visual representation of kubernetes resource files

[ppwfx]

Project description

kubernetes resource files can become very large and thus harder to interpret. it would be cool to have a visual representation that gives a convenient overview of the interdependencies of the resources

Relevant Technology

kubernetes, yaml, graph visualization

Complexity and required time

Complexity

• [x] Intermediate - The user should have some prior knowledge of the technolog(y|ies) to the point where they know how to use it, but not necessarily all the nooks and crannies of the technology

Required time (ETA)

• [x] Little work - A couple of days

[torblerone]

Kubernetes resources can get very complex, regarding configurable properties of some of them. Did you think of visualizing all properties or only the connections and dependencies between those resources? I think it might get pretty hard applying dependencies on those many resources. Even with such a tool, you wouldn't be able to describe that a front-end component is consuming a backend API. The relationship isn't expressed in the YAML but in the application.