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steps:
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- name: Checkout
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uses: actions/checkout@v4
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with:
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fetch-depth: 0
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- name: Check if release is already finalized
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run: |
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VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
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TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases/download/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}/polaris-headlamp-plugin-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
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HTTP_CODE=$(curl -sL -o /tmp/release.tar.gz -w "%{http_code}" "$TARBALL_URL" 2>/dev/null)
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if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
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ACTUAL="sha256:$(sha256sum /tmp/release.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}')"
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EXPECTED=$(grep 'archive-checksum' artifacthub-pkg.yml | awk '{print $2}')
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echo "Release tarball checksum: $ACTUAL"
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echo "Metadata checksum: $EXPECTED"
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if [ "$ACTUAL" = "$EXPECTED" ]; then
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echo "SKIP_BUILD=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
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echo "Checksums match - release is finalized, nothing to do"
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fi
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else
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echo "No existing release (HTTP $HTTP_CODE) - will build"
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fi
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rm -f /tmp/release.tar.gz
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- name: Install dependencies
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run: npm ci
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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npm ci
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- name: Build plugin
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run: npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin build
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin build
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- name: Package tarball
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run: npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin package
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin package
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- name: Compute tarball checksum
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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TARBALL=$(ls *.tar.gz)
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CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$TARBALL" | awk '{print $1}')
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echo "TARBALL=$TARBALL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
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echo "CHECKSUM=$CHECKSUM" >> $GITHUB_ENV
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echo "Tarball: $TARBALL"
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echo "Checksum: sha256:$CHECKSUM"
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- name: Install Docker CLI
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run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker.io
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- name: Build Docker image
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run: docker build -t git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.ref_name }} -t git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:latest .
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- name: Push Docker image
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker.io
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- name: Build and push Docker image
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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docker build -t git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.ref_name }} -t git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:latest .
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echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login git.farh.net -u ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
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docker push git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
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docker push git.farh.net/${{ github.repository }}:latest
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- name: Create release
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uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
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with:
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files: |
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*.tar.gz
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token: ${{ github.token }}
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- name: Create Gitea release
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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API_URL="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
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# Create release (or get existing)
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RELEASE=$(curl -s -X POST \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ github.token }}" \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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"${API_URL}/releases" \
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-d "{\"tag_name\":\"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\",\"name\":\"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\"}")
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RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE" | node -e "process.stdin.resume();let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>console.log(JSON.parse(d).id))")
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if [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "undefined" ]; then
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RELEASE=$(curl -sf \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ github.token }}" \
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"${API_URL}/releases/tags/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}")
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RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE" | node -e "process.stdin.resume();let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>console.log(JSON.parse(d).id))")
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fi
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echo "Gitea Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
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# Delete existing assets
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ASSETS=$(curl -sf \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ github.token }}" \
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"${API_URL}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets")
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echo "$ASSETS" | node -e "
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process.stdin.resume();let d='';
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process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);
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process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
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JSON.parse(d).forEach(a=>console.log(a.id));
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})" | while read -r ASSET_ID; do
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curl -sf -X DELETE \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ github.token }}" \
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"${API_URL}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${ASSET_ID}"
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done
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# Upload tarball
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curl -sf -X POST \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ github.token }}" \
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-F "attachment=@${TARBALL}" \
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"${API_URL}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${TARBALL}"
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echo "Gitea release updated"
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- name: Create GitHub release
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continue-on-error: true
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run: |
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[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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GH_API="https://api.github.com/repos/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin"
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# Create release or fetch existing one
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BODY=$(curl -s -X POST \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" \
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-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
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"${GH_API}/releases" \
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-d "{\"tag_name\":\"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\",\"name\":\"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\",\"generate_release_notes\":true}")
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RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$BODY" | node -e "process.stdin.resume();let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>console.log(JSON.parse(d).id))")
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if [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "undefined" ]; then
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echo "Release already exists, fetching it..."
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BODY=$(curl -sf \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" \
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-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
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"${GH_API}/releases/tags/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}")
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RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$BODY" | node -e "process.stdin.resume();let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>console.log(JSON.parse(d).id))")
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fi
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echo "GitHub Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
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# Delete existing assets with the same name
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ASSETS=$(curl -sf \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" \
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-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
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"${GH_API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets")
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echo "$ASSETS" | node -e "
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process.stdin.resume();let d='';
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process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);
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process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
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const assets=JSON.parse(d);
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assets.filter(a=>a.name==='${TARBALL}').forEach(a=>console.log(a.id));
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})" | while read -r ASSET_ID; do
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echo "Deleting existing asset $ASSET_ID..."
