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v1alpha1

Package v1alpha1 contains API Schema definitions for the v1alpha1 API group.

Resource Types

Configuration

Configuration is the resource that contains the configuration used to run tests.

Field Type Required Inline Description
apiVersion string ✅ chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
kind string ✅ Configuration
metadata meta/v1.ObjectMeta

Standard object's metadata.
spec ConfigurationSpec ✅

Configuration spec.

Test

Test is the resource that contains a test definition.

Field Type Required Inline Description
apiVersion string ✅ chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
kind string ✅ Test
metadata meta/v1.ObjectMeta

Standard object's metadata.
spec TestSpec ✅

Test spec.

Apply

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Apply represents a set of configurations or resources that should be applied during testing.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrResource FileRefOrResource ✅ ✅

FileRefOrResource provides a reference to the resources to be applied.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
dryRun bool

DryRun determines whether the file should be applied in dry run mode.
expect []Expectation

Expect defines a list of matched checks to validate the operation outcome.

Assert

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Assert represents a test condition that is expected to hold true during the testing process.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrCheck FileRefOrCheck ✅ ✅

FileRefOrAssert provides a reference to the assertion.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.

Binding

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Binding represents a key/value set as a binding in an executing test.

Field Type Required Inline Description
name string ✅

Name the name of the binding.
value policy/v1alpha1.Any ✅

Value value of the binding.

Catch

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Catch defines actions to be executed on failure.

Field Type Required Inline Description
description string

Description contains a description of the operation.
podLogs PodLogs

PodLogs determines the pod logs collector to execute.
events Events

Events determines the events collector to execute.
describe Describe

Describe determines the resource describe collector to execute.
wait Wait

Wait determines the resource wait collector to execute.
get Get

Get determines the resource get collector to execute.
delete Delete

Delete represents a deletion operation.
command Command

Command defines a command to run.
script Script

Script defines a script to run.
sleep Sleep

Sleep defines zzzz.

Cluster

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Cluster defines cluster config and context.

Field Type Required Inline Description
kubeconfig string ✅

Kubeconfig is the path to the referenced file.
context string

Context is the name of the context to use.

Command

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Command describes a command to run as a part of a test step.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
env []Binding

Env defines additional environment variables.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
entrypoint string ✅

Entrypoint is the command entry point to run.
args []string

Args is the command arguments.
skipLogOutput bool

SkipLogOutput removes the output from the command. Useful for sensitive logs or to reduce noise.
check policy/v1alpha1.Any

Check is an assertion tree to validate the operation outcome.

Condition

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Condition represents parameters for waiting on a specific condition of a resource.

Field Type Required Inline Description
name string ✅

Name defines the specific condition to wait for, e.g., "Available", "Ready".
value string

Value defines the specific condition status to wait for, e.g., "True", "False".

ConfigurationSpec

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ConfigurationSpec contains the configuration used to run tests.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeouts Timeouts

Global timeouts configuration. Applies to all tests/test steps if not overridden.
skipDelete bool

If set, do not delete the resources after running the tests (implies SkipClusterDelete).
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
failFast bool

FailFast determines whether the test should stop upon encountering the first failure.
parallel int

The maximum number of tests to run at once.
deletionPropagationPolicy meta/v1.DeletionPropagation

DeletionPropagationPolicy decides if a deletion will propagate to the dependents of the object, and how the garbage collector will handle the propagation.
reportFormat ReportFormatType

ReportFormat determines test report format (JSON
reportPath string

ReportPath defines the path.
reportName string

ReportName defines the name of report to create. It defaults to "chainsaw-report".
namespace string

Namespace defines the namespace to use for tests. If not specified, every test will execute in a random ephemeral namespace unless the namespace is overridden in a the test spec.
namespaceTemplate policy/v1alpha1.Any

NamespaceTemplate defines a template to create the test namespace.
fullName bool

FullName makes use of the full test case folder path instead of the folder name.
excludeTestRegex string

ExcludeTestRegex is used to exclude tests based on a regular expression.
includeTestRegex string

IncludeTestRegex is used to include tests based on a regular expression.
repeatCount int

RepeatCount indicates how many times the tests should be executed.
testFile string

TestFile is the name of the file containing the test to run. If no extension is provided, chainsaw will try with .yaml first and .yml if needed.
forceTerminationGracePeriod meta/v1.Duration

ForceTerminationGracePeriod forces the termination grace period on pods, statefulsets, daemonsets and deployments.
delayBeforeCleanup meta/v1.Duration

DelayBeforeCleanup adds a delay between the time a test ends and the time cleanup starts.
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
catch []Catch

Catch defines what the tests steps will execute when an error happens. This will be combined with catch handlers defined at the test and step levels.

