diff --git a/cmd/helm/template_test.go b/cmd/helm/template_test.go index 123a4c9bc..e5b939879 100644 --- a/cmd/helm/template_test.go +++ b/cmd/helm/template_test.go @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestTemplateCmd(t *testing.T) { golden: "output/issue-9027.txt", }, { - // Ensure that imported values take precedence over parent chart values + // Ensure that parent chart values take precedence over imported values name: "template with imported subchart values ensuring import", cmd: fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' --set configmap.enabled=true --set subchartb.enabled=true", chartPath), golden: "output/template-subchart-cm.txt", diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt index f7e7b3d37..9cc9e2296 100644 --- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt +++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ kind: ConfigMap metadata: name: subchart-cm data: - value: bar + value: foo --- # Source: subchart/templates/subdir/role.yaml apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go index c38a8b6c4..a87f0fbe8 100644 --- a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go +++ b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies.go @@ -297,20 +297,22 @@ func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart, merge bool) error { r.ImportValues = outiv } - // Imported values from a child to a parent chart have a higher priority than - // values specified in the parent chart. + // Imported values from a child to a parent chart have a lower priority than + // the parents values. This enables parent charts to import a large section + // from a child and then override select parts. This is why b is merged into + // cvals in the code below and not the other way around. if merge { // deep copying the cvals as there are cases where pointers can end // up in the cvals when they are copied onto b in ways that break things. cvals = deepCopyMap(cvals) - c.Values = MergeTables(b, cvals) + c.Values = MergeTables(cvals, b) } else { // Trimming the nil values from cvals is needed for backwards compatibility. // Previously, the b value had been populated with cvals along with some // overrides. This caused the coalescing functionality to remove the // nil/null values. This trimming is for backwards compat. cvals = trimNilValues(cvals) - c.Values = CoalesceTables(b, cvals) + c.Values = CoalesceTables(cvals, b) } return nil diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies_test.go index 34ae12f95..7e035be5f 100644 --- a/pkg/chartutil/dependencies_test.go +++ b/pkg/chartutil/dependencies_test.go @@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ func TestProcessDependencyImportValues(t *testing.T) { e["imported-chartA-B.SPextra5"] = "k8s" e["imported-chartA-B.SC1extra5"] = "tiller" - // These values are imported from the child chart to the parent. Imported - // values take precedence over those in the parent so these should be the - // values from the child chart. - e["overridden-chart1.SC1bool"] = "true" - e["overridden-chart1.SC1float"] = "3.14" - e["overridden-chart1.SC1int"] = "100" - e["overridden-chart1.SC1string"] = "dollywood" + // These values are imported from the child chart to the parent. Parent + // values take precedence over imported values. This enables importing a + // large section from a child chart and overriding a selection from it. + e["overridden-chart1.SC1bool"] = "false" + e["overridden-chart1.SC1float"] = "3.141592" + e["overridden-chart1.SC1int"] = "99" + e["overridden-chart1.SC1string"] = "pollywog" e["overridden-chart1.SPextra2"] = "42" e["overridden-chartA.SCAbool"] = "true" @@ -196,17 +196,17 @@ func TestProcessDependencyImportValues(t *testing.T) { e["overridden-chartA.SCAstring"] = "jabberwocky" e["overridden-chartA.SPextra4"] = "true" - // These values are imported from the child chart to the parent. Imported - // values take precedence over those in the parent so these should be the - // values from the child chart. + // These values are imported from the child chart to the parent. Parent + // values take precedence over imported values. This enables importing a + // large section from a child chart and overriding a selection from it. e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAbool"] = "true" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAfloat"] = "3.33" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAint"] = "555" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAstring"] = "wormwood" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBbool"] = "true" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBfloat"] = "0.25" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBint"] = "98" - e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBstring"] = "murkwood" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAfloat"] = "41.3" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAint"] = "808" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAstring"] = "jabberwocky" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBbool"] = "false" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBfloat"] = "1.99" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBint"] = "77" + e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBstring"] = "jango" e["overridden-chartA-B.SPextra6"] = "111" e["overridden-chartA-B.SCAextra1"] = "23" e["overridden-chartA-B.SCBextra1"] = "13" @@ -278,20 +278,20 @@ func TestProcessDependencyImportValuesMultiLevelPrecedence(t *testing.T) { // The order of precedence should be: // 1. User specified values (e.g CLI) - // 2. Imported values - // 3. Parent chart values + // 2. Parent chart values + // 3. Imported values // 4. Sub-chart values // The 4 app charts here deal with things differently: // - app1 has a port value set in the umbrella chart. It does not import any // values so the value from the umbrella chart should be used. // - app2 has a value in the app chart and imports from the library. The - // library chart value should take precedence. + // app chart value should take precedence. // - app3 has no value in the app chart and imports the value from the library // chart. The library chart value should be used. // - app4 has a value in the app chart and does not import the value from the // library chart. The app charts value should be used. e["app1.service.port"] = "3456" - e["app2.service.port"] = "9090" + e["app2.service.port"] = "8080" e["app3.service.port"] = "9090" e["app4.service.port"] = "1234" if err := processDependencyImportValues(c, true); err != nil { diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/three-level-dependent-chart/README.md b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/three-level-dependent-chart/README.md index e6f586a5c..536bb9792 100644 --- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/three-level-dependent-chart/README.md +++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/three-level-dependent-chart/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This chart is for testing the processing of multi-level dependencies. Consists of the following charts: - Library Chart -- App Chart (Uses Library Chart as dependecy, 2x: app1/app2) +- App Chart (Uses Library Chart as dependency, 2x: app1/app2) - Umbrella Chart (Has all the app charts as dependencies) The precedence is as follows: `library < app < umbrella`