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Standalone ClusterObjectDeployment users have an API reference but no complete walkthrough. Add a draft tutorial and reusable ConfigMap sample covering standalone installation, ownership, template changes and forward A → B → A revisions, status and failure diagnostics, deadlines and recovery, referenced content, history retention, and cleanup.

Embed the sample in the tutorial so the rendered manifest stays aligned with the executable example, and link the guide from the COS concepts page.

Jira: OPRUN-4796

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  • Strict MkDocs build using the repository's pinned documentation dependencies.
  • Verified the rendered sample matches the source YAML, local links and anchors resolve, and all nine shell blocks pass syntax checks.
  • Ran all nine tutorial steps on an isolated Kubernetes v1.37.0 KIND installation containing only object-controller and the COD/COS CRDs.
  • Verified server-side sample validation, revisions 1 → 2 → 3 for A → B → A, controller ownership and template metadata propagation, ConfigMap UID preservation, retained archived history, and cascading cleanup.

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  • Documentation
    • Added a walkthrough for managing ClusterObjectDeployment revisions, including configuration changes, rollout status, recovery, and revision history.
    • Added a link to the walkthrough from the ClusterObjectSets concepts guide.
    • Added a sample ClusterObjectDeployment configuration with a ConfigMap and rollout settings.

Add a reusable sample and a tutorial for installing the standalone
object-controller and managing ClusterObjectDeployment revisions.
Explain ownership, forward revisions, status, deadlines, recovery,
referenced content, history retention, and cleanup using the merged API.

Embed the sample in the tutorial so its rendered manifest stays aligned
with the executable example, and link it from the COS concepts page.

Refs: OPRUN-4796
Signed-off-by: Fabricio Aguiar <[email protected]>

rh-pre-commit.version: 2.3.2
rh-pre-commit.check-secrets: ENABLED
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Walkthrough

Adds a ClusterObjectDeployment sample and a linked tutorial. The tutorial covers standalone controller installation, initial deployment, revision changes, rollout status and deadlines, archived revision retention, and cleanup.

Changes: Standalone ClusterObjectDeployment workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Sample and first revision
config/samples/olm_v1_clusterobjectdeployment.yaml, docs/draft/concepts/clusterobjectsets.md, docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md
Adds a COD sample and links to a tutorial that explains controller installation, the first revision, and its managed resources.
Revision updates and rollout status
docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md
Describes template revision triggers, A → B → A updates, COD and COS conditions, and progress deadline behavior.
Revision retention and cleanup
docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md
Describes archived-revision retention, immutable Secret references, the distinction from the current ClusterExtension path, and cleanup steps.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

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Suggested reviewers: perdasilva, rashmigottipati

Merge Risk: Low · up to 1b589

This adds a tutorial and sample with no production code changes. A few documentation gaps could mislead users or delete unrelated resources on a shared cluster, so fix the cleanup guidance and prerequisites before merging.

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Review comments at @docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md:
- Around line 155-157: Update the COS diagnostic in the tutorial to distinguish
a missing referenced Secret from a mutable Secret: describe the missing-Secret
case as retryable, with a new COS potentially remaining Unknown/Pending and the
error appearing in controller logs; reserve Ready=False/PreconditionsNotMet for
the mutable Secret case.
- Line 223: Update the tutorial’s namespace prerequisites and cleanup
instructions so deleting cod-example is safe: require that the namespace be
fresh before the tutorial, or make the final deletion conditional on the
tutorial having created it.
- Around line 37-42: Update the Prerequisites section of the tutorial to
document that the object-controller needs a schedulable node labeled
node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane, or that its
deployments.templateSpec.nodeSelector must be customized when the cluster lacks
that label.
- Line 230: Update the cleanup guidance near the `kubectl delete -f
/tmp/standalone-object-controller.yaml` command to warn that the rendered
installation includes the `olmv1-system` namespace and COD/COS CRDs. State that
users should run the command only when those resources are dedicated to the
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  • config/samples/olm_v1_clusterobjectdeployment.yaml
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Comment on lines +37 to +42
helm template object-controller helm/olmv1 \
--set options.featureSet=experimental \
--set options.objectController.enabled=true \
--set options.operatorController.enabled=false \
--set options.catalogd.enabled=false \
--set-string options.objectController.deployment.image="$OBJECT_CONTROLLER_IMAGE" \

