Alyssa Goins

feat(backend): support for optional input parameters in nested pipelines

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**Description of your changes:** Resolves optional input parameters for components of a nested pipeline. fixes #11957 **Checklist:** - [X] You have [signed off your commits](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/contributing/#sign-off-your-commits) - [X] The title for...

## Chore description Input parameter PipelineTaskFinalStatus was implemented in #11953, with all fields except for "error" resolved. Implement PipelineTaskFinalStatus.error by resolving the "message" and "code" fields in the status.Status{} struct...

## Chore description If optional input parameters for a component in a nested pipeline are not provided, the tasks using those inputs fail with the error below: `failed: failed to...

chore(backend): flaky CI tests

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## Chore description The backend integration test test **run_api_test.go** (backend/test/v2/integration) with K8s v1.31.0 failed on first attempt with a failure to delete pipelines during test cleanup step (run_api_test:442). Test passed...

chore: Add Podman functionality to backend local kind cluster

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## Chore description Currently kfp backend local kind cluster can only be created with Docker, because backend/Makefile:81 is Docker-specific: `kind --name $(KIND_NAME) load docker-image ${IMG_TAG_WEBHOOK_PROXY}` Update backend/Makefile to include the...

docs(KEP): Support Literal pipeline input parameters

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**Description of your changes:** KEP to implement #11385 **Checklist:** - [X] You have [signed off your commits](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/contributing/#sign-off-your-commits) - [X] The title for your pull request (PR) should follow our title...

chore(backend): Add documentation for TLS cert rotation

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## Chore description When pod-to-pod TLS (option recently added in #12082) is enabled, certs must be renewed several times per year. When secrets are updated or renewed, the user will...

## Chore description Remove defaults from driver/launcher runtime arguments. The default values set for the driver and launcher are unnecessary because the driver and launcher are non user-facing. For example,...

[feature] Configure custom CA cert environment variables

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### Feature Area ### What feature would you like to see? When a custom CA path is added to the launcher (added in #12082 ) the variables `REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE`, `AWS_CA_BUNDLE` and...