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fix: [AAP-91811] replace is_defined guards with default('') for VSO secret support - #366

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Problem

event_stream.database_secret and event_persistence.database_secret on an EDA CR are guarded with
is defined checks. Once an empty-string default is introduced for those fields — needed so a
VSO-managed secret can be pre-created and adopted by the operator — the guards misfire: an unset
field defaults to '', which is still "defined", so the operator treats it as a real secret
reference instead of falling back to auto-generation. The external-database validation likewise can
no longer tell "not provided" from "provided empty".

Cause

The role mixed two different notions of "unset" and neither collapses the undefined and empty-string
cases into one:

  • event_stream.database_secret is defined and ... | length > 0 — the is defined half is defeated
    by an empty-string default, so '' reads as a set reference.
  • event_stream.database_secret is not defined or not event_stream.database_secret — the
    fail-validation used yet another idiom for the same intent.

This is the same guard bug fixed in galaxy-operator #283.

Fix

Replace the guards with a single | default('') | length > 0 idiom across the postgres role so both
undefined and empty-string are treated as unset:

  • roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml — event stream / event persistence secret selection and the
    external-DB validation
  • roles/postgres/tasks/set_event_stream_secret.yml
  • roles/postgres/tasks/set_event_persistence_secret.yml

Net effect: a CR-referenced (VSO-pre-created) secret is adopted and preserved on reconcile, and when
the field is unset/empty the operator auto-generates the default-named secret exactly as before.

Testing

Added a molecule guard test (molecule/default/tasks/postgres_secret_guard_test.yml) that:

  • pre-creates a "VSO-managed" event stream postgres secret in prepare.yml with a sentinel password
  • asserts the CR-referenced event stream secret is adopted — status reports it, its sentinel password
    is untouched, and no default-named secret is generated
  • asserts event persistence (deploy_db: true, no database_secret) auto-generates an
    operator-managed secret with a fresh, distinct password
  • unit-style asserts on the | length > 0 boolean cast and the adopt-vs-generate ternary logic

Also extended the sample CR (config/samples/eda_v1alpha1_eda.yaml) with event_stream.database_secret
and event_persistence.deploy_db to exercise both branches.

Ref: AAP-91811, ANSTRAT-2212

Assisted-by: Claude Opus 5 noreply@anthropic.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Sample EDA configuration now includes event stream and event persistence database settings.
    • Existing event stream PostgreSQL secrets can be referenced and retained during reconciliation.
    • Event persistence database deployment can be enabled through the sample configuration, with credentials generated automatically when needed.

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Walkthrough

The PostgreSQL role updates secret guards. The sample manifest and Molecule test cover adoption of a referenced event stream secret and generation of an event persistence secret.

Changes

PostgreSQL secret guard validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Secret guard conditions
roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml, roles/postgres/tasks/set_event_stream_secret.yml, roles/postgres/tasks/set_event_persistence_secret.yml
The task conditions use defaulted secret values and explicit non-empty length checks. Undefined and empty secrets retain their previous task decisions.
Secret test setup
config/samples/eda_v1alpha1_eda.yaml, molecule/default/molecule.yml, molecule/default/prepare.yml
The sample manifest references event stream and event persistence secrets. Molecule defines test values and creates the referenced event stream Secret before reconciliation.
Secret adoption and generation assertions
molecule/default/tasks/postgres_secret_guard_test.yml
The test checks status references, preservation of the sentinel password, generation of event persistence secret data, and absence of the default-named event stream Secret.

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Suggested reviewers: kaiokmo

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d60d6

The secret paths align, but the Molecule test does not cover an explicitly empty persistence-secret value. Add that case to catch a regression in the behavior this change intends to preserve.

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🟡 Minor · Add a test case that explicitly passes event_persistence.database_secret: "". · main.yml:31-68

roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml:31-68
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Add a test case that explicitly passes event_persistence.database_secret: "".

The sample CR leaves event_persistence.database_secret absent, so the test covers only the absent-field case. The guard condition event_persistence.database_secret | default('') | length > 0 is designed to handle both the absent case and the explicitly empty-string case identically — both evaluate to false and permit auto-generation. The mirrored guard in set_event_persistence_secret.yml (line 12) applies the same check before attempting a lookup.

If the guard logic were incorrectly changed — for example, to when: event_persistence.database_secret is defined — a regression would be caught when an explicitly empty string is passed (because it is defined, so the lookup would attempt to use '' as the secret name and fail), but the current test would not detect this because it does not exercise that code path. The test therefore does not verify that empty-string values are correctly treated as unset.

Suggested fix

Add a test scenario to molecule/default/tasks/postgres_secret_guard_test.yml (after the existing assertions) that applies a CR variant with event_persistence.database_secret: "" and asserts that an auto-generated secret is still created and reported:

+- name: Test empty event_persistence.database_secret is treated as unset
+  block:
+    - name: Patch EDA CR to set empty event_persistence.database_secret
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        state: patched
+        kind: EDA
+        namespace: '{{ namespace }}'
+        name: '{{ eda_cr_name }}'
+        definition:
+          spec:
+            event_persistence:
+              database_secret: ""
+
+    - name: Wait for operator to re-reconcile with empty database_secret
+      kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+        api_version: eda.ansible.com/v1alpha1
+        kind: EDA
+        namespace: '{{ namespace }}'
+        name: '{{ eda_cr_name }}'
+      register: eda_cr_patched
+      until:
+        - eda_cr_patched.resources[0].metadata.generation != eda_cr.resources[0].metadata.generation
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 5
+
+    - name: Assert that empty database_secret does not trigger external secret lookup
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - eda_cr_patched.resources[0].status.eventPersistenceDatabaseConfigurationSecret == expected_event_persistence_secret
+        fail_msg: >-
+          Empty event_persistence.database_secret should be treated as unset,
+          but status changed to '{{ eda_cr_patched.resources[0].status.eventPersistenceDatabaseConfigurationSecret }}'
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In `@roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml` around lines 31 - 68, Add an explicit
empty-string case to the event persistence secret guard test in
postgres_secret_guard_test.yml: set event_persistence.database_secret to an
empty string, allow reconciliation, and assert that the reported secret remains
the auto-generated secret. Preserve the existing absent-field coverage.

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In `@roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml`:
- Around line 31-68: Add an explicit empty-string case to the event persistence
secret guard test in postgres_secret_guard_test.yml: set
event_persistence.database_secret to an empty string, allow reconciliation, and
assert that the reported secret remains the auto-generated secret. Preserve the
existing absent-field coverage.

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… guards

Replace the `is defined` guards on event_stream.database_secret and
event_persistence.database_secret with `| default('') | length > 0` so both
undefined and empty-string are treated as unset. This lets a VSO-pre-created
secret referenced on the CR be adopted and preserved on reconcile, while an
unset/empty field still auto-generates the default-named secret. Applied
across roles/postgres/tasks/main.yml, set_event_stream_secret.yml, and
set_event_persistence_secret.yml.

Add a molecule guard test that pre-creates a "VSO-managed" event stream secret
and asserts it is adopted (not regenerated) and that event persistence
auto-generates when no secret is provided. Extend the sample CR with
event_stream.database_secret and event_persistence.deploy_db to exercise both
branches.

Ref: AAP-91811, ANSTRAT-2212
Signed-off-by: Suyash Nalawade <sunalawa@redhat.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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