Create

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Create represents a set of resources that should be created. If a resource already exists in the cluster it will fail.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrResource FileRefOrResource ✅ ✅

FileRefOrResource provides a reference to the file containing the resources to be created.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
dryRun bool

DryRun determines whether the file should be applied in dry run mode.
expect []Expectation

Expect defines a list of matched checks to validate the operation outcome.

Delete

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Delete is a reference to an object that should be deleted

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
ref ObjectReference ✅

ObjectReference determines objects to be deleted.
expect []Expectation

Expect defines a list of matched checks to validate the operation outcome.
deletionPropagationPolicy meta/v1.DeletionPropagation

DeletionPropagationPolicy decides if a deletion will propagate to the dependents of the object, and how the garbage collector will handle the propagation. Overrides the deletion propagation policy set in the Configuration, the Test and the TestStep.

Deletion

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Deletion represents parameters for waiting on a resource's deletion.

Describe

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Describe defines how to describe resources.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
ResourceReference ResourceReference ✅ ✅

ResourceReference referenced resource type.
ObjectLabelsSelector ObjectLabelsSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectLabelsSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.
showEvents bool

Show Events indicates whether to include related events.

Error

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Error represents an anticipated error condition that may arise during testing. Instead of treating such an error as a test failure, it acknowledges it as expected.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrCheck FileRefOrCheck ✅ ✅

FileRefOrAssert provides a reference to the expected error.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.

Events

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Events defines how to collect events.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
ObjectLabelsSelector ObjectLabelsSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectLabelsSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.
format Format

Format determines the output format (json or yaml).

Expectation

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Expectation represents a check to be applied on the result of an operation with a match filter to determine if the verification should be considered.

Field Type Required Inline Description
match policy/v1alpha1.Any

Match defines the matching statement.
check policy/v1alpha1.Any ✅

Check defines the verification statement.

FileRef

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FileRef represents a file reference.

Field Type Required Inline Description
file string ✅

File is the path to the referenced file. This can be a direct path to a file or an expression that matches multiple files, such as "manifest/*.yaml" for all YAML files within the "manifest" directory.

FileRefOrCheck

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FileRefOrCheck represents a file reference or resource.

Field Type Required Inline Description
FileRef FileRef ✅

FileRef provides a reference to the file containing the resources to be applied.
resource policy/v1alpha1.Any

Check provides a check used in assertions.

FileRefOrResource

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FileRefOrResource represents a file reference or resource.

Field Type Required Inline Description
FileRef FileRef ✅

FileRef provides a reference to the file containing the resources to be applied.
resource meta/v1/unstructured.Unstructured

Resource provides a resource to be applied.

Finally

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Finally defines actions to be executed at the end of a test.

Field Type Required Inline Description
description string

Description contains a description of the operation.
podLogs PodLogs

PodLogs determines the pod logs collector to execute.
events Events

Events determines the events collector to execute.
describe Describe

Describe determines the resource describe collector to execute.
wait Wait

Wait determines the resource wait collector to execute.
get Get

Get determines the resource get collector to execute.
delete Delete

Delete represents a deletion operation.
command Command

Command defines a command to run.
script Script

Script defines a script to run.
sleep Sleep

Sleep defines zzzz.

For

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For specifies the condition to wait for.

Field Type Required Inline Description
deletion Deletion

Deletion specifies parameters for waiting on a resource's deletion.
condition Condition

Condition specifies the condition to wait for.
jsonPath JsonPath

JsonPath specifies the json path condition to wait for.

Format

(Alias of string)

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Format determines the output format (json or yaml).

Get

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Get defines how to get resources.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
ResourceReference ResourceReference ✅ ✅

ResourceReference referenced resource type.
ObjectLabelsSelector ObjectLabelsSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectLabelsSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.
format Format

Format determines the output format (json or yaml).

JsonPath

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JsonPath represents parameters for waiting on a json path of a resource.