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curl -sf -X DELETE \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" \
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"${GH_API}/releases/assets/${ASSET_ID}"
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done
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# Upload tarball
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curl -sf -X POST \
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-H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" \
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-H "Content-Type: application/gzip" \
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"https://uploads.github.com/repos/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${TARBALL}" \
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--data-binary "@${TARBALL}"
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echo "GitHub release updated with same tarball"
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||||
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||||
- name: Update metadata and align tag
|
||||
run: |
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||||
[ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
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VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
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git checkout main
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||||
sed -i "s|headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum:.*|headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum: sha256:${CHECKSUM}|" artifacthub-pkg.yml
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||||
sed -i "s|headlamp/plugin/archive-url:.*|headlamp/plugin/archive-url: \"https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases/download/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}/polaris-headlamp-plugin-${VERSION}.tar.gz\"|" artifacthub-pkg.yml
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||||
sed -i "s|^version:.*|version: ${VERSION}|" artifacthub-pkg.yml
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||||
git config user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
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git config user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@git.farh.net"
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git add artifacthub-pkg.yml
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||||
git diff --cached --quiet || {
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||||
git commit -m "ci: update artifact hub metadata for ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
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||||
git push origin main
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||||
}
|
||||
# Force-move tag to the commit with correct checksum.
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||||
# This triggers a new CI run, but the guard step will detect
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||||
# that the release checksum already matches and skip the build.
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||||
git tag -f ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
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||||
git push -f origin ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
|
||||
# Also push to GitHub directly to avoid waiting for mirror sync
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||||
git remote add github https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin.git 2>/dev/null || true
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||||
git push github main 2>/dev/null || true
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||||
git push -f github ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} 2>/dev/null || true
|
||||
echo "Tag ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} aligned with updated metadata"
|
||||
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||||
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
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||||
# polaris-headlamp-plugin
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||||
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||||
[](https://artifacthub.io/packages/headlamp/polaris-headlamp-plugin/polaris-headlamp-plugin)
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||||
|
||||
A [Headlamp](https://headlamp.dev/) plugin that surfaces [Fairwinds Polaris](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/) audit results directly in the Headlamp UI.
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||||
|
||||
## What It Does
|
||||
|
||||
Adds a **Polaris** sidebar entry to Headlamp that displays:
|
||||
|
||||
- **Cluster Score** -- overall Polaris score as a percentage (color-coded green/amber/red)
|
||||
- **Check Summary** -- total, pass, warning, and danger counts across all workloads
|
||||
- **Cluster Info** -- node, pod, namespace, and controller counts
|
||||
|
||||
Data is read from the `ConfigMap/polaris-dashboard` in the `polaris` namespace (key: `dashboard.json`), which is created by the standard Polaris Helm chart. The plugin is read-only -- it never writes to the cluster.
|
||||
|
||||
Results are cached and refreshed on a user-configurable interval (1 / 5 / 10 / 30 minutes, default 5). The setting persists in the browser's localStorage.
|
||||
|
||||
Error states are handled explicitly: RBAC denied (403), Polaris not installed (404), malformed JSON, and loading.
|
||||
|
||||
## Prerequisites
|
||||
|
||||
- **Headlamp** >= v0.26 deployed in your cluster
|
||||
- **Polaris** installed via the [official Helm chart](https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris) with the dashboard component enabled
|
||||
- The Headlamp service account must have RBAC permission to `get` ConfigMaps in the `polaris` namespace
|
||||
|
||||
## Installing
|
||||
|
||||
### Option 1: Artifact Hub + Headlamp plugin manager (recommended)
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||||
|
||||
The plugin is published on [Artifact Hub](https://artifacthub.io/packages/headlamp/polaris-headlamp-plugin/polaris-headlamp-plugin). Configure Headlamp's `pluginsManager` in your Helm values to install it automatically:
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
pluginsManager:
|
||||
sources:
|
||||
- url: https://artifacthub.io/packages/headlamp/polaris-headlamp-plugin/polaris-headlamp-plugin
|
||||
```
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||||
|
||||
Headlamp will fetch and install the plugin on startup.
