how to use kubebuilder helm plugin?

[kikyoulg]

this plugin can change helm chart to operator?i jast can use "kubebuilder init --plugins=helm/v1-alpha",but i dont know how to do next

[camilamacedo86]

this plugin can change helm chart to operator?

No, it cannot cannot transform a HelmChart to an Operator.
The purpose of the HelmChart plugin is allow distribution of the project scaffolded with Kubebuilder using HelmChart since it is a common practice.

I see that a Helm chart is now scaffolded under the dist/chart directory, as shown in this example:
https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/tree/master/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/dist/chart

That means we now have two distribution options for delivering solutions to users:

• Provide the generated YAML bundle
• Or provide the Helm chart

This is also well documented in the generated README.md for the project scaffold:

kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/README.md

Lines 69 to 110 in 5d42475

	## Project Distribution
	Following the options to release and provide this solution to the users.
	### By providing a bundle with all YAML files
	1. Build the installer for the image built and published in the registry:
	```sh
	make build-installer IMG=<some-registry>/project-v4-with-plugins:tag
	```
	**NOTE:** The makefile target mentioned above generates an 'install.yaml'
	file in the dist directory. This file contains all the resources built
	with Kustomize, which are necessary to install this project without its
	dependencies.
	2. Using the installer
	Users can just run 'kubectl apply -f <URL for YAML BUNDLE>' to install
	the project, i.e.:
	```sh
	kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<org>/project-v4-with-plugins/<tag or branch>/dist/install.yaml
	```
	### By providing a Helm Chart
	1. Build the chart using the optional helm plugin
	```sh
	kubebuilder edit --plugins=helm/v1-alpha
	```
	2. See that a chart was generated under 'dist/chart', and users
	can obtain this solution from there.
	**NOTE:** If you change the project, you need to update the Helm Chart
	using the same command above to sync the latest changes. Furthermore,
	if you create webhooks, you need to use the above command with
	the '--force' flag and manually ensure that any custom configuration
	previously added to 'dist/chart/values.yaml' or 'dist/chart/manager/manager.yaml'

For further information, you can either read its documentation: https://book.kubebuilder.io/plugins/available/helm-v1-alpha

[camilamacedo86]

Closing as sorted out, if you need feel free to re-open.