Commit 6da5bc5c authored by Matt Butcher's avatar Matt Butcher

docs(charts): fix charts docs to reflect current template practices

Closes #1241
parent 3437e5d6
...@@ -244,17 +244,18 @@ spec: ...@@ -244,17 +244,18 @@ spec:
serviceAccount: deis-database serviceAccount: deis-database
containers: containers:
- name: deis-database - name: deis-database
image: {{.imageRegistry}}/postgres:{{.dockerTag}} image: {{.Values.imageRegistry}}/postgres:{{.Values.dockerTag}}
imagePullPolicy: {{.pullPolicy}} imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.pullPolicy}}
ports: ports:
- containerPort: 5432 - containerPort: 5432
env: env:
- name: DATABASE_STORAGE - name: DATABASE_STORAGE
value: {{default "minio" .storage}} value: {{default "minio" .Values.storage}}
``` ```
The above example, based loosely on [https://github.com/deis/charts](https://github.com/deis/charts), is a template for a Kubernetes replication controller. The above example, based loosely on [https://github.com/deis/charts](https://github.com/deis/charts), is a template for a Kubernetes replication controller.
It can use the following four template values: It can use the following four template values (usually defined in a
`.values.yaml` file):
- `imageRegistry`: The source registry for the Docker image. - `imageRegistry`: The source registry for the Docker image.
- `dockerTag`: The tag for the docker image. - `dockerTag`: The tag for the docker image.
...@@ -266,6 +267,10 @@ require or dictate parameters. ...@@ -266,6 +267,10 @@ require or dictate parameters.
### Predefined Values ### Predefined Values
Values that are supplied via a `values.yaml` file (or via the `--set`
flag) are accessible from the `.Values` object in a template. But there
are other pre-defined pieces of data you can access in your templates.
The following values are pre-defined, are available to every template, and The following values are pre-defined, are available to every template, and
cannot be overridden. As with all values, the names are _case cannot be overridden. As with all values, the names are _case
sensitive_. sensitive_.
...@@ -333,6 +338,39 @@ Note that only the last field was overridden. ...@@ -333,6 +338,39 @@ Note that only the last field was overridden.
`values.yaml`. But files specified on the command line can be named `values.yaml`. But files specified on the command line can be named
anything. anything.
Any of these values are then accessible inside of templates using the
`.Values` object:
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ReplicationController
metadata:
name: deis-database
namespace: deis
labels:
heritage: deis
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
app: deis-database
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: deis-database
spec:
serviceAccount: deis-database
containers:
- name: deis-database
image: {{.Values.imageRegistry}}/postgres:{{.Values.dockerTag}}
imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.pullPolicy}}
ports:
- containerPort: 5432
env:
- name: DATABASE_STORAGE
value: {{default "minio" .Values.storage}}
```
### Scope, Dependencies, and Values ### Scope, Dependencies, and Values
Values files can declare values for the top-level chart, as well as for Values files can declare values for the top-level chart, as well as for
...@@ -355,16 +393,16 @@ apache: ...@@ -355,16 +393,16 @@ apache:
``` ```
Charts at a higher level have access to all of the variables defined Charts at a higher level have access to all of the variables defined
beneath. So the wordpress chart can access `.mysql.password`. But lower beneath. So the wordpress chart can access the MySQL password as
level charts cannot access things in parent charts, so MySQL will not be `.Values.mysql.password`. But lower level charts cannot access things in
able to access the `title` property. Nor, for that matter, can it access parent charts, so MySQL will not be able to access the `title` property. Nor,
`.apache.port`. for that matter, can it access `apache.port`.
Values are namespaced, but namespaces are pruned. So for the Wordpress Values are namespaced, but namespaces are pruned. So for the Wordpress
chart, it can access the MySQL password field as `.mysql.password`. But chart, it can access the MySQL password field as `.Values.mysql.password`. But
for the MySQL chart, the scope of the values has been reduced and the for the MySQL chart, the scope of the values has been reduced and the
namespace prefix removed, so it will see the password field simply as namespace prefix removed, so it will see the password field simply as
`.password`. `.Values.password`.
#### Global Values #### Global Values
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