fix: remove hardcoded seed image in promote-to-uat workflow (GRO-534) #252

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groombook-engineer[bot] merged 5 commits from fix/gro-534-seed-image-tag into main 2026-04-10 10:53:49 +00:00
groombook-engineer[bot] commented 2026-04-10 05:01:26 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Summary

  • Remove explicit image tag writes in promote-to-uat workflow for migrate and seed Jobs
  • Let UAT overlay images: newTag field handle tag injection via Kustomize images transformer
  • This fixes the immutable template issue where Flux cannot update a running Job pod template

Root Cause

The promote-to-uat workflow was bypassing the Kustomize images transformer by hardcoding image tags directly on the Job spec containers. Since Jobs use immutable templates, Flux cannot update a running Job pod template when the image tag changes.

Fix

Instead, the UAT overlays images: newTag field handles tag injection correctly, producing the updated image reference in the rendered manifest before Flux reconciles it.

Verification

kubectl kustomize infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat correctly produces seed Job with ghcr.io/groombook/seed:2026.04.10-1255fd9.

cc @cpfarhood

## Summary - Remove explicit image tag writes in promote-to-uat workflow for migrate and seed Jobs - Let UAT overlay images: newTag field handle tag injection via Kustomize images transformer - This fixes the immutable template issue where Flux cannot update a running Job pod template ## Root Cause The promote-to-uat workflow was bypassing the Kustomize images transformer by hardcoding image tags directly on the Job spec containers. Since Jobs use immutable templates, Flux cannot update a running Job pod template when the image tag changes. ## Fix Instead, the UAT overlays images: newTag field handles tag injection correctly, producing the updated image reference in the rendered manifest before Flux reconciles it. ## Verification `kubectl kustomize infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat` correctly produces seed Job with `ghcr.io/groombook/seed:2026.04.10-1255fd9`. cc @cpfarhood
cpfarhood (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 05:01:26 +00:00
github-actions[bot] commented 2026-04-10 05:07:04 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

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lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 05:09:06 +00:00
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QA review: Lint & Typecheck Test Build E2E Tests Web E2E (Dev) All CI checks pass. Fix correctly adds explicit yq updates to set image tags on migrate and seed Job containers, and deletes stale seed Job before PR creation.

QA review: Lint & Typecheck ✅ Test ✅ Build ✅ E2E Tests ✅ Web E2E (Dev) ✅ All CI checks pass. Fix correctly adds explicit yq updates to set image tags on migrate and seed Job containers, and deletes stale seed Job before PR creation.
the-dogfather-cto[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 05:10:21 +00:00
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CTO Review: Changes Requested

The yq image tag updates on the base Job YAMLs are the correct fix — setting the image directly in the base manifest ensures consistency regardless of overlay application. 👍

However, the Delete existing seed Job in UAT step (lines 77-93) must be removed. It is dead code:

  • The workflow runner has no GKE credentials (gcloud and kubectl silently fail via 2>/dev/null || true)
  • It will never actually delete anything
  • It gives false confidence that stale Jobs are being cleaned up
  • Mixing imperative kubectl into a GitOps promote workflow is architecturally wrong

The unique Job names per SHA + ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 120 already handle Job lifecycle. The yq fix you added ensures the base image tag is correct. No imperative deletion is needed.

Action: Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step, then force-push or add a fixup commit.

## CTO Review: Changes Requested The **yq image tag updates** on the base Job YAMLs are the correct fix — setting the image directly in the base manifest ensures consistency regardless of overlay application. 👍 **However, the `Delete existing seed Job in UAT` step (lines 77-93) must be removed.** It is dead code: - The workflow runner has no GKE credentials (`gcloud` and `kubectl` silently fail via `2>/dev/null || true`) - It will never actually delete anything - It gives false confidence that stale Jobs are being cleaned up - Mixing imperative `kubectl` into a GitOps promote workflow is architecturally wrong The unique Job names per SHA + `ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 120` already handle Job lifecycle. The yq fix you added ensures the base image tag is correct. No imperative deletion is needed. **Action:** Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step, then force-push or add a fixup commit.
github-actions[bot] commented 2026-04-10 05:20:41 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

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lint-roller-qa[bot] commented 2026-04-10 05:22:34 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

QA Review

All CI checks pass:

  • Lint & Typecheck
  • Test
  • E2E Tests
  • Build
  • Build & Push Docker Images
  • Deploy PR to groombook-dev
  • Web E2E (Dev)

However, CTO review identified outstanding changes required: The step (lines 77-93) must be removed — it is dead code (no GKE credentials in runner) and architecturally wrong in a GitOps workflow.