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||||
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||||
### Option 2: Docker init container
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||||
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||||
The plugin ships as a container image at `git.farh.net/farhoodliquor/polaris-headlamp-plugin`.
|
||||
|
||||
Add it as an init container in your Headlamp Helm values:
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
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||||
initContainers:
|
||||
- name: polaris-plugin
|
||||
image: git.farh.net/farhoodliquor/polaris-headlamp-plugin:v0.0.1
|
||||
command: ["sh", "-c", "cp -r /plugins/* /headlamp/plugins/"]
|
||||
volumeMounts:
|
||||
- name: plugins
|
||||
mountPath: /headlamp/plugins
|
||||
|
||||
volumes:
|
||||
- name: plugins
|
||||
emptyDir: {}
|
||||
|
||||
volumeMounts:
|
||||
- name: plugins
|
||||
mountPath: /headlamp/plugins
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Option 3: Manual tarball install
|
||||
|
||||
Download the `.tar.gz` from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases) or the [Gitea releases page](https://git.farh.net/farhoodliquor/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases), then extract into Headlamp's plugin directory:
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||||
|
||||
```bash
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||||
tar xzf polaris-headlamp-plugin-0.0.1.tar.gz -C /headlamp/plugins/
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||||
```
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||||
|
||||
### Option 4: Build from source
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
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||||
npm install
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||||
npm run build
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||||
npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin extract . /headlamp/plugins
|
||||
```
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||||
|
||||
## RBAC
|
||||
|
||||
The plugin reads a single ConfigMap. Minimum RBAC required for the Headlamp service account:
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
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||||
kind: ClusterRole
|
||||
metadata:
|
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name: headlamp-polaris-reader
|
||||
rules:
|
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- apiGroups: [""]
|
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resources: ["configmaps"]
|
||||
resourceNames: ["polaris-dashboard"]
|
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verbs: ["get"]
|
||||
---
|
||||
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
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||||
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
|
||||
metadata:
|
||||
name: headlamp-polaris-reader
|
||||
roleRef:
|
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apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
|
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kind: ClusterRole
|
||||
name: headlamp-polaris-reader
|
||||
subjects:
|
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- kind: ServiceAccount
|
||||
name: headlamp
|
||||
namespace: headlamp
|
||||
```
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||||
|
||||
## Development
|
||||
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||||
### Setup
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
git clone https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin.git
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||||
cd polaris-headlamp-plugin
|
||||
npm install
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Run locally (hot reload)
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
npm start
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This starts the Headlamp plugin dev server. Point a running Headlamp instance at the dev server to see changes live.
|
||||
|
||||
### Build for production
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
npm run build # outputs dist/main.js
|
||||
npm run package # creates polaris-headlamp-plugin-<version>.tar.gz
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Type-check
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
npm run tsc
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Project Structure
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
src/
|
||||
index.tsx -- Entry point. Registers sidebar entry and route at /polaris.
|
||||
api/
|
||||
polaris.ts -- TypeScript types matching the Polaris AuditData schema,
|
||||
usePolarisData() hook with caching, countResults() utility,
|
||||
and refresh interval settings (localStorage).
|
||||
components/
|
||||
PolarisView.tsx -- Main page component. Score badge, check summary cards,
|
||||
cluster info, error states, refresh interval selector.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Data Source
|
||||
|
||||
The plugin reads from:
|
||||
|
||||
- **ConfigMap**: `polaris-dashboard`
|
||||
- **Namespace**: `polaris`
|
||||
- **Key**: `dashboard.json`
|
||||
|
||||
This ConfigMap is created automatically when Polaris is installed with the dashboard enabled. The JSON structure matches Polaris's `AuditData` schema (`pkg/validator/output.go`):
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
AuditData
|
||||
Score -- cluster score (0-100)
|
||||
ClusterInfo -- nodes, pods, namespaces, controllers
|
||||
Results[] -- per-workload results
|
||||
Results{} -- top-level check results (ResultSet)
|
||||
PodResult
|
||||
Results{} -- pod-level check results
|
||||
ContainerResults[]
|
||||
Results{} -- container-level check results
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Each check in a `ResultSet` has `Success` (bool) and `Severity` (`"warning"` or `"danger"`).
