for a stage. This lets you inject extra
kustomize configuration (namespace, common labels/annotations, images, name
prefixes, additional resources/patches, …) without hand-editing the generated
files after every run.

The fragment is provided inline — either through a CLI flag or in the
transform instructions file — following the same per-stage pattern as
[`--stage-optionals`](./multistage-pipeline.md).

## How it works

For each stage, crane generates a `kustomization.yaml` containing `resources`
and `patches`. When a fragment is configured for that stage, it is merged into
the generated file using these rules:

| Field | Merge behaviour |
|-------|-----------------|
| `resources` | Fragment entries are **appended** to the generated ones (de-duplicated by value). |
| `patches` | Fragment entries are **appended** to the generated ones. |
| `apiVersion`, `kind` | Kept from the generated file; fragment values are ignored. |
| any other field | Fragment value **replaces** the generated value. |

Stages without a fragment are left byte-for-byte unchanged.

The stage is identified by its **plugin/base name** (e.g. `KubernetesPlugin`,
`CustomEdits`) — the same key used by `--stage-optionals` — not by the numbered
directory name (`10_KubernetesPlugin`).

## CLI flag

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--stage-kustomize 'StageName=<YAML or JSON>'
```

The flag is **repeatable** (once per stage). The value after `=` is a kustomize
fragment as a mapping. JSON is valid YAML, so either form works; JSON is usually
easier to pass on a single command line.

### Example: namespace + common labels

```sh
crane transform KubernetesPlugin \
--stage-kustomize 'KubernetesPlugin={"namespace":"dest-ns","commonLabels":{"app":"crane"}}'
```

Resulting `transform/10_KubernetesPlugin/kustomization.yaml`:

```yaml
apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: Kustomization
commonLabels:
app: crane
namespace: dest-ns
resources:
- input/ConfigMap__v1_default_demo.yaml
```

### Example: image overrides (multi-line YAML value)

```sh
crane transform KubernetesPlugin \
--stage-kustomize 'KubernetesPlugin=
images:
- name: nginx
newName: quay.io/mirror/nginx
newTag: "1.27"
'
```

### Example: multiple stages

```sh
crane transform \
--stage-kustomize 'KubernetesPlugin={"namespace":"dest-ns"}' \
--stage-kustomize 'CustomEdits={"commonAnnotations":{"origin":"crane"}}'
```

## Instructions file

Add a `kustomize:` block to a stage entry, alongside the existing `optionals:`
field:

```yaml
# instructions.yaml
stages:
- name: KubernetesPlugin
optionals:
registry-replacement: "docker.io=quay.io"
kustomize:
namespace: dest-ns
commonLabels:
app: crane
- name: CustomEdits
kustomize:
commonAnnotations:
origin: instructions
```

Run it with:

```sh
crane transform --instructions-file instructions.yaml
```

> `--instructions-file` cannot be combined with `--stage-kustomize` (or
> `--stage-optionals`). When an instructions file is used, its `kustomize:`
> blocks take precedence.

## Validation & errors

- The fragment must be a **mapping** — a list or scalar is rejected.
- A fragment referencing a stage that is not part of the run fails with
`per-stage kustomize fragment references unknown stage "..."`.
- `resources`/`patches` in a fragment must be lists.
- Extra `resources` must point to files that exist relative to the stage
directory, otherwise the subsequent `kustomize build` fails.

## See also

- [Multistage pipeline](./multistage-pipeline.md) — stages, `--stage-optionals`,
and the instructions file format.
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