HIP: separate OCI pull identity from chart identity for dependencies - #444
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Proposes an optional artifactName field on dependencies[] entries in Chart.yaml so the OCI pull basename can differ from the chart's own identity (name), fixing the lint/dependency-update mismatch reported in helm/helm#32529 for registry-mirrored or renamed OCI charts. Signed-off-by: Enin <enin.kaduk@docker.com>
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blueprismo (Enin Kaduk) independently proposed the same design in helm#444 and agreed to consolidate on this HIP, so credit him as a co-author here. Signed-off-by: BeganovR <446110@niuitmo.ru>
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Summary
Adds a HIP proposing an optional
artifactNamefield ondependencies[]entries inChart.yaml, so the OCI pull basename can be set separately from the chart's own identity (name).Today
dependencies[].namedoubles as both the chart identityhelm lintchecks against the vendored subchart's ownChart.yamlname, and the basename Helm appends to build the OCI pull reference (oci://<repo>/<name>:<version>). When a chart is published or mirrored under a registry path whose basename differs from its own name, there's no way to satisfy both roles:helm dependency updatecan pull the chart, buthelm lintthen fails with a paired error/warning.The proposed field is opt-in and backward compatible: if unset, the pull basename still falls back to
nameexactly as today.Addresses helm/helm#32529, where this was discussed and a HIP was requested before implementation.
A reference implementation exists locally covering
pkg/chart/v2/dependency.go,pkg/downloader/manager.go, andinternal/resolver/resolver.go, with unit and end-to-end test coverage. That PR against helm/helm will follow once this HIP has been reviewed.Note: #443 proposes a very similar design independently; happy to have the two reconciled/merged during review.
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