kubevela/kubevela v1.5.0

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We're so glad to announce the KubeVela v1.5 release! 🎉 🎉 In this release, we have greatly improve the addon framework, CLI and UI user experiences with lots of enhancement! Thanks to all our contributors! ❤️❤️

Highlight Features

Addon Framework Enhancement

We have enhanced the whole addon framework, including provide a whole lifecycle of addon from create a scaffold, package and push to an addon registry. Support define addon in CUE format and using CUE parameters to render components partially.

The detail features are as follows:

• Feat: add views folder for velaql views for addon (#3905) by @Hanmengnan in #4154 #4172
• Feat: implement addon init command to create a scaffold by @charlie0129 in #4162 #4370 #4434
• Feat: implement addon push command by @charlie0129 in #4261
• Feat: search useful addon version automatically by @Hanmengnan in #4232
• Feat: filter definitions by which addon installed them by @charlie0129 in #4156
• Feat: print addon parameters recursively by @charlie0129 in #4290
• Feat(cli): avoid incorrect addon name when using dot as local addon path by @charlie0129 in #4126
• Fix: add addon version check and generate version for addon on its annotation on packaging by @wangyikewxgm in #4284
• Feat: print complex values in addon parameters by @charlie0129 in #4309
• Feat: Addon support app template written by cuelang. by @wangyikewxgm in #4401
• Feat: support addon helm repo skip tls verify (#4122) by @TIEDPAG in #4146
• Feat: support outputs for addon by @wangyikewxgm in #4444
• Feat: support vela addon enable with cue template in one package by @wonderflow in #4443
• Fix: address failure when rendering addon API schemas by @charlie0129 in #4433
• Fix: vela addon upgrade missing the history args by @StevenLeiZhang in #4388
• Feat: show warnings about internal addon rendering logic by @charlie0129 in #4472
• Feat: Check def binding to a component by @wangyikewxgm in #4531
• Fix: check definition of addon whether is conflict #4493

Vela CLI

We also enhanced vela cli commands a lot, support new commands as follows:

• Feat: enhance vela ql and support cue file by @wonderflow in #4196 #4267
• Feat: support vela dry-run for app policy by @wonderflow in #4201
• Feat: add cache for remote terraform module in vela show by @wonderflow in #4256
• Feat: support stdin and url for vela ql by @wonderflow in #4274
• Feat: show or list revisions in vela def get and vela show by @charlie0129 in #4307
• Feat: create VelaQL views using vela ql apply by @charlie0129 in #4324
• Feat: support read from URL for --file command globally by @wonderflow in #4346
• Feat: don't ask user confirmation when vela delete with --force or --yes by @sumit-tembe in #4259
• Feat: support resource topology for vela status --endpoints by @wonderflow in #4362
• Feat: support vela def apply for yaml definition by @wonderflow in #4372
• Feat: provide default namespace for vela dry-run by @ZhongsJie96 in #4416
• Feat: support vela kube apply for CUE and JSON files by @wonderflow in #4420
• Feat: get raw Application yaml, json or jsonpath by @charlie0129 in #4415
• Feat: command vela def apply support directory by @ivyilike in #4142
• Feat: adapt vela port-forward with the velaql by @wonderflow in #4439
• Feat: delete multi apps from vela delete cli command by @ArenaSu in #4484
• Feat: System Info & Diagnose in vela system command by @foursevenlove in #4379
• Feat: support set labels for vela env by @huanghantao in #4422
• Feat: refactor CLI commands related to resources by @barnettZQG in #4500

Vela UI & APIServer

The VelaUX has supported manage application created by CLI now! More than that, you will have a cloud shell that can use vela CLI in the web !

• Feat: support to manage the CLI-created apps in VelaUX by @barnettZQG in #4197
• Feat: add the CloudShell feature by @barnettZQG in #4280
• Fix: fail to query the application logs with the special characters by @barnettZQG in #4305
• Feat: supports difference compare modes for multiple objects by @barnettZQG in #4334
• Feat: velaux support override policy by @wangyikewxgm in #4352
• Feat: optimize the dry run feature by @barnettZQG in #4364
• Feat: support to sync the revision and the workflow status by @barnettZQG in #4419
• Feat: support to init the roles of the user who login by dex by @barnettZQG in #4431
• Fix: support to test authentication with dex by @barnettZQG in #4429
• Fix: the history applications are repeatedly synchronized by @barnettZQG in #4447
• Fix: the project manager has no permission to query the project base info by @barnettZQG in #4380
• Fix: CloudShell read-only authorization is not automatically revoked by @ barnettZQG in #4495

Component

• Feat: support read from url in ref-objects by @Somefive in #4240 #4446
• Fix: wrong env from secret or configmap in task and cron-task componentdefinition by @Carmendelope in #4252
• Feat: support self-signed helm repo by @wangyikewxgm in #4322
• Feat: support daemonset in component definition by @Somefive in #4335
• Feat: add the daemonset resource rule for building the tree by @barnettZQG in #4525

Traits

• Feat: Support kruise canary rollout by @wangyikewxgm in #4243
• Feat: enhance ServiceAccount trait to support privileges by @Somefive in #4276
• Fix: enhance sidecar & init traits by @Somefive in #4341
• Feat: support HTTPRoute to generate endpoint by @barnettZQG in #4378
• Feat: add status check for expose trait by @Somefive in #4356
• Feat: add http status and code from http cmd run by @ArenaSu in #4516
• Fix: storage and env trait conflict by @Somefive in #4523

