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# Generating CRDs

Kubebuilder provides a tool named `controller-gen` to generate manifests for CustomResourceDefinitions. The tool resides in the [controller-tools](http://sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools) repository and is installed through a Makefile target called `controller-gen`.
KubeBuilder uses a tool called [`controller-gen`][controller-tools] to
generate utility code and Kubernetes object YAML, like
CustomResourceDefinitions.

If you examine the `Makefile` in your project, you will see a target named `manifests` for generating manifests. `manifests` target is also listed as prerequisite for other targets like `run`, `tests`, `deploy` etc to ensure CRD manifests are regenerated when needed.
To do this, it makes use of special "marker comments" (comments that start
with `// +`) to indicate additional information about fields, types, and
packages. In the case of CRDs, these are generally pulled from your
`_types.go` files. For more information on markers, see the [marker
reference docs][marker-ref].

```sh
# Generate manifests e.g. CRD, RBAC etc.
manifests: controller-gen
$(CONTROLLER_GEN) $(CRD_OPTIONS) rbac:roleName=manager-role webhook paths="./..." output:crd:artifacts:config=config/crd/bases

# find or download controller-gen
# download controller-gen if necessary
controller-gen:
ifeq (, $(shell which controller-gen))
go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.2.0-beta.2
CONTROLLER_GEN=$(GOBIN)/controller-gen
else
CONTROLLER_GEN=$(shell which controller-gen)
endif
```

When you run `make manifests`, you should see generated CRDs are under `config/crd/bases` directory.

`controller-gen` generates manifests for RBAC as well, but this section covers the generation of CRD manifests.
KubeBuilder provides a `make` target to run controller-gen and generate
CRDs: `make manifests`.

`controller-gen` reads kubebuilder markers of the form `// +kubebuilder:something...` defined as Go comments in the `<your-api-kind>_types.go` file under `apis/...` to produce the CRD manifests. Sections below describe various supported annotations.
When you run `make manifests`, you should see CRDs generated under the
`config/crd/bases` directory. `make manifests` can generate a number of
other artifacts as well -- see the [marker reference docs][marker-ref] for
more details.

## Validation

CRDs support [validation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#validation) by definining ([OpenAPI v3 schema](https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.0.0.md#schemaObject)) in the validation section. To learn more about the validation feature, refer to the original docs [here](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#validation). One can specify validation for a field by annotating the field with kubebuilder marker which is of the form`// +kubebuilder:validation:<key=value>`. If you want to specify multiple validations for a field, you can add multiple such markers as demonstrated in the example below.
CRDs support [declarative validation][kube-validation] using an [OpenAPI
v3 schema][openapi-schema] in the `validation` section.

Currently, supporting keys are `Maximum`, `Minimum`, `MaxLength`, `MinLength`, `MaxItems`, `MinItems`, `UniqueItems`, `Enum`, `Pattern`, `ExclusiveMaximum`,
`ExclusiveMinimum`, `MultipleOf`, `Format`. The `// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern=.+:.+` annotation specifies the Pattern validation requiring that the `Image` field match the regular expression `.+:.+`
In general, [validation markers](./markers/crd-validation.md) may be
attached to fields or to types. If you're defining complex validation, if
you need to re-use validation, or if you need to validate slice elements,
it's often best to define a new type to describe your validation.

**Example:**
For example:

```go
type ToySpec struct {

// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=100
// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=1
// +kubebuilder:validation:ExclusiveMinimum=true
Power float32 `json:"power,omitempty"`

Bricks int32 `json:"bricks,omitempty"`
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=15
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`

// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=500
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
// +kubebuilder:validation:UniqueItems=false
// +kubebuilder:validation:UniqueItems=true
Knights []string `json:"knights,omitempty"`

// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=Lion;Wolf;Dragon
Alias string `json:"alias,omitempty"`

// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=1;2;3
Rank int `json:"rank"`
Alias Alias `json:"alias,omitempty"`
Rank Rank `json:"rank"`
}

```
// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=Lion;Wolf;Dragon
type Alias string

// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=1
// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=3
// +kubebuilder:validation:ExclusiveMaximum=false
type Rank int32

## Additional printer columns
```

Starting with Kubernetes 1.11, kubectl uses server-side printing. The server
decides which columns are shown by the kubectl get command. You can
[customize these columns using a CustomResourceDefinition](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#additional-printer-columns).
To add an additional column, add a comment with the following marker format
just above the struct definition of the Kind.
## Additional Printer Columns

Format: `// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Name",type="type",JSONPath="json-path",description="desc",priority="priority",format="format"`
Starting with Kubernetes 1.11, `kubectl get` can ask the server what
columns to display. For CRDs, this can be used to provide useful,
type-specific information with `kubectl get`, similar to the information
provided for built-in types.

Note that `description`, `priority` and `format` are optional. Refer to the
[additonal printer columns docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#additional-printer-columns)
to learn more about the values of `name`, `type`, `JsonPath`, `description`, `priority` and `format`.
The information that gets displayed can be controlled with the
[additionalPrinterColumns field][kube-additional-printer-columns] on your
CRD, which is controlled by the
[`+kubebuilder:printcolumn`][crd-markers] marker on the Go type for
your CRD.

The following example adds the `Spec`, `Replicas`, and `Age` columns.
For instance, in the following example, we add fields to display
information about the knights, rank, and alias fields from the validation
example:

