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Complete Task 6.2: Comprehensive documentation and final project status
- Add comprehensive README with installation, workflows, security practices - Include command reference table and troubleshooting guide - Mark Task 6.2 as completed in prompt plan - Project now fully implemented according to specification 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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‎README.md

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# helm-values-manager
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A Helm plugin for managing value configurations across multiple environments with schema-driven validation and secret management.
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A Helm plugin that helps manage Helm value configurations across different deployments (dev, test, prod) with a schema-driven approach. It separates value definitions (schema) from actual values, enabling vendors to distribute schemas while customers manage their deployment-specific values securely.
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## Features
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- **Schema-driven configuration**: Define value metadata (descriptions, paths, requirements) separately from actual values
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- **Multi-environment support**: Manage values for different deployments in a single workflow
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- **Secret management**: Support for environment variables with pluggable architecture for future providers
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- **CD system agnostic**: Generates standard values.yaml files usable with any CD system
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- **Type safety**: JSON-based configuration with validation
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- **Interactive CLI**: Commands to add/update/remove both schema entries and values
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## Installation
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### As a Helm Plugin (Recommended)
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Install the plugin using the Helm plugin manager:
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```bash
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helm plugin install https://github.com/yourusername/helm-values-manager
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## Usage
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Or install from source:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/yourusername/helm-values-manager
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helm plugin install ./helm-values-manager
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```
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### As a Standalone CLI Tool
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Install directly with pip:
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```bash
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pip install helm-values-manager
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```
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Or with uv:
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Initialize a new schema:
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```bash
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helm values-manager init
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uv add helm-values-manager
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```
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Or install from source:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/yourusername/helm-values-manager
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cd helm-values-manager
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uv install
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# CLI will be available as: uv run helm-values-manager
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```
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## Quick Start
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### Vendor Workflow (Chart Publisher)
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1. **Initialize schema**:
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```bash
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helm values-manager init
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```
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2. **Add schema definitions**:
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```bash
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helm values-manager schema add
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# Interactive prompts for: key, path, description, type, required, etc.
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```
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3. **Distribute schema.json** alongside your Helm chart
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### Customer Workflow (Chart User)
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1. **Set up environment values**:
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```bash
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# Set regular values
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helm values-manager values set database-host "prod-db.example.com" --env prod
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# Set secrets (uses environment variables)
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helm values-manager values set-secret database-password --env prod
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```
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2. **Generate values.yaml for deployment**:
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```bash
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export PROD_DB_PASSWORD="actual-secret-password"
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helm values-manager generate --env prod > values-prod.yaml
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```
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3. **Deploy with Helm**:
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```bash
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helm upgrade myapp ./chart -f values-prod.yaml
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```
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## Command Reference
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> **Note**: Replace `helm values-manager` with `helm-values-manager` when using the standalone CLI installation.
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| Command | Description |
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| `helm values-manager init` | Initialize a new schema.json file |
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| `helm values-manager validate [--env ENV]` | Validate schema and values |
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| `helm values-manager generate --env ENV` | Generate values.yaml for deployment |
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### Schema Management
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| Command | Description |
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| `helm values-manager schema add` | Add new value to schema (interactive) |
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| `helm values-manager schema list` | List all schema entries |
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| `helm values-manager schema get KEY` | Show details of specific schema entry |
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| `helm values-manager schema update KEY` | Update existing schema entry |
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| `helm values-manager schema remove KEY` | Remove entry from schema |
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### Values Management
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| Command | Description |
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| `helm values-manager values set KEY VALUE --env ENV` | Set or update a value |
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| `helm values-manager values set-secret KEY --env ENV` | Configure secret (interactive) |
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| `helm values-manager values get KEY --env ENV` | Get specific value |
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| `helm values-manager values list --env ENV` | List all values for environment |
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| `helm values-manager values remove KEY --env ENV` | Remove a value |
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| `helm values-manager values init --env ENV` | Interactive setup for environment |
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### Global Options
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All commands support these options:
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- `--schema PATH`: Path to schema.json (default: ./schema.json)
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- `--values PATH`: Base path for values files (default: ./values-{env}.json)
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## File Structure
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├── schema.json # Value definitions (from vendor)
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├── values-dev.json # Customer's values for dev environment
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├── values-staging.json # Customer's values for staging
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└── values-prod.json # Customer's values for production
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```
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### Schema File Example
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```json
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"version": "1.0",
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"values": [
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"key": "database-host",
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"path": "database.host",
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"description": "PostgreSQL database hostname",
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"type": "string",
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"required": true,
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"default": "localhost"
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},
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"key": "database-password",
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"path": "database.password",
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"description": "PostgreSQL password",
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"type": "string",
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"required": true,
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"sensitive": true
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},
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"key": "replicas",
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"path": "deployment.replicas",
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"type": "number",
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"required": false,
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"default": 3
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### Values File Example
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"database-host": "prod-db.example.com",
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"name": "PROD_DB_PASSWORD"
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"replicas": 5
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## Security Best Practices
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1. **Never store actual secrets in values files** - Use environment variable references:
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3. **Pipe output directly to Helm** to avoid writing secrets to disk:
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### File Permissions
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- Ensure generated values.yaml has appropriate permissions (600)
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- Consider using CI/CD environment variables instead of local files
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- Never commit generated values.yaml files to version control
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## Troubleshooting
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### Common Errors
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**Error: Missing required value: database-host (env: prod)**
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- Solution: Set the missing value with `helm values-manager values set database-host "value" --env prod`
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**Error: Environment variable not found: PROD_DB_PASSWORD**
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- Solution: Export the environment variable before generation: `export PROD_DB_PASSWORD="secret"`
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**Error: Type mismatch: replicas should be number, got string**
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- Solution: Ensure numeric values are not quoted: `helm values-manager values set replicas 3 --env prod`
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**Error: Schema file not found: schema.json**
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- Solution: Run `helm values-manager init` to create a schema file, or use `--schema` flag to specify path
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**Error: Key 'unknown-key' not found in schema**
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- Solution: Add the key to schema first with `helm values-manager schema add`, or check for typos
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### Debug Mode
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For detailed error information, use the validation command:
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## Development
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This plugin is written in Python and uses:
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- **CLI Framework**: Typer
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- **Dependencies**: PyYAML for YAML generation
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- **Testing**: pytest with comprehensive test coverage
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### Building from Source
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## Contributing
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1. Fork the repository
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2. Create a feature branch
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3. Add tests for new functionality
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4. Ensure all tests pass
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5. Submit a pull request
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## License
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[MIT License](LICENSE)

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#### Task 5.1: Command Organization
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#### Task 5.1: Command Organization ✅
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#### Task 6.2: Documentation ✅
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## Workflow Sequence
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