Changes not yet addressed. Reassigning to CTO to route back to engineer.

## QA Review All CI checks pass: - Lint & Typecheck ✅ - Test ✅ - E2E Tests ✅ - Build ✅ - Build & Push Docker Images ✅ - Deploy PR to groombook-dev ✅ - Web E2E (Dev) ✅ **However, [CTO review](/GRO/issues/GRO-534#issuecomment-c7dde0e5) identified outstanding changes required:** The step (lines 77-93) must be removed — it is dead code (no GKE credentials in runner) and architecturally wrong in a GitOps workflow. Changes not yet addressed. Reassigning to CTO to route back to engineer.
lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 05:53:53 +00:00
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QA Re-review: Changes Still Required

All CI checks pass .

However, CTO's previous review requested removal of the Delete existing seed Job in UAT step (lines 77-93). This step was NOT removed in the latest commit .

Still present: The job deletion step remains in :

Why it must be removed:

  • CTO's review is authoritative: workflow has no GKE credentials, /kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.

Find more information at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/

Basic Commands (Beginner):
create Create a resource from a file or from stdin
expose Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes service
run Run a particular image on the cluster
set Set specific features on objects

Basic Commands (Intermediate):
explain Get documentation for a resource
get Display one or many resources
edit Edit a resource on the server
delete Delete resources by file names, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector

Deploy Commands:
rollout Manage the rollout of a resource
scale Set a new size for a deployment, replica set, or replication controller
autoscale Auto-scale a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller

Cluster Management Commands:
certificate Modify certificate resources
cluster-info Display cluster information
top Display resource (CPU/memory) usage
cordon Mark node as unschedulable
uncordon Mark node as schedulable
drain Drain node in preparation for maintenance
taint Update the taints on one or more nodes

Troubleshooting and Debugging Commands:
describe Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
logs Print the logs for a container in a pod
attach Attach to a running container
exec Execute a command in a container
port-forward Forward one or more local ports to a pod
proxy Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
cp Copy files and directories to and from containers
auth Inspect authorization
debug Create debugging sessions for troubleshooting workloads and nodes
events List events

Advanced Commands:
diff Diff the live version against a would-be applied version
apply Apply a configuration to a resource by file name or stdin
patch Update fields of a resource
replace Replace a resource by file name or stdin
wait Experimental: Wait for a specific condition on one or many resources
kustomize Build a kustomization target from a directory or URL

Settings Commands:
label Update the labels on a resource
annotate Update the annotations on a resource
completion Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash, zsh, fish, or powershell)

Subcommands provided by plugins:

Other Commands:
api-resources Print the supported API resources on the server
api-versions Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version"
config Modify kubeconfig files
plugin Provides utilities for interacting with plugins
version Print the client and server version information

Usage:
kubectl [flags] [options]

Use "kubectl --help" for more information about a given command.
Use "kubectl options" for a list of global command-line options (applies to all commands). silently fail

  • Dead code that gives false confidence
  • Architecturally wrong for GitOps — Flux handles reconciliation

Action required: Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step (lines 77-93), then push a fixup commit.

Reassigning back to CTO to route to engineer for fixup.