Field Type Required Inline Description
path string ✅

Path defines the json path to wait for, e.g. '{.status.phase}'.
value string ✅

Value defines the expected value to wait for, e.g., "Running".

ObjectLabelsSelector

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ObjectLabelsSelector represents a strategy to select objects. For a single object name and namespace are used to identify the object. For multiple objects use selector.

Field Type Required Inline Description
namespace string

Namespace of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
name string

Name of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
selector string

Selector defines labels selector.

ObjectReference

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ObjectReference represents one or more objects with a specific apiVersion and kind. For a single object name and namespace are used to identify the object. For multiple objects use labels.

Field Type Required Inline Description
ObjectType ObjectType ✅ ✅

ObjectType determines the type of referenced objects.
ObjectSelector ObjectSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.

ObjectSelector

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ObjectSelector represents a strategy to select objects. For a single object name and namespace are used to identify the object. For multiple objects use labels.

Field Type Required Inline Description
namespace string

Namespace of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
name string

Name of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
labels map[string]string

Label selector to match objects to delete

ObjectType

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ObjectType represents a specific apiVersion and kind.

Field Type Required Inline Description
apiVersion string ✅

API version of the referent.
kind string ✅

Kind of the referent. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds

Operation

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Operation defines a single operation, only one action is permitted for a given operation.

Field Type Required Inline Description
OperationBase OperationBase ✅

OperationBase defines common elements to all operations.
apply Apply

Apply represents resources that should be applied for this test step. This can include things like configuration settings or any other resources that need to be available during the test.
assert Assert

Assert represents an assertion to be made. It checks whether the conditions specified in the assertion hold true.
command Command

Command defines a command to run.
create Create

Create represents a creation operation.
delete Delete

Delete represents a deletion operation.
error Error

Error represents the expected errors for this test step. If any of these errors occur, the test will consider them as expected; otherwise, they will be treated as test failures.
patch Patch

Patch represents a patch operation.
script Script

Script defines a script to run.
sleep Sleep

Sleep defines zzzz.
update Update

Update represents an update operation.
wait Wait

Wait determines the resource wait collector to execute.

OperationBase

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OperationBase defines common elements to all operations.

Field Type Required Inline Description
description string

Description contains a description of the operation.
continueOnError bool

ContinueOnError determines whether a test should continue or not in case the operation was not successful. Even if the test continues executing, it will still be reported as failed.

Output

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Output represents an output binding with a match to determine if the binding must be considered or not.

Field Type Required Inline Description
Binding Binding ✅ ✅

Binding determines the binding to create when the match succeeds.
match policy/v1alpha1.Any

Match defines the matching statement.

Patch

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Patch represents a set of resources that should be patched. If a resource doesn't exist yet in the cluster it will fail.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrResource FileRefOrResource ✅ ✅

FileRefOrResource provides a reference to the file containing the resources to be patched.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
dryRun bool

DryRun determines whether the file should be applied in dry run mode.
expect []Expectation

Expect defines a list of matched checks to validate the operation outcome.

PodLogs

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PodLogs defines how to collect pod logs.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
ObjectLabelsSelector ObjectLabelsSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectLabelsSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.
container string

Container in pod to get logs from else --all-containers is used.
tail int

Tail is the number of last lines to collect from pods. If omitted or zero, then the default is 10 if you use a selector, or -1 (all) if you use a pod name. This matches default behavior of kubectl logs.

ReportFormatType

(Alias of string)

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ResourceReference

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ResourceReference represents a resource (API), it can be represented with a resource or a kind. Optionally an apiVersion can be specified.

Field Type Required Inline Description
apiVersion string

API version of the referent.
kind string

Kind of the referent. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
resource string

Resource name of the referent.

Script

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Script describes a script to run as a part of a test step.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
env []Binding

Env defines additional environment variables.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
content string

Content defines a shell script (run with "sh -c ...").
skipLogOutput bool

SkipLogOutput removes the output from the command. Useful for sensitive logs or to reduce noise.
check policy/v1alpha1.Any

Check is an assertion tree to validate the operation outcome.

Sleep

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Sleep represents a duration while nothing happens.

Field Type Required Inline Description
duration meta/v1.Duration ✅

Duration is the delay used for sleeping.

TestSpec

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TestSpec contains the test spec.

