Merge pull request #2138 from technosophos/feat/1876-reuse-values

feat(helm): add --reuse-values flag to upgrade

_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto

@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ message UpdateReleaseRequest {
 	// wait, if true, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, and Services are in a ready state
 	// before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as timeout
 	bool wait = 9;
+	// ReuseValues will cause Tiller to reuse the values from the last release.
+	// This is ignored if reset_values is set.
+	bool reuse_values = 10;
 }
 
 // UpdateReleaseResponse is the response to an update request.

cmd/helm/upgrade.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type upgradeCmd struct {
 	version      string
 	timeout      int64
 	resetValues  bool
+	reuseValues  bool
 	wait         bool
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.version, "version", "", "specify the exact chart version to use. If this is not specified, the latest version is used")
 	f.Int64Var(&upgrade.timeout, "timeout", 300, "time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.resetValues, "reset-values", false, "when upgrading, reset the values to the ones built into the chart")
+	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.reuseValues, "reuse-values", false, "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values, and merge in any new values. If '--reset-values' is specified, this is ignored.")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, and Services are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
 
 	f.MarkDeprecated("disable-hooks", "use --no-hooks instead")
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ func (u *upgradeCmd) run() error {
 		helm.UpgradeDisableHooks(u.disableHooks),
 		helm.UpgradeTimeout(u.timeout),
 		helm.ResetValues(u.resetValues),
+		helm.ReuseValues(u.reuseValues),
 		helm.UpgradeWait(u.wait))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("UPGRADE FAILED: %v", prettyError(err))

cmd/helm/upgrade_test.go

@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ func TestUpgradeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			resp:     releaseMock(&releaseOptions{name: "funny-bunny", version: 4, chart: ch2}),
 			expected: "Release \"funny-bunny\" has been upgraded. Happy Helming!\n",
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "upgrade a release with --reuse-values",
+			args:     []string{"funny-bunny", chartPath},
+			flags:    []string{"--reuse-values", "true"},
+			resp:     releaseMock(&releaseOptions{name: "funny-bunny", version: 5, chart: ch2}),
+			expected: "Release \"funny-bunny\" has been upgraded. Happy Helming!\n",
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "install a release with 'upgrade --install'",
 			args:     []string{"zany-bunny", chartPath},

pkg/helm/client.go

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func (h *Client) UpdateReleaseFromChart(rlsName string, chart *chart.Chart, opts
 	req.DisableHooks = h.opts.disableHooks
 	req.Recreate = h.opts.recreate
 	req.ResetValues = h.opts.resetValues
+	req.ReuseValues = h.opts.reuseValues
 	ctx := NewContext()
 
 	if h.opts.before != nil {

pkg/helm/option.go

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ type options struct {
 	histReq rls.GetHistoryRequest
 	// resetValues instructs Tiller to reset values to their defaults.
 	resetValues bool
+	// reuseValues instructs Tiller to reuse the values from the last release.
+	reuseValues bool
 	// release test options are applied directly to the test release history request
 	testReq rls.TestReleaseRequest
 }
@@ -323,6 +325,13 @@ func ResetValues(reset bool) UpdateOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// ReuseValues will (if true) trigger resetting the values to their original state.
+func ReuseValues(reuse bool) UpdateOption {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.reuseValues = reuse
+	}
+}
+
 // UpgradeRecreate will (if true) recreate pods after upgrade.
 func UpgradeRecreate(recreate bool) UpdateOption {
 	return func(opts *options) {

pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go

@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ type UpdateReleaseRequest struct {
 	// wait, if true, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, and Services are in a ready state
 	// before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as timeout
 	Wait bool `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=wait" json:"wait,omitempty"`
+	// ReuseValues will cause Tiller to reuse the values from the last release.
+	// This is ignored if reset_values is set.
+	ReuseValues bool `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=reuse_values,json=reuseValues" json:"reuse_values,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *UpdateReleaseRequest) Reset()                    { *m = UpdateReleaseRequest{} }
@@ -996,78 +999,79 @@ var _ReleaseService_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("hapi/services/tiller.proto", fileDescriptor0) }
 