|
||||
|
||||
## Releasing
|
||||
|
||||
Releases are automated via CI. To cut a release:
|
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```bash
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||||
# Bump version in package.json and artifacthub-pkg.yml, then:
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git add package.json package-lock.json artifacthub-pkg.yml
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git commit -m "chore: bump version to 0.0.2"
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git tag v0.0.2
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git push origin main v0.0.2
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```
|
||||
|
||||
This triggers two CI pipelines:
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||||
|
||||
**Gitea Actions** (`.gitea/workflows/release.yaml`):
|
||||
1. Build the plugin in a `node:20` container
|
||||
2. Package a `.tar.gz` tarball
|
||||
3. Build and push a Docker image to `git.farh.net/farhoodliquor/polaris-headlamp-plugin:{tag}` and `:latest`
|
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4. Create a Gitea release with the tarball attached
|
||||
|
||||
**GitHub Actions** (`.github/workflows/release.yml`):
|
||||
1. Build and package the plugin
|
||||
2. Create a GitHub release with the tarball attached (required for Artifact Hub)
|
||||
|
||||
The Gitea repo push-mirrors to GitHub automatically, so both pipelines trigger from a single `git push`.
|
||||
|
||||
### CI secrets
|
||||
|
||||
| Secret | Where | Purpose |
|
||||
|---|---|---|
|
||||
| `REGISTRY_TOKEN` | Gitea | Personal access token with `package:write` scope for Docker image push |
|
||||
|
||||
The Gitea release uses the built-in `github.token`. The GitHub release uses the default `GITHUB_TOKEN` with `contents: write` permission.
|
||||
|
||||
### Updating Artifact Hub
|
||||
|
||||
When releasing a new version, update `artifacthub-pkg.yml`:
|
||||
- `version` field
|
||||
- `headlamp/plugin/archive-url` annotation (update the version in the download URL)
|
||||
- `headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum` annotation (SHA256 of the new tarball, printed by the CI build)
|
||||
|
||||
## Links
|
||||
|
||||
- [Artifact Hub](https://artifacthub.io/packages/headlamp/polaris-headlamp-plugin/polaris-headlamp-plugin)
|
||||
- [GitHub (mirror)](https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin)
|
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- [Gitea (source of truth)](https://git.farh.net/farhoodliquor/polaris-headlamp-plugin)
|
||||
- [Headlamp](https://headlamp.dev/)
|
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- [Fairwinds Polaris](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/)
|
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|
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## License
|
||||
|
||||
MIT
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
|
||||
version: 0.0.2
|
||||
name: polaris-headlamp-plugin
|
||||
displayName: Polaris
|
||||
createdAt: "2026-02-05T19:00:00Z"
|
||||
description: Surfaces Fairwinds Polaris audit results inside the Headlamp UI.
|
||||
license: MIT
|
||||
homeURL: "https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin"
|
||||
category: security
|
||||
keywords:
|
||||
- polaris
|
||||
- fairwinds
|
||||
- security
|
||||
- audit
|
||||
- headlamp
|
||||
- kubernetes
|
||||
links:
|
||||
- name: Source
|
||||
url: "https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin"
|
||||
- name: Polaris
|
||||
url: "https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/"
|
||||
maintainers:
|
||||
- name: cpfarhood
|
||||
email: "chris@farhood.org"
|
||||
annotations:
|
||||
headlamp/plugin/archive-url: "https://github.com/cpfarhood/polaris-headlamp-plugin/releases/download/v0.0.2/polaris-headlamp-plugin-0.0.2.tar.gz"
|
||||
headlamp/plugin/version-compat: ">=0.26"
|
||||
headlamp/plugin/archive-checksum: sha256:19cc243fec368e57a3c288ec73d9da60931f25d1e054ba2a84c55247d43d61bc
|
||||
headlamp/plugin/distro-compat: in-cluster
|
||||
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
|
||||
repositoryID: polaris-headlamp-plugin
|
||||
repositoryID: fb4c3789-de2b-4667-8fff-34f22e5648da
|
||||
owners:
|
||||
- name: farhoodliquor
|
||||
email: ""
|
||||
- name: cpfarhood
|
||||
email: "chris@farhood.org"
|
||||
|
||||
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-1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
|
||||
{
|
||||
"name": "polaris-headlamp-plugin",
|
||||
"version": "0.0.1",
|
||||
"version": "0.0.2",
|
||||
"description": "Headlamp plugin for Fairwinds Polaris audit results",
|
||||
"scripts": {
|
||||
"start": "headlamp-plugin start",
|
||||
|
||||
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