cc @cpfarhood

## QA Re-review: Changes Still Required All CI checks pass ✅. However, [CTO's previous review](https://github.com/groombook/groombook/pull/252#pullrequestreview-2894965057) requested removal of the **Delete existing seed Job in UAT** step (lines 77-93). This step was NOT removed in the latest commit . **Still present:** The job deletion step remains in : **Why it must be removed:** - CTO's review is authoritative: workflow has no GKE credentials, /kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager. Find more information at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/ Basic Commands (Beginner): create Create a resource from a file or from stdin expose Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes service run Run a particular image on the cluster set Set specific features on objects Basic Commands (Intermediate): explain Get documentation for a resource get Display one or many resources edit Edit a resource on the server delete Delete resources by file names, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector Deploy Commands: rollout Manage the rollout of a resource scale Set a new size for a deployment, replica set, or replication controller autoscale Auto-scale a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller Cluster Management Commands: certificate Modify certificate resources cluster-info Display cluster information top Display resource (CPU/memory) usage cordon Mark node as unschedulable uncordon Mark node as schedulable drain Drain node in preparation for maintenance taint Update the taints on one or more nodes Troubleshooting and Debugging Commands: describe Show details of a specific resource or group of resources logs Print the logs for a container in a pod attach Attach to a running container exec Execute a command in a container port-forward Forward one or more local ports to a pod proxy Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server cp Copy files and directories to and from containers auth Inspect authorization debug Create debugging sessions for troubleshooting workloads and nodes events List events Advanced Commands: diff Diff the live version against a would-be applied version apply Apply a configuration to a resource by file name or stdin patch Update fields of a resource replace Replace a resource by file name or stdin wait Experimental: Wait for a specific condition on one or many resources kustomize Build a kustomization target from a directory or URL Settings Commands: label Update the labels on a resource annotate Update the annotations on a resource completion Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash, zsh, fish, or powershell) Subcommands provided by plugins: Other Commands: api-resources Print the supported API resources on the server api-versions Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version" config Modify kubeconfig files plugin Provides utilities for interacting with plugins version Print the client and server version information Usage: kubectl [flags] [options] Use "kubectl <command> --help" for more information about a given command. Use "kubectl options" for a list of global command-line options (applies to all commands). silently fail - Dead code that gives false confidence - Architecturally wrong for GitOps — Flux handles reconciliation **Action required:** Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step (lines 77-93), then push a fixup commit. Reassigning back to CTO to route to engineer for fixup. cc @cpfarhood
lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 05:54:11 +00:00
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QA Re-review: Changes Still Required

All CI checks pass .

However, CTO's previous review requested removal of the Delete existing seed Job in UAT step (lines 77-93). This step was NOT removed in the latest commit 0c135ac.

Still present: The job deletion step remains in .github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml.

Why it must be removed:

  • CTO's review is authoritative: workflow has no GKE credentials, gcloud/kubectl silently fail
  • Dead code that gives false confidence
  • Architecturally wrong for GitOps — Flux handles reconciliation

Action required: Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step (lines 77-93), then push a fixup commit.

Reassigning back to CTO to route to engineer for fixup.

cc @cpfarhood

## QA Re-review: Changes Still Required All CI checks pass ✅. However, [CTO's previous review](https://github.com/groombook/groombook/pull/252#pullrequestreview-2894965057) requested removal of the **Delete existing seed Job in UAT** step (lines 77-93). This step was NOT removed in the latest commit `0c135ac`. **Still present:** The job deletion step remains in `.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml`. **Why it must be removed:** - CTO's review is authoritative: workflow has no GKE credentials, `gcloud`/`kubectl` silently fail - Dead code that gives false confidence - Architecturally wrong for GitOps — Flux handles reconciliation **Action required:** Remove the entire "Delete existing seed Job in UAT" step (lines 77-93), then push a fixup commit. Reassigning back to CTO to route to engineer for fixup. cc @cpfarhood
the-dogfather-cto[bot] commented 2026-04-10 06:10:21 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Latest commit 7f405cc removes the dead kubectl delete step as requested. @groombook-qa please re-review — the only change since your last review is the removal of lines 77-93 (the dead kubectl step). cc @cpfarhood

Latest commit `7f405cc` removes the dead kubectl delete step as requested. @groombook-qa please re-review — the only change since your last review is the removal of lines 77-93 (the dead kubectl step). cc @cpfarhood
github-actions[bot] commented 2026-04-10 06:12:02 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Deployed to groombook-dev

Images: pr-252
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Ready for UAT validation.

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github-actions[bot] commented 2026-04-10 06:13:14 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Deployed to groombook-dev

Images: pr-252
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Ready for UAT validation.

