helm-tag-updater 0.0.1

A python `values.yaml` helm updater cli.

⎈ helm_tag_updater

A python CLI application which updates a helm `values.yaml` image tag

Introducing

helm_tag_updater is a python cli tool which can update values.yaml fields inside a CI/CD pipeline. Also it's an easy to use tool for implementing GitOps principles.

Why helm_tag_updater / Alternatives

helm_tag_updater is a simple to use cli which is also support regular expression tag matching and prod mode.

Tool	Easy to use	Additional setup required	Additional checks
helm_tag_updater	✅	No additional setup required	Regular expression matching, production mode
yq	✅	No additional setup required, but yq breaks yaml structure (https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues/1248)	❎
kustomize	✅	Require additional kustomization.yaml file	❎
sed	❎	Supported by all Linux systems	❎

• You can setup tag checking and regular expression matching using linux tools, but helm_tag_updater support it out of the box

Installation

You can install helm_tag_updater using:

Docker

docker pull fayvori/helm_tag_updater

pip

pip install helm_tag_updater

Usage

flag	default	purpose
--help, -h	None	Prints help message and exit
--tag, -t	None	Tag that should be applied on values.yaml file. NOTE: If you set -p or --prod flag tag should match regular expression -e --expression flag
--filepath,   -f	None	Path to the values.yaml file
--prod, -p	False	Enables prod mode (e.g. enables regular expression matching)
--expression, -e	v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]	Expression that tag should match if prod mode is enabled
--yaml_path, -y	image.tag	A field that should be changed, nested fields separated with

Quick start

For quick start you can run helm_tag_updater locally in a container and download examples/manifest.yaml file.

docker run -it --rm --name helm_tag_updater fayvori/helm_tag_updater:1.0 /bin/sh
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fayvori/helm_tag_updater/main/examples/manifest.yaml

Update tag in development mode

helm_tag_updater -t 3c5aec6 -f $(pwd)/manifest.yaml

cat manifest.yaml | head -n 15

Production mode regular expression matching (for default value see Usage)

helm_tag_updater -t v0.0.1 -f $(pwd)/manifest.yaml -p

cat manifest.yaml | head -n 15

Attempt to run in production mode with not matching tag

Running with custom tag matching regular expression and yaml path

Contributing

If you want to submit a pull request to fix a bug or enhance an existing feature, please first open an issue and link to that issue when you submit your pull request.

If you have any questions about a possible submission, feel free to open an issue too.

Pull request process

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a branch in your fork to implement the changes. We recommend using the issue number as part of your branch name, e.g. 1234-fixes
3. Ensure that any documentation is updated with the changes that are required by your fix.
4. Ensure that any samples are updated if the base image has been changed.
5. Submit the pull request. Do not leave the pull request blank. Explain exactly what your changes are meant to do and provide simple steps on how to validate your changes. Ensure that you reference the issue you created as well. The pull request will be review before it is merged.

Made by

• fayvori

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2023 Ignat Belousov

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