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'nodeSelector|control-plane|tolerations' helm/olmv1/values.yaml helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-object-controller-controller-manager.yml
sed -n 1,60p docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md

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Length of output: 3189


Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- values.yaml relevant block ---'
nl -ba helm/olmv1/values.yaml | sed -n '55,110p'
printf '%s\n' '--- object-controller Deployment template ---'
nl -ba helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-object-controller-controller-manager.yml | sed -n '1,120p'
printf '%s\n' '--- tutorial scheduling references ---'
rg -n -i -F -e 'nodeSelector' -e 'toleration' -e 'control-plane' -e 'schedul' docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md helm/olmv1 README.md docs || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 13952


Document the chart's control-plane node requirement.

The Helm defaults apply nodeSelector.node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane: "" to the object-controller and tolerate the matching taint. On a test cluster without a schedulable node carrying that label, the Deployment remains pending and the rollout times out. The tutorial neither documents this requirement nor overrides the selector.

This is a narrow compatibility issue, not a general failure on clusters that provide the standard control-plane label.

Suggested documentation update
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - A Kubernetes test cluster where you can install CRDs and cluster-scoped RBAC.
+- A schedulable node labeled `node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane`, or a
+  customized `deployments.templateSpec.nodeSelector` value for the controller.
 - `kubectl` and Helm, with `kubectl` configured for the test cluster.
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around lines 37 - 42:
Update the Prerequisites section of the tutorial to document that the
object-controller needs a schedulable node labeled
node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane, or that its
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Comment on lines +155 to +157
For example, a COS can report `Ready=False` with `PreconditionsNotMet` for a
missing or mutable referenced Secret, or `ObjectsNotReady` for objects still
waiting on probes. Supply the expected immutable Secret content or resolve the

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Correct the missing-Secret diagnostic.

A missing referenced Secret returns a retryable read error; it does not set Ready=False/PreconditionsNotMet. A new COS can remain Unknown/Pending, with the error in controller logs. Distinguish this case from a mutable Secret. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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around lines 155 - 157:
Update the COS diagnostic in the tutorial to distinguish a missing referenced
Secret from a mutable Secret: describe the missing-Secret case as retryable,
with a new COS potentially remaining Unknown/Pending and the error appearing in
controller logs; reserve Ready=False/PreconditionsNotMet for the mutable Secret
case.

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```sh
kubectl delete clusterobjectdeployment cod-example
kubectl -n cod-example wait --for=delete configmap/cod-example-settings --timeout=180s
kubectl delete namespace cod-example

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Require a fresh namespace before deleting it.

The prerequisites require a fresh group, but not a fresh cod-example namespace. If that namespace already exists, the final command deletes its unrelated resources too. Require a fresh namespace or make cleanup conditional on the tutorial having created it.

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Review comment at @docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md at
line 223:
Update the tutorial’s namespace prerequisites and cleanup instructions so
deleting cod-example is safe: require that the namespace be fresh before the
tutorial, or make the final deletion conditional on the tutorial having created
it.