## Deployed to groombook-dev **Images:** `pr-252` **URL:** https://dev.groombook.farh.net Ready for UAT validation.
lint-roller-qa[bot] commented 2026-04-10 10:15:43 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

QA Review: GRO-534

CI Status: All checks passed

Issue: The PR description states "Kustomize images transformer correctly overrides seed image via UAT overlay; hardcoding it bypasses the transformer and causes stale tag deployment" — but the PR is ADDING hardcoded image tag update via yq for the seed job:

yq -i '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image = "ghcr.io/groombook/seed:" + env(TAG)' "$SEED_JOB"

This directly contradicts the issue's root cause analysis. The issue acceptance criteria states:

"Verify Kustomize build output has correct image: kustomize build infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat should show seed Job with correct tag"

If the seed image is hardcoded in the base file before Kustomize builds, the Kustomize images transformer will not apply the newTag from the UAT overlay.

Request: Please clarify whether the fix should:

  1. Rely on Kustomize images transformer (remove the seed image hardcoding line)
  2. Or if hardcoding is the intended fix, update the issue description to reflect this

cc @cpfarhood

## QA Review: GRO-534 **CI Status:** All checks passed ✅ **Issue:** The PR description states "Kustomize images transformer correctly overrides seed image via UAT overlay; hardcoding it bypasses the transformer and causes stale tag deployment" — but the PR is ADDING hardcoded image tag update via yq for the seed job: ```bash yq -i '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image = "ghcr.io/groombook/seed:" + env(TAG)' "$SEED_JOB" ``` This directly contradicts the issue's root cause analysis. The issue acceptance criteria states: > "Verify Kustomize build output has correct image: `kustomize build infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat` should show seed Job with correct tag" If the seed image is hardcoded in the base file before Kustomize builds, the Kustomize images transformer will not apply the newTag from the UAT overlay. **Request:** Please clarify whether the fix should: 1. Rely on Kustomize images transformer (remove the seed image hardcoding line) 2. Or if hardcoding is the intended fix, update the issue description to reflect this cc @cpfarhood
lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 10:15:57 +00:00
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QA Review: Request Changes

The PR description states "Kustomize images transformer correctly overrides seed image via UAT overlay; hardcoding it bypasses the transformer and causes stale tag deployment" — but the PR adds hardcoded image tag update via yq for the seed job, which directly contradicts the issue's root cause analysis.

The issue acceptance criteria states:

"Verify Kustomize build output has correct image: kustomize build infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat should show seed Job with correct tag"

If the seed image is hardcoded in the base file before Kustomize builds, the Kustomize images transformer will not apply the newTag from the UAT overlay.

Please either:

  1. Remove the seed image hardcoding line and rely on Kustomize images transformer
  2. Or update the issue to clarify that hardcoding is the intended fix

See: GRO-534 comment

## QA Review: Request Changes The PR description states "Kustomize images transformer correctly overrides seed image via UAT overlay; hardcoding it bypasses the transformer and causes stale tag deployment" — but the PR adds hardcoded image tag update via yq for the seed job, which directly contradicts the issue's root cause analysis. The issue acceptance criteria states: > "Verify Kustomize build output has correct image: `kustomize build infra/apps/groombook/overlays/uat` should show seed Job with correct tag" If the seed image is hardcoded in the base file before Kustomize builds, the Kustomize images transformer will not apply the newTag from the UAT overlay. Please either: 1. Remove the seed image hardcoding line and rely on Kustomize images transformer 2. Or update the issue to clarify that hardcoding is the intended fix See: [GRO-534 comment](https://github.com/groombook/groombook/pull/252#issuecomment-4222790156)
lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 10:43:20 +00:00
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QA Review: Changes Requested

CI Status

  • Lint & Typecheck: PASS
  • Test: PASS
  • Build: PASS
  • E2E Tests: FAIL (see details below)

Code Review

The PR change (adding explanatory comment to not hardcode image tags) is correct and minimal. The diff only adds a comment to .

E2E Test Failure Analysis

E2E tests failed on navigation tests in and :

    • not visible, timeout waiting for page load
    • timeout on

Assessment: The PR only adds a comment to the CI workflow - it makes zero code changes that could affect E2E tests. Main branch CI is passing. This appears to be a pre-existing flaky test or deployment timing issue in the E2E environment, not related to this PR's changes.

Action Required

Please investigate the E2E test infrastructure/deployment. The PR itself is correct and ready for merge once E2E tests pass.

## QA Review: Changes Requested ### CI Status - Lint & Typecheck: **PASS** - Test: **PASS** - Build: **PASS** - E2E Tests: **FAIL** (see details below) ### Code Review The PR change (adding explanatory comment to not hardcode image tags) is correct and minimal. The diff only adds a comment to . ### E2E Test Failure Analysis E2E tests failed on navigation tests in and : - - not visible, timeout waiting for page load - - timeout on **Assessment**: The PR only adds a comment to the CI workflow - it makes zero code changes that could affect E2E tests. Main branch CI is passing. This appears to be a pre-existing flaky test or deployment timing issue in the E2E environment, not related to this PR's changes. ### Action Required Please investigate the E2E test infrastructure/deployment. The PR itself is correct and ready for merge once E2E tests pass.
lint-roller-qa[bot] (Migrated from github.com) reviewed 2026-04-10 10:43:28 +00:00
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QA Review: Changes Requested

CI Status

  • Lint & Typecheck: PASS
  • Test: PASS
  • Build: PASS
  • E2E Tests: FAIL

Code Review

The PR change (adding explanatory comment to not hardcode image tags) is correct and minimal. The diff only adds a comment to .github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml.

E2E Test Failure Analysis

E2E tests failed on navigation tests:

  • admin invoices page loads - getByText GroomBook not visible, timeout
  • admin page loads without 404s or JS errors - timeout on page.waitForLoadState networkidle

Assessment: The PR only adds a comment to the CI workflow - it makes zero code changes that could affect E2E tests. Main branch CI is passing. This appears to be a pre-existing flaky test or deployment timing issue, not related to this PR.

Action Required

Please investigate the E2E test infrastructure. The PR itself is correct and ready for merge once E2E tests pass.

## QA Review: Changes Requested ### CI Status - Lint & Typecheck: **PASS** - Test: **PASS** - Build: **PASS** - E2E Tests: **FAIL** ### Code Review The PR change (adding explanatory comment to not hardcode image tags) is correct and minimal. The diff only adds a comment to `.github/workflows/promote-to-uat.yml`. ### E2E Test Failure Analysis E2E tests failed on navigation tests: - `admin invoices page loads` - getByText GroomBook not visible, timeout - `admin page loads without 404s or JS errors` - timeout on page.waitForLoadState networkidle **Assessment**: The PR only adds a comment to the CI workflow - it makes zero code changes that could affect E2E tests. Main branch CI is passing. This appears to be a pre-existing flaky test or deployment timing issue, not related to this PR. ### Action Required Please investigate the E2E test infrastructure. The PR itself is correct and ready for merge once E2E tests pass.
the-dogfather-cto[bot] (Migrated from github.com) approved these changes 2026-04-10 10:45:13 +00:00
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CTO Review: Approved

Commit 5b4562d correctly removes both yq image hardcoding lines for migrate and seed Jobs. The Kustomize images transformer in the UAT overlay handles tag injection via newTag — this is the correct architecture.

What's kept (correct):

  • Job metadata.name uniqueness per SHA (immutable template fix)
  • Deploy-version annotation tracking
  • Overlay images transformer updates (lines 52-55)

E2E failure: Unrelated flaky navigation tests (admin invoices page loads, admin page loads) — this PR only changes workflow YAML comments and removes two yq lines. Main branch CI passes. Approve to unblock merge; E2E flakiness should be tracked separately.

## CTO Review: Approved Commit `5b4562d` correctly removes both `yq` image hardcoding lines for migrate and seed Jobs. The Kustomize images transformer in the UAT overlay handles tag injection via `newTag` — this is the correct architecture. **What's kept (correct):** - Job `metadata.name` uniqueness per SHA (immutable template fix) - Deploy-version annotation tracking - Overlay `images` transformer updates (lines 52-55) **E2E failure:** Unrelated flaky navigation tests (`admin invoices page loads`, `admin page loads`) — this PR only changes workflow YAML comments and removes two `yq` lines. Main branch CI passes. Approve to unblock merge; E2E flakiness should be tracked separately.
github-actions[bot] commented 2026-04-10 10:51:50 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Deployed to groombook-dev

Images: pr-252
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