Field Type Required Inline Description
description string

Description contains a description of the test.
timeouts Timeouts

Timeouts for the test. Overrides the global timeouts set in the Configuration on a per operation basis.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
skip bool

Skip determines whether the test should skipped.
concurrent bool

Concurrent determines whether the test should run concurrently with other tests.
skipDelete bool

SkipDelete determines whether the resources created by the test should be deleted after the test is executed.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
namespace string

Namespace determines whether the test should run in a random ephemeral namespace or not.
namespaceTemplate policy/v1alpha1.Any

NamespaceTemplate defines a template to create the test namespace.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
steps []TestStep ✅

Steps defining the test.
catch []Catch

Catch defines what the steps will execute when an error happens. This will be combined with catch handlers defined at the step level.
forceTerminationGracePeriod meta/v1.Duration

ForceTerminationGracePeriod forces the termination grace period on pods, statefulsets, daemonsets and deployments.
delayBeforeCleanup meta/v1.Duration

DelayBeforeCleanup adds a delay between the time a test ends and the time cleanup starts.
deletionPropagationPolicy meta/v1.DeletionPropagation

DeletionPropagationPolicy decides if a deletion will propagate to the dependents of the object, and how the garbage collector will handle the propagation. Overrides the deletion propagation policy set in the Configuration.

TestStep

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TestStep contains the test step definition used in a test spec.

Field Type Required Inline Description
name string

Name of the step.
TestStepSpec TestStepSpec ✅ ✅

TestStepSpec of the step.

TestStepSpec

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TestStepSpec defines the desired state and behavior for each test step.

Field Type Required Inline Description
description string

Description contains a description of the test step.
timeouts Timeouts

Timeouts for the test step. Overrides the global timeouts set in the Configuration and the timeouts eventually set in the Test.
deletionPropagationPolicy meta/v1.DeletionPropagation

DeletionPropagationPolicy decides if a deletion will propagate to the dependents of the object, and how the garbage collector will handle the propagation. Overrides the deletion propagation policy set in both the Configuration and the Test.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
skipDelete bool

SkipDelete determines whether the resources created by the step should be deleted after the test step is executed.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
try []Operation ✅

Try defines what the step will try to execute.
catch []Catch

Catch defines what the step will execute when an error happens.
finally []Finally

Finally defines what the step will execute after the step is terminated.
cleanup []Finally

Cleanup defines what will be executed after the test is terminated.

Timeouts

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Timeouts contains timeouts per operation.

Field Type Required Inline Description
apply meta/v1.Duration ✅

Apply defines the timeout for the apply operation
assert meta/v1.Duration ✅

Assert defines the timeout for the assert operation
cleanup meta/v1.Duration ✅

Cleanup defines the timeout for the cleanup operation
delete meta/v1.Duration ✅

Delete defines the timeout for the delete operation
error meta/v1.Duration ✅

Error defines the timeout for the error operation
exec meta/v1.Duration ✅

Exec defines the timeout for exec operations

Update

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Update represents a set of resources that should be updated. If a resource does not exist in the cluster it will fail.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Overrides the global timeout set in the Configuration.
bindings []Binding

Bindings defines additional binding key/values.
outputs []Output

Outputs defines output bindings.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster (default cluster will be used if not specified and/or overridden).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
FileRefOrResource FileRefOrResource ✅ ✅

FileRefOrResource provides a reference to the file containing the resources to be created.
template bool

Template determines whether resources should be considered for templating.
dryRun bool

DryRun determines whether the file should be applied in dry run mode.
expect []Expectation

Expect defines a list of matched checks to validate the operation outcome.

Wait

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Wait specifies how to perform wait operations on resources.

Field Type Required Inline Description
timeout meta/v1.Duration

Timeout for the operation. Specifies how long to wait for the condition to be met before timing out.
cluster string

Cluster defines the target cluster where the wait operation will be performed (default cluster will be used if not specified).
clusters map[string]Cluster

Clusters holds a registry to clusters to support multi-cluster tests.
ResourceReference ResourceReference ✅ ✅

ResourceReference referenced resource type.
ObjectLabelsSelector ObjectLabelsSelector ✅ ✅

ObjectLabelsSelector determines the selection process of referenced objects.
for For ✅

For specifies the condition to wait for.
format Format

Format determines the output format (json or yaml).