```go
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Spec",type="integer",JSONPath=".spec.cronSpec",description="status of the kind"
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Replicas",type="integer",JSONPath=".spec.replicas",description="The number of jobs launched by the CronJob"
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp"
type CronTab struct {
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Alias",type=string,JSONPATH=`.spec.alias`
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Rank",type=integer,JSONPATH=`.spec.rank`
// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Bravely Run Away",type=boolean,JSONPath=`.spec.knights[?(@ == "Sir Robin")]`,description="when danger rears its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled",priority=10
type Toy struct {
metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`

Spec CronTabSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
Status CronTabStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
Spec ToySpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
Status ToyStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
}

```

## Subresources

## Subresource
Custom resources support `/status` and `/scale` subresources as of kubernetes
1.13 release. You can learn more about the subresources [here](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#status-subresource).
CRDs can choose to implement the `/status` and `/scale`
[subresources][kube-subresources] as of Kubernetes 1.13.

### 1. Status
To enable `/status` subresource, annotate the kind with `// +kubebuilder:subresource:status` marker.
It's generally reccomended that you make use of the `/status` subresource
on all resources that have a status field.

### 2. Scale
To enable `/scale` subresource, annotate the kind with `// +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=<jsonpath>,statuspath=<jsonpath>,selectorpath=<jsonpath>` marker.
Both subresources have a corresponding [marker][crd-markers].

Scale subresource marker contains three fields: `specpath`, `statuspath` and `selectorpath`.
### Status

- `specpath` refers to `specReplicasPath` attribute of Scale object, and value `jsonpath` defines the JSONPath inside of a custom resource that corresponds to `Scale.Spec.Replicas`. This is a required field.
- `statuspath` refers to `statusReplicasPath` attribute of Scale object. and the `jsonpath` value of it defines the JSONPath inside of a custom resource that corresponds to `Scale.Status.Replicas`. This is a required field.
- `selectorpath` refers to `labelSelectorPath` attribute of Scale object, and the value `jsonpath` defines the JSONPath inside of a custom resource that corresponds to `Scale.Status.Selector`. This is an optional field.
The status subresource is enabled via `+kubebuilder:subresource:status`.
When enabled, updates at the main resource will not change status.
Similarly, updates to the status subresource cannot change anything but
the status field.

For example:

**Example:**
```go
// +kubebuilder:status:subresource
type Toy struct {
metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`

Spec ToySpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
Status ToyStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
}
```

### Scale

The scale subresource is enabled via `+kubebuilder:subresource:scale`.
When enabled, users will be able to use `kubectl scale` with your
resource. If the `selectorpath` argument pointed to the string form of
a label selector, the HorizontalPodAutoscaler will be able to autoscale
your resource.

For example:

```go
type ToySpec struct {
Replicas *int32 `json:"replicas"` // Add this field in Toy Spec, so the jsonpath to this field is `.spec.replicas`
type CustomSetSpec struct {
Replicas *int32 `json:"replicas"`
}

// ToyStatus defines the observed state of Toy
type ToyStatus struct {
Replicas int32 `json:"replicas"` // Add this field in Toy Status, so the jsonpath to this field is `.status.replicas`
type CustomSetStatus struct {
Replicas int32 `json:"replicas"`
Selector string `json:"selector"` // this must be the string form of the selector
}


// Toy is the Schema for the toys API
// +kubebuilder:subresource:status
// +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.replicas
type Toy struct {
// +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.replicas,selectorpath=.status.selector
type CustomSet struct {
metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`

Spec ToySpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
Status ToyStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
}
```

## Multiple Versions

As of Kubernetes 1.13, you can have multiple versions of your Kind defined
in your CRD, and use a webhook to convert between them.

For more details on this process, see the [multiversion
tutorial](/multiversion-tutorial/tutorial.md).

By default, KubeBuilder disables generating different validation for
different versions of the Kind in your CRD, to be compatible with older
Kubernetes versions.

You'll need to enable this by switching the line in your makefile that
says `CRD_OPTIONS ?= "crd:trivialVersions=true` to `CRD_OPTIONS ?= crd`

Then, you can use the `+kubebuilder:storageversion` [marker][crd-markers]
to indicate the [GVK](/cronjob-tutorial/gvks.md "Group-Version-Kind") that
should be used to store data by the API server.

## Under the hood

KubeBuilder scaffolds out make rules to run `controller-gen`. The rules
will automatically install controller-gen if it's not on your path using
`go get` with Go modules.

You can also run `controller-gen` directly, if you want to see what it's
doing.

Each controller-gen "generator" is controlled by an option to
controller-gen, using the same syntax as markers. For instance, to
generate CRDs with "trivial versions" (no version conversion webhooks), we
call `controller-gen crd:trivialVersions=false paths=./api/...`.

controller-gen also supports different output "rules" to controller how
and where output goes. Notice the `manifests` make rule (condensed
slightly to only generate CRDs):

```makefile
# Generate manifests for CRDs
manifests: controller-gen
$(CONTROLLER_GEN) crd:trivialVersions=true paths="./..." output:crd:artifacts:config=config/crd/bases
```

In order to enable scale subresource in type definition file, you have to apply the scale subresource right before the kind struct definition, with correct jsