Experiments Feature Breaking the helm_release asking for CRD to install First

[srikanth2302]

Terraform, Provider, Kubernetes and Helm Versions

Terraform version: 1.5.2
Provider version:2.10.1
Kubernetes version:2.22.0

Affected Resource(s)

• helm_release

Terraform Configuration Files

resource "helm_release" "agent" {
  name            = var.helm_deployments.connect-agent.name
  repository      = try(var.helm_deployments.connect-agent.repository != null ? var.helm_deployments.agent.repository : local.helm_default_repository)
  chart           = var.helm_deployments.agent.chart
  version         = var.helm_deployments.agent.chart_version
  timeout         = var.helm_deployments.agent.timeout
  cleanup_on_fail = var.helm_deployments.agent.cleanup_on_fail
  force_update    = var.helm_deployments.agent.force_update
  reuse_values    = var.helm_deployments.agent.reuse_values
  reset_values    = var.helm_deployments.agent.reset_values
  namespace       = kubernetes_namespace.agent.metadata.0.name
  recreate_pods   = var.helm_deployments.agent.recreate_pods
  values = [
    yamlencode(try(yamldecode(local.common_values)["agent"], {})),
    yamlencode(try(yamldecode(local.cluster_values)["agent"], {}))
  ]
}

Debug Output

NOTE: In addition to Terraform debugging, please set HELM_DEBUG=1 to enable debugging info from helm. Error: unable to build kubernetes objects from release manifest: [resource mapping not found for name: "virtualservice" namespace: "istio-system" from "": no matches for kind "Certificate" in version "networking.istio.io/v1beta1" │ ensure CRDs are installed first, resource mapping not found for name: "virtualservice" namespace: "kube-system" from "": no matches for kind "Issuer" in version "networking.istio.io/v1beta1" │ ensure CRDs are installed first, unable to recognize no matches for kind "VirtualService" in version "networking.istio.io/v1beta1"]

Panic Output

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform apply

Expected Behavior

A parameter that can Isolate or bypass CRD Installation so that it can show only chart values diff would be helpful

Actual Behavior

I was trying to get the Helm chart Value file differences which can be properly seen only if experiments manifest feature is set to true. But It is Unable to do Plan throwing error to install CRD First.

Important Factoids

References

• GH-1234

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[sheneska]

Hi @srikanth2302, do you have the CRDs installed?

[srikanth2302]

No... CRD's are not installed that should be taken care by Helm Package.. Without Experiments feature it doesnt check and plan was successful. I am looking for Just to check values difference and not to check CRD's.

[mmerickel]

Ran into this issue as well - this error occurs when running a plan containing a new helm chart with manifest=true experiment enabled. If you manually install the CRDS then you can get a successful plan. Or if you turn off manifest=true you can also get a successful plan.