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Summary

Adds Spring-managed kube-api-test support to the test starter.

Motivation

I wanted to use kube-api-server for my integration tests because I ran into JOSDK issue #3331. However, I noticed using Fabric8’s @EnableKubeAPIServer JUnit extension with updateKubeConfigFile = true, as the integration test in the starter currently does, runs into lifecycle issues when there are multiple integration tests. The JUnit extension is responsible for the server lifecycle, while Spring manages the application context and Kubernetes client. That separation can conflict with Spring’s cached context lifecycle when multiple test classes reuse the Spring context.

Also, modifying the process user's kubeconfig is unsafe and unnecessary IMO, and to be avoided if not needed. This helps achieve that.

Behavior

  • @EnableKubeAPITest starts and stops a kube-api-test server within the Spring context.
  • The server’s generated kubeconfig is exposed as an in-memory Fabric8 Config.
  • The starter’s normal Kubernetes client, operator, and CRD lifecycle are reused.
  • applyCrdsOnStartup maps to javaoperatorsdk.crd.apply-on-startup and defaults to false.
  • Server settings are configurable under javaoperatorsdk.test.kube-api.
  • Kubeconfig updates from kube-api-test are disabled.
  • Existing @EnableMockOperator behavior remains unchanged.

The feature is fully opt-in, so existing applications and tests remain unaffected. It's supposed to be a kube-api-server parallel to @EnableMockOperator.

Sample usage:

@SpringBootTest
@EnableKubeAPITest(applyCrdsOnStartup = true)
public class AnIntegrationTest {
    @Autowired
    KubernetesClient client;
    
    // ...
}

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  • New Features

    • Added @EnableKubeAPITest support for Spring Boot tests against a managed Kubernetes API server.
    • Added configuration options for server version, test directory, offline mode, startup timeout, API flags, and etcd health checks.
    • CRD application is disabled by default and can be enabled through the annotation or existing configuration.
    • Kubernetes clients connect to the test server without modifying the user’s kubeconfig.
  • Documentation

    • Added comprehensive setup and configuration guidance.
  • Tests

    • Added integration coverage for server startup, client configuration, CRD handling, transformers, and kubeconfig preservation.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The test starter adds @EnableKubeAPITest support. It manages a kube-api-test server, exposes its Fabric8 client configuration, supports configurable startup properties, disables CRD application by default, and adds integration tests and documentation.

Changes

Kube API test starter support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Annotation and property contract
starter-test/pom.xml, starter-test/src/main/java/.../kubeapitest/*
The starter adds the kube-api-test dependency, the @EnableKubeAPITest annotation, the applyCrdsOnStartup option, and six bound server properties.
Server and client wiring
starter-test/src/main/java/.../kubeapitest/*
Auto-configuration imports the test configuration before operator configuration. The configuration creates and manages KubeAPIServer and exposes a Fabric8 Config from its kubeconfig.
Integration validation and documentation
starter-test/src/test/java/.../kubeapitest/*, starter-test/src/test/java/testsupport/*, starter-test/src/test/resources/crd/*, starter-test/README.md
Tests validate CRD application, client endpoints, controller startup, configuration precedence, and kubeconfig preservation. Support applications, CRD fixtures, and README documentation cover the integration scenarios.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d52a0

