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Closes #18048

Supersedes #18406

Adds the optional string field paramPrefix to the ApplicaitionSet Git Generator. If specified (and non-empty), all data included from the contents of files for this generator will be namespaced under this value. This gives an option for avoiding data conflicts between two git generators under a merge generator, or when the file contents would conflict with the path parameters.

I included some notes that reviewers may want to look at in commit messages, but I've copied them here too:

  • I noticed there's a decent amount of duplicate test coverage between the Test_generateParamsFromGitFile and the TestGitGeneratorParamsFromFiles* tests. For now I have just left the structure (and added to the duplication), might be worth considering whether it's desirable to continue to maintain both these test paths though.
  • I didn't handle the edge case where paramPrefix is set to the same value as pathParamPrefix or that paramPrefix is set to path with no pathParamPrefix specified. In the goTemplate: false case these will be merged, but in the goTemplate: true case any path data will overwrite the file contents. I am happy to add better handling for this if there's agreement on what the desired behavior is. Merging is possible, but you run into potential additional edge cases where you're trying to merge with something that's not a mapping.

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    • Git generators now support an optional paramPrefix setting to group file-content parameters under a named prefix. This helps prevent key conflicts, including when combining Git generators in a Matrix generator.
    • File path parameters remain unchanged and unprefixed.

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As another side note, I followed what was laid out in the enhancement proposal, but I feel like contentPrefix or fileContentPrefix would be a clearer name than paramPrefix

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I wonder if we couldn't add an optional name field for all generators, and allow for all generators to be able to be disambiguated this way? (open question, one which I'd like other maintainers to chime in on)

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Yeah, having an overall prefix that wraps the path params, content, and values for a particular generator would be useful I think.

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I'll defer to the maintainers for what they want from this specific PR vs future work

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(no significant change here, just a rebase)

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still relevant

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@blowfishpro can you please fix the conflics and then I will review it

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@ppapapetrou76 done!

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Well looks like time to do it again, I'll work on that

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@ppapapetrou76 okay should be conflict-free now

this parameter will be used to prefix data extracted from the contents of files to avoid conflicts

Signed-off-by: Talia Wong <blowfishpro@users.noreply.github.com>
`Test_generateParamsFromGitFile` was already covering the behavior but nothing was testing that the generator's `pathParamPrefix` was actually getting passed into `generateParamsFromGitFile`

this already has a lot of duplicate test coverage between `Test_generateParamsFromGitFile` and the `TestGitGeneratorParamsFromFiles*` tests, it might be worth considering whether both of those are necessary at some point in the future

Signed-off-by: Talia Wong <blowfishpro@users.noreply.github.com>
If the git generator's `paramPrefix` is set, then content included from files will be namespaced under it, allowing ApplicationSets to reference it without having to deal with potential conflicts from path params, values, or other generators in the case of mmatrix/merge generators.

As in the previous commit there is some duplicate test coverage based on the existing test structure.

Some edge cases are not (yet) handled, in particular the behavior when the specified `paramPrefix` creates conflicts with the path params, either because `paramPrefix` is set to `path` or because `paramPrefix` is set to the same value as `pathParamPrefix`.  In the non go template case it will merge them, but in the go template case the file content will be overwritten with the path parameters.  Note that there already exists a similar edge case when the file content contains the key `path` or a key with the sam
e name as the value of `pathParamPrefix`.  The desired behavior doesn't seem obvious to me, there are a couple of options:
(1) Check for these conflicts and disallow them
(2) Attempt to deeply merge any overlapping namespaces (how do we handle attempting to merge with something that is not a mapping?).

Signed-off-by: Talia Wong <blowfishpro@users.noreply.github.com>
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The Git file generator now accepts paramPrefix and applies it to parameters parsed from file contents. The prefix is supported in regular and Go-template output. API schemas, generated manifests, tests, and operator documentation include the option.

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Git generator parameter prefixes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expose the configuration field
pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1/applicationset_types.go, pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1/generated.proto, assets/swagger.json, manifests/*
Adds the optional string paramPrefix field to the Git generator API and schemas, including nested Matrix and Merge generator schemas.
Apply the prefix to parsed file parameters
applicationset/generators/git.go, applicationset/generators/repo_path_utils.go, applicationset/generators/*_test.go, docs/operator-manual/applicationset.yaml, docs/operator-manual/applicationset/Generators-Git.md, docs/operator-manual/applicationset/Generators-Matrix.md
Passes paramPrefix into file-parameter parsing. In regular output, it prefixes flattened file-content keys; in Go-template output, it nests file content under the prefix. Path metadata remains governed by pathParamPrefix. Tests and documentation cover both prefix options.

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Change: Feature

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Users can avoid the content loss by choosing a distinct prefix. The collision remains a bounded risk to address or explicitly accept before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding paramPrefix to the Git generator to namespace file data. It includes the related issue number and is specific enough for project history.
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Rebased again and resolved conflicts

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Comment on lines +197 to +201
if paramPrefix != "" {
params[paramPrefix] = objectFound
} else {
maps.Copy(params, objectFound)
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Go-template mode lets values overwrite the prefixed content.

In Go-template mode, appendTemplatedValues writes params["values"]. If paramPrefix is values, the parsed file content placed at params["values"] is overwritten. If paramPrefix equals pathParamPrefix or path, the path data overwrites the content without any error. The PR author accepts the path conflict. The docs, however, say paramPrefix avoids conflicts with path/values, so this silent loss can surprise users. Reject reserved or conflicting prefixes (values, the effective path key) with an explicit error.

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+	if paramPrefix != "" {
+		pathKey := "path"
+		if pathParamPrefix != "" {
+			pathKey = pathParamPrefix
+		}
+		if paramPrefix == "values" || paramPrefix == pathKey {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("paramPrefix %q conflicts with generated parameters", paramPrefix)
+		}
+	}
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if paramPrefix != "" {
params[paramPrefix] = objectFound
} else {
maps.Copy(params, objectFound)
}
if paramPrefix != "" {
pathKey := "path"
if pathParamPrefix != "" {
pathKey = pathParamPrefix
}
if paramPrefix == "values" || paramPrefix == pathKey {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("paramPrefix %q conflicts with generated parameters", paramPrefix)
}
}
if paramPrefix != "" {
params[paramPrefix] = objectFound
} else {
maps.Copy(params, objectFound)
}
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Review comment at @applicationset/generators/repo_path_utils.go around lines 197
- 201:
Validate non-empty paramPrefix before the params assignments in the repo-path
parameter generation flow; reject "values" and the effective path key
(pathParamPrefix when set, otherwise "path") with an explicit error so parsed
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I think the main thing to fix is the case where paramPrefix and pathParamPrefix have the same value, since the linked issue's own example hits it. Also left a smaller question about the OCI generator.

if useGoTemplate {
maps.Copy(params, objectFound)
if paramPrefix != "" {
params[paramPrefix] = objectFound

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+1 to the CodeRabbit comment. The example in the linked issue uses infraVars for both paramPrefix and pathParamPrefix, and with goTemplate: true the path map a few lines below replaces the file contents stored here. Can we either nest path under the prefixed content or reject the combination, and add a test for it?

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PathParamPrefix string
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The OCI generator shares this spec and parseFileParams, and it already has pathParamPrefix. Should OciGenerator get paramPrefix too, so the two file generators stay in sync?

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