Rework override mechanism for helm create with starters

Signed-off-by: Filip Krakowski <krakowski@hhu.de>

cmd/helm/create.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/cmd/helm/require"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
@@ -97,6 +98,18 @@ func (o *createOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Creating %s\n", o.name)
 
 	chartname := filepath.Base(o.name)
+	cfile := &chart.Metadata{
+		Name:        chartname,
+		Description: "A Helm chart for Kubernetes",
+		Type:        "application",
+		Version:     "0.1.0",
+		AppVersion:  "0.1.0",
+		APIVersion:  chart.APIVersionV2,
+	}
+
+	if o.keepMetadata {
+		cfile = nil
+	}
 
 	if o.starter != "" {
 		// Create from the starter
@@ -105,7 +118,7 @@ func (o *createOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
 		if filepath.IsAbs(o.starter) {
 			lstarter = o.starter
 		}
-		return chartutil.CreateFromWithMetadata(chartname, filepath.Dir(chartname), lstarter, o.keepMetadata)
+		return chartutil.CreateFromWithOverride(chartname, filepath.Dir(chartname), lstarter, cfile)
 	}
 
 	chartutil.Stderr = out

pkg/chartutil/create.go

@@ -548,22 +548,23 @@ spec:
 var Stderr io.Writer = os.Stderr
 
 // CreateFrom creates a new chart, but scaffolds it from the src chart.
-// Deprecated: Use CreateFromWithMetadata
+// Deprecated: Use CreateFromWithOverride
-// TODO Helm 4: Fold CreateFromWithMetadata back into CreateFrom
+// TODO Helm 4: Fold CreateFromWithOverride back into CreateFrom
 func CreateFrom(chartfile *chart.Metadata, dest, src string) error {
-	return CreateFromWithMetadata(chartfile.Name, dest, src, false)
+	return CreateFromWithOverride(chartfile.Name, dest, src, chartfile)
 }
 
-// CreateFromWithMetadata creates a new chart, but scaffolds it from the src chart and
+// CreateFromWithOverride creates a new chart, but scaffolds it from the src chart and
-// provides the option to preserve custom metadata (Chart.yaml) files.
+// provides the option to override the chart's metadata (Chart.yaml).
-func CreateFromWithMetadata(name, dest, src string, keepMetadata bool) error {
+func CreateFromWithOverride(name, dest, src string, override *chart.Metadata) error {
 	schart, err := loader.Load(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not load %s", src)
 	}
 
-	if err = setMetadata(schart, name, keepMetadata); err != nil {
+	// Override the chart's metadata if the user requested it
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not set metadata")
+	if err := setMetadata(schart, name, override); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "setting metadata")
 	}
 
 	var updatedTemplates []*chart.File
@@ -733,20 +734,36 @@ func validateChartName(name string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setMetadata(schart *chart.Chart, name string, keepMetadata bool) error {
+func setMetadata(schart *chart.Chart, name string, override *chart.Metadata) error {
+	// Override the source chart's metadata and raw chart file content
+	// if the user provided a chart.Metadata struct
+	if override != nil {
+		schart.Metadata = override
 		for _, f := range schart.Raw {
 			if f.Name == ChartfileName {
-			// Overwrite Metadata only if flag was not set by user to keep backwards compatibility.
+				metadataBytes, err := yaml.Marshal(schart.Metadata)
-			if !keepMetadata {
+				if err != nil {
-				f.Data = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(defaultChartfile, name))
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "marshalling metadata override")
 				}
 
-			// Deserialize Metadata and check for errors
+				f.Data = metadataBytes
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal Chart.yaml from source directory while replacing
+	// all <CHARTNAME> placeholders if no override was requested
+	for _, f := range schart.Raw {
+		if f.Name == ChartfileName {
 			var m chart.Metadata
 			if err := yaml.Unmarshal(transform(string(f.Data), name), &m); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "transforming charts file")
 			}
 			schart.Metadata = &m
+			break
 		}
 	}
 

pkg/chartutil/create_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
 )
 
@@ -67,10 +68,16 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	tdir := t.TempDir()
 
+	cf := &chart.Metadata{
+		APIVersion: chart.APIVersionV1,
+		Name:       "foo",
+		Version:    "0.1.0",
+	}
+
 	chartname := "foo"
 	srcdir := "./testdata/frobnitz/charts/mariner"
 
-	if err := CreateFrom(chartname, tdir, srcdir, false); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateFrom(cf, tdir, srcdir); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ func TestCreateFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCreateFromKeepMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCreateFromWithOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	tdir := t.TempDir()
 
 	chartname := "foo"
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ func TestCreateFromKeepMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to read file %s: %s", srcMetadata, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := CreateFrom(chartname, tdir, srcdir, true); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateFromWithOverride(chartname, tdir, srcdir, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 

pkg/chartutil/save.go

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func SaveDir(c *chart.Chart, dest string) error {
 	for _, f := range c.Raw {
 		if f.Name == ChartfileName {
 			hasRawMetadata = true
+			break
 		}
 	}