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Native Headlamp integrations:
- registerResourceTableColumnsProcessor: add Protocol/Pool/Server columns to
  native StorageClass table and Protocol/Volume Handle to PV table
- registerDetailsViewSection: inject TNS-CSI section into PV detail pages
- registerDetailsViewSection: inject driver role/status into tns-csi Pod pages
- registerDetailsViewHeaderAction: Benchmark shortcut on StorageClass detail
- registerAppBarAction: driver health badge (N/Nc M/Mn, color-coded)
- Trim sidebar from 6 → 4 entries (Overview, Snapshots, Metrics, Benchmark)

TrueNAS API integration:
- src/api/truenas.ts: ConfigStore-backed settings, WebSocket JSON-RPC client
  for pool.query (auth.login_with_api_key + pool.query)
- src/components/TnsCsiSettings.tsx: API key + server override settings UI
  with connection test button
- TnsCsiDataContext: fetch real pool stats (size/allocated/free/status)
- OverviewPage: three-tier pool capacity display (real data → error → metrics
  fallback)

Documentation:
- README, CHANGELOG, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY
- docs/: architecture, deployment (Helm), getting-started, user-guide,
  troubleshooting

CI:
- .github/workflows/ci.yaml: lint + type-check + test on PR/push
- .github/workflows/release.yaml: workflow_dispatch versioned release

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# Architecture Overview
## System Architecture
The TNS-CSI plugin is a single-page React application bundled as a Headlamp plugin. It runs entirely in the browser and communicates with Kubernetes exclusively through Headlamp's proxied API.
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Browser │
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ React Plugin Bundle │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ index.tsx ── registerRoute/Sidebar/etc. │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ TnsCsiDataProvider (React Context) │ │
│ │ ├── K8s.ResourceClasses hooks (live watch) │ │
│ │ └── ApiProxy.request (async fetch) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Pages: │ │
│ │ OverviewPage StorageClassesPage │ │
│ │ VolumesPage SnapshotsPage │ │
│ │ MetricsPage BenchmarkPage │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ PVCDetailSection (injected into PVC views) │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
│ HTTPS
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Headlamp Pod (kube-system) │
│ │
│ Headlamp UI server + API proxy │
│ (forwards requests using service account token │
│ or user-supplied OIDC token) │
└───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
│ in-cluster
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Kubernetes API Server │
│ │
│ ├── /apis/storage.k8s.io/v1/storageclasses │
│ ├── /api/v1/persistentvolumes │
│ ├── /api/v1/persistentvolumeclaims │
│ ├── /api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/pods │
│ ├── /apis/storage.k8s.io/v1/csidrivers │
│ ├── /apis/snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1/... │
│ ├── /api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/pods/<pod>/proxy/metrics
│ └── (Benchmark) /apis/batch/v1/jobs │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## Component Hierarchy
```
index.tsx
└── TnsCsiDataProvider
├── OverviewPage
│ └── DriverStatusCard
├── StorageClassesPage
│ └── StorageClassDetailPanel (slide-in)
├── VolumesPage
│ └── VolumeDetailPanel (slide-in)
├── SnapshotsPage
│ └── SnapshotDetailPanel (slide-in)
├── MetricsPage
└── BenchmarkPage
registerDetailsViewSection
└── TnsCsiDataProvider
└── PVCDetailSection (injected)
```
## Data Sources
| Data | Source | Mechanism |
| ---- | ------ | --------- |
| StorageClasses | `storage.k8s.io/v1` | `K8s.ResourceClasses.StorageClass.useList()` — live watch |
| PersistentVolumes | `core/v1` | `K8s.ResourceClasses.PersistentVolume.useList()` — live watch |
| PersistentVolumeClaims | `core/v1` | `K8s.ResourceClasses.PersistentVolumeClaim.useList()` — live watch |
| CSIDriver | `storage.k8s.io/v1` | `ApiProxy.request` — one-shot fetch |
| Controller pods | `core/v1` | `ApiProxy.request` with label selector — one-shot fetch |
| Node pods | `core/v1` | `ApiProxy.request` with label selector — one-shot fetch |
| VolumeSnapshots | `snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1` | `ApiProxy.request` — graceful degradation if CRD absent |
| Prometheus metrics | Controller pod port 8080 | `ApiProxy.request` pod proxy |
| kbench FIO logs | Benchmark Job pod | `ApiProxy.request` pod log |
## Key Design Decisions
### KubeObject jsonData Extraction
Headlamp's `useList()` hooks return KubeObject class instances, not plain JSON objects. The class only exposes getter-defined fields (`provisioner`, `reclaimPolicy`, `volumeBindingMode`, `allowVolumeExpansion` for StorageClass). All other fields — including `parameters`, `spec`, and `status` — must be accessed via `.jsonData`.
`TnsCsiDataContext.tsx` extracts `jsonData` from every item before passing to filter/type helpers:
```typescript
const extractJsonData = (items: unknown[]): unknown[] =>
items.map(item =>
item && typeof item === 'object' && 'jsonData' in item
? (item as { jsonData: unknown }).jsonData
: item
);
```
This is the single most important architectural invariant to preserve when working with headlamp hook data.
### Context Provider Pattern
`TnsCsiDataProvider` wraps every route component. This ensures:
- All data fetching happens once per page navigation (not once per component)
- All pages share the same filtered StorageClasses, PVs, PVCs, and pod lists
- The `refresh()` callback triggers a `refreshKey` increment which re-runs async fetches
### Read-Only Constraint
The only write operation in the entire plugin is `BenchmarkPage.tsx`, which creates and deletes a Kubernetes Job and PVC. All other pages are strictly read-only. This is intentional and should be preserved.
### Detail Panel Pattern
Slide-in detail panels use URL hash state (`location.hash`) so:
- Panel state survives browser refresh
- Back button closes the panel
- Deep-linking to a specific resource is possible
Pattern: `history.push(\`\${location.pathname}#\${name}\`)` to open, `history.push(location.pathname)` to close.
### Graceful Degradation
The snapshot CRD (`snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1`) may not be installed. The context provider catches the 404/405 error and sets `snapshotCrdAvailable: false`. The Snapshots page shows an informational message instead of an error. Prometheus metrics similarly fall back to placeholder cards.
## Module Responsibilities
| File | Responsibility |
| ---- | -------------- |
| `src/index.tsx` | All registrations — sidebar entries, routes, detail section, plugin settings |
| `src/api/k8s.ts` | Type definitions, type guards, filter helpers, format utilities |
| `src/api/metrics.ts` | Prometheus text format parser, `fetchControllerMetrics` |
| `src/api/kbench.ts` | kbench manifest builders, FIO log parser, `BenchmarkState` discriminated union |
| `src/api/TnsCsiDataContext.tsx` | Shared data fetching and filtering; the `extractJsonData` pattern |
| `src/components/*.tsx` | Page and panel UI components |