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+	0x00, 0x00,
 }

pkg/tiller/release_server.go

@@ -354,13 +354,33 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) performUpdate(originalRelease, updatedRelease *release.R
 //
 // This is skipped if the req.ResetValues flag is set, in which case the
 // request values are not altered.
-func (s *ReleaseServer) reuseValues(req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest, current *release.Release) {
+func (s *ReleaseServer) reuseValues(req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest, current *release.Release) error {
 	if req.ResetValues {
 		// If ResetValues is set, we comletely ignore current.Config.
 		log.Print("Reset values to the chart's original version.")
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	// If req.Values is empty, but current. config is not, copy current into the
+
+	// If the ReuseValues flag is set, we always copy the old values over the new config's values.
+	if req.ReuseValues {
+		log.Print("Reusing the old release's values")
+
+		// We have to regenerate the old coalesced values:
+		oldVals, err := chartutil.CoalesceValues(current.Chart, current.Config)
+		if err != nil {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("failed to rebuild old values: %s", err)
+			log.Print(err)
+			return err
+		}
+		nv, err := oldVals.YAML()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		req.Chart.Values = &chart.Config{Raw: nv}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// If req.Values is empty, but current.Config is not, copy current into the
 	// request.
 	if (req.Values == nil || req.Values.Raw == "" || req.Values.Raw == "{}\n") &&
 		current.Config != nil &&
@@ -369,6 +389,7 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) reuseValues(req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest, current
 		log.Printf("Copying values from %s (v%d) to new release.", current.Name, current.Version)
 		req.Values = current.Config
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // prepareUpdate builds an updated release for an update operation.
@@ -388,7 +409,9 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) prepareUpdate(req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest) (*rele
 	}
 
 	// If new values were not supplied in the upgrade, re-use the existing values.
-	s.reuseValues(req, currentRelease)
+	if err := s.reuseValues(req, currentRelease); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Increment revision count. This is passed to templates, and also stored on
 	// the release object.

pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go

@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func TestUpdateRelease(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected description %q, got %q", edesc, got)
 	}
 }
-func TestUpdateReleaseResetValues(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUpdateRelease_ResetValues(t *testing.T) {
 	c := helm.NewContext()
 	rs := rsFixture()
 	rel := releaseStub()
@@ -744,6 +744,71 @@ func TestUpdateReleaseResetValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpdateRelease_ReuseValues(t *testing.T) {
+	c := helm.NewContext()
+	rs := rsFixture()
+	rel := releaseStub()
+	rs.env.Releases.Create(rel)
+
+	req := &services.UpdateReleaseRequest{
+		Name: rel.Name,
+		Chart: &chart.Chart{
+			Metadata: &chart.Metadata{Name: "hello"},
+			Templates: []*chart.Template{
+				{Name: "templates/hello", Data: []byte("hello: world")},
+				{Name: "templates/hooks", Data: []byte(manifestWithUpgradeHooks)},
+			},
+			// Since reuseValues is set, this should get ignored.
+			Values: &chart.Config{Raw: "foo: bar\n"},
+		},
+		Values:      &chart.Config{Raw: "name2: val2"},
+		ReuseValues: true,
+	}
+	res, err := rs.UpdateRelease(c, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed updated: %s", err)
+	}
+	// This should have been overwritten with the old value.
+	expect := "name: value\n"
+	if res.Release.Chart.Values != nil && res.Release.Chart.Values.Raw != expect {
+		t.Errorf("Expected chart values to be %q, got %q", expect, res.Release.Chart.Values.Raw)
+	}
+	// This should have the newly-passed overrides.
+	expect = "name2: val2"
+	if res.Release.Config != nil && res.Release.Config.Raw != expect {
+		t.Errorf("Expected request config to be %q, got %q", expect, res.Release.Config.Raw)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateRelease_ResetReuseValues(t *testing.T) {
+	// This verifies that when both reset and reuse are set, reset wins.
+	c := helm.NewContext()
+	rs := rsFixture()
+	rel := releaseStub()
+	rs.env.Releases.Create(rel)
+
+	req := &services.UpdateReleaseRequest{
+		Name: rel.Name,
+		Chart: &chart.Chart{
+			Metadata: &chart.Metadata{Name: "hello"},
+			Templates: []*chart.Template{
+				{Name: "templates/hello", Data: []byte("hello: world")},
+				{Name: "templates/hooks", Data: []byte(manifestWithUpgradeHooks)},
+			},
+		},
+		ResetValues: true,
+		ReuseValues: true,
+	}
+	res, err := rs.UpdateRelease(c, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed updated: %s", err)
+	}
+	// This should have been unset. Config:  &chart.Config{Raw: `name: value`},
+	if res.Release.Config != nil && res.Release.Config.Raw != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected chart config to be empty, got %q", res.Release.Config.Raw)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUpdateReleaseFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	c := helm.NewContext()
 	rs := rsFixture()