Policy

• Feat: support shared-resource policy by @Somefive in #4213
• Feat: addon env name and alias for policy by @wangyikewxgm in #4383
• Feat: add several policy definition by @Somefive in #4409

Workflow

• Feat: add timeout in workflow step by @FogDong in #4121 #4226
• Feat: support more expressions in if and op.Fail by @FogDong in #4151
• Feat: add DAG mode and meta in workflow by @FogDong in #4206
• Feat: add metrics for workflow and app phase by @Somefive in #4236
• Feat: store outputs for unsuccessful steps in workflow context by @FogDong in #4270
• Feat: support the dash case in if validate for inputs by @FogDong in #4253
• Feat: add pending phase in workflow step by @FogDong in #4365

Enhancement

• Feat: disable comprev when rollout trait not used by @Somefive in #4281
• Feat: optimize imports packages to reduce 75% cpu with better performance by @FogDong in #4345
• Feat: enhance deploy workflow step generator by @Somefive in #4315
• Fix: filter last applied config for CRD to reduce the object size by @wonderflow in #4331
• Fix: disable apprev status update when apprev disabled by @Somefive in #4337
• Fix: prevent apply existing orphan resource by @Somefive in #4399

Convenience & Beauty

• Feat: Add description column to vela trait and component command by @hprotzek in #4107
• Feat: render color for outputs of vela up command by @JarHMJ in #4133
• Feat: definition support alias by @zhiyuone in #4185
• Fix: skip endpoint table if no endpoints are found in addons by @charlie0129 in #4166
• Feat: omit service output if there's nothing by @sumit-tembe in #4260
• Chore: refine the output of velaux addon by @wonderflow in #4332
• Feat: generate docs for reference automatically by @wonderflow in #4377
• Chore: update description of policy/workflowstep definition by @wonderflow in #4428
• Fix: ignore save when source is local path by @ZhongsJie96 in #4417
• Chore: organize appliesToWorkloads field of trait defs, add doc example by @chivalryq in #4483
• Fix: repeat query configuration type by @ghostloda in #4492
• Feat: report the manifest name when addon enabling failed by @ghostloda in #4545

Other Bugfixes

• Fix: context.namespace use the namespace from override policy by @Somefive in #4291
• Fix: fix the goroutine leak in CUE when use http request by @FogDong in #4298
• Fix: health check use original ns if no override and original exists by @Somefive in #4349
• Fix: The apply failure error is ignored when the workflow is executed by @yangsoon in #4455
• Fix: address vela-core crash due to empty policy properties by @charlie0129 in #4473
• Fix: empty health policy do not check object existence #4496

How to install

Install Vela Core by Using Vela CLI

curl -fsSl https://kubevela.io/script/install.sh | bash -s 1.5.0
vela install -v 1.5.0

Install Vela Core by Using Helm:

helm repo add kubevela https://charts.kubevela.net/core
helm repo update
helm install --create-namespace -n vela-system kubevela kubevela/vela-core --version 1.5.0 --wait

Install VelaUX addon

vela addon enable velaux --version=v1.5.0

How to upgrade from old version?

Refer to the docs( https://kubevela.net/docs/platform-engineers/system-operation/migration-from-old-version ) if you're migrating from older version(<1.3.6).

Upgrade by using Vela CLI

The install command will also handle the upgrade automatically：

curl -fsSl https://kubevela.io/script/install.sh | bash -s 1.5.0
vela install -v 1.5.0 -r

Upgrade by using Helm

1. Upgrade the CRDs, please make sure you upgrade the CRDs first before upgrade the helm chart.

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oam-dev/kubevela/release-1.5/charts/vela-core/crds/core.oam.dev_applicationrevisions.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oam-dev/kubevela/release-1.5/charts/vela-core/crds/core.oam.dev_applications.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oam-dev/kubevela/release-1.5/charts/vela-core/crds/core.oam.dev_resourcetrackers.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oam-dev/kubevela/release-1.5/charts/vela-core/crds/core.oam.dev_componentdefinitions.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oam-dev/kubevela/release-1.5/charts/vela-core/crds/core.oam.dev_definitionrevisions.yaml

1. Upgrade your kubevela chart

helm repo add kubevela https://charts.kubevela.net/core
helm repo update
helm upgrade -n vela-system --install kubevela kubevela/vela-core --version 1.5.0 --wait

1. Download the new CLI and enable velaux

curl -fsSl https://kubevela.io/script/install.sh | bash -s 1.5.0
vela addon enable velaux

Upgrade VelaUX

vela addon upgrade velaux --version=v1.5.0

New Contributors

• @ghostloda made their first contribution in #4492
• @huanghantao made their first contribution in #4422
• @foursevenlove made their first contribution in #4379
• @sumit-tembe made their first contribution in #4260
• @huiwq1990 made their first contribution in #4282
• @jiangshantao-dbg made their first contribution in #4319
• @TIEDPAG made their first contribution in #4146
• @maoyangLiu made their first contribution in #4186

Full Changelog: v1.4.3...v1.5.0