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rendered installation after the example resources have been cleaned up:

```sh
kubectl delete -f /tmp/standalone-object-controller.yaml

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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

sed -n 1,60p docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md
sed -n 210,235p docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 3435


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- chart files ---'
rg --files helm/olmv1 | sort
printf '%s\n' '--- namespace and CRD references ---'
rg -n -F -e 'olmv1-system' -e 'clusterobjectdeployments.olm.operatorframework.io' -e 'clusterobjectsets.olm.operatorframework.io' helm/olmv1 docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- tutorial cleanup and prerequisite with line numbers ---'
nl -ba docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md | sed -n '10,32p;210,235p'
printf '%s\n' '--- namespace template ---'
if test -f helm/olmv1/templates/namespace.yml; then nl -ba helm/olmv1/templates/namespace.yml; fi
printf '%s\n' '--- CRD template/file excerpts ---'
for f in helm/olmv1/crds/* helm/olmv1/templates/*crd*; do
  test -f "$f" || continue
  case "$f" in
    *clusterobjectdeployment*|*clusterobjectset*|*crd*) printf '%s\n' "--- $f"; nl -ba "$f" | sed -n '1,35p' ;;
  esac
done

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 9257


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant values ---'
nl -ba helm/olmv1/values.yaml | sed -n '1,95p'
printf '%s\n' '--- COD CRD template ---'
nl -ba helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectdeployments.olm.operatorframework.io.yml
printf '%s\n' '--- COS CRD template ---'
nl -ba helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectsets.olm.operatorframework.io.yml
printf '%s\n' '--- template conditions for CRDs ---'
rg -n -C 3 -F -e 'clusterobjectdeployments' -e 'clusterobjectsets' helm/olmv1/templates helm/olmv1/values.yaml

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 4782


Warn when the rendered installation is shared.

The test-cluster prerequisite and “If ... installed only for this walkthrough” wording make this cleanup optional, not unconditional. However, the rendered manifest includes the olmv1-system namespace and the COD/COS CRDs. If those resources are shared, deleting the manifest can remove unrelated resources. Add an explicit warning:

Suggested clarification
--- "a/docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md"
+++ "b/docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md"
@@ -223,9 +223,13 @@
 kubectl delete namespace cod-example
 ```
 
 If the standalone controller was installed only for this walkthrough, remove its
 rendered installation after the example resources have been cleaned up:
 
+The rendered installation includes the `olmv1-system` namespace and the COD/COS
+CRDs. Run this command only when these resources are dedicated to this walkthrough.
+Do not run it when they are shared.
+
 ```sh
 kubectl delete -f /tmp/standalone-object-controller.yaml
 ```

</details>

   
<repository_evidence>
<fact source="docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md:19-20">The tutorial requires a Kubernetes test cluster where users can install CRDs and cluster-scoped RBAC.</fact>
<fact source="docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md:226-230">The cleanup is introduced conditionally: “If the standalone controller was installed only for this walkthrough,” followed by `kubectl delete -f /tmp/standalone-object-controller.yaml`.</fact>
<fact source="helm/olmv1/templates/namespace.yml:2-4,24; helm/olmv1/values.yaml:62-64">The chart renders a `Namespace` named `olmv1-system`.</fact>
<fact source="helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectdeployments.olm.operatorframework.io.yml:1-2; helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectsets.olm.operatorframework.io.yml:1-2">When `objectController.enabled` is enabled, the chart renders the COD and COS CRDs.</fact>
<inference source="docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md:226-230; helm/olmv1/templates/namespace.yml:2-4,24; helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectdeployments.olm.operatorframework.io.yml:1-2; helm/olmv1/templates/crds/customresourcedefinition-clusterobjectsets.olm.operatorframework.io.yml:1-2">The deletion is optional and conditionally scoped, but the tutorial does not explicitly warn that deleting the rendered manifest is unsafe when its namespace or CRDs are shared.</inference>
</repository_evidence>
</verification_result>
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Review comment at @docs/draft/tutorials/manage-clusterobjectdeployments.md at
line 230:
Update the cleanup guidance near the `kubectl delete -f
/tmp/standalone-object-controller.yaml` command to warn that the rendered
installation includes the `olmv1-system` namespace and COD/COS CRDs. State that
users should run the command only when those resources are dedicated to the
walkthrough, and not when they are shared.

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