The opt-in kube-api-test support may prevent Spring context startup when scalar settings are supplied through environment variables. The impact is limited to users enabling this feature, but the configuration behavior should receive explicit owner follow-up.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SpringContext
  participant KubeAPITestAutoConfiguration
  participant KubeAPITestConfiguration
  participant KubeAPIServer
  participant Fabric8Config
  SpringContext->>KubeAPITestAutoConfiguration: Import test auto-configuration
  KubeAPITestAutoConfiguration->>KubeAPITestConfiguration: Import test beans before OperatorAutoConfiguration
  KubeAPITestConfiguration->>KubeAPIServer: Build and start with KubeAPIServerConfig
  KubeAPIServer-->>KubeAPITestConfiguration: Provide kubeconfig
  KubeAPITestConfiguration->>Fabric8Config: Expose the server client configuration
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`@starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestConfiguration.java`:
- Around line 28-39: Update KubeAPITestConfiguration’s builder setup to parse
environment-backed scalar values before build(): convert offlineMode and
waitForEtcdHealthCheckOnStartup to Boolean and startupTimeout to Integer before
passing them to the corresponding with-methods, while preserving null handling;
alternatively use a kube-api-test version that performs this conversion.
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  • starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestAutoConfiguration.java
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  • starter-test/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestConfigurationIntegrationTest.java
  • starter-test/src/test/java/testsupport/KubeAPITestIntegrationApplication.java
  • starter-test/src/test/java/testsupport/KubeAPITestOptOutApplication.java
  • starter-test/src/test/resources/crd/custom-service-v1.yml
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Pull request overview

Adds opt-in Spring Boot test-starter support for running integration tests against a Spring-managed Fabric8 kube-api-test API server, avoiding JUnit-managed lifecycle conflicts and avoiding kubeconfig file modification.

Changes:

  • Introduces @EnableKubeAPITest plus auto-configuration that starts/stops KubeAPIServer within the Spring context and exposes an in-memory Fabric8 Config.
  • Adds integration/property tests, CRD test resources, and module documentation demonstrating configuration and behavior.
  • Adjusts Maven dependencies: removes kube-api-test-client-inject from starter tests and adds kube-api-test to starter-test.

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starter/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/AutoConfigurationIntegrationTest.java Removes prior integration test that relied on JUnit @EnableKubeAPIServer(updateKubeConfigFile = true).
starter/pom.xml Drops kube-api-test-client-inject test dependency.
starter-test/src/test/resources/crd/global-custom-service-v1.yml Adds CRD fixture for global.sample.javaoperatorsdk group.
starter-test/src/test/resources/crd/custom-service-v1.yml Adds CRD fixture for sample.javaoperatorsdk group.
starter-test/src/test/java/testsupport/KubeAPITestOptOutApplication.java Test support app overriding KubeAPIServer/Config beans for opt-out scenarios.
starter-test/src/test/java/testsupport/KubeAPITestIntegrationApplication.java Test support app wiring a sample reconciler and CRD transformers for integration coverage.
starter-test/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestConfigurationIntegrationTest.java Integration tests validating CRD application, client wiring, operator startup, and kubeconfig update default.
starter-test/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/EnableKubeAPITestTests.java Tests default behavior (no CRD apply) and preserving explicit client configuration.
starter-test/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/EnableKubeAPITestPropertyTests.java Tests that explicit javaoperatorsdk.crd.apply-on-startup property is preserved.
starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestProperties.java Adds configuration properties under javaoperatorsdk.test.kube-api.
starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestConfiguration.java Defines beans for KubeAPIServerConfig, Spring-managed KubeAPIServer, and in-memory Config.
starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestAutoConfiguration.java Auto-configuration entry point imported by the enabling annotation.
starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/EnableKubeAPITest.java New opt-in annotation to enable kube-api-test support and map applyCrdsOnStartup.
starter-test/README.md Adds usage and configuration documentation for the new feature.
starter-test/pom.xml Adds io.fabric8:kube-api-test dependency to the test starter.
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starter-test/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/springboot/starter/test/kubeapitest/KubeAPITestConfiguration.java:47

  • KubeAPIServer will be created (and started via initMethod) even when a user provides their own Fabric8 Config bean. That can spawn an unused kube-api-test process; consider treating an explicit Config as an opt-out and skipping server creation in that case.
  @Bean(initMethod = "start", destroyMethod = "stop")
  @ConditionalOnMissingBean(KubeAPIServer.class)
  public KubeAPIServer kubeAPIServer(KubeAPIServerConfig config) {

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Thank you @IniasP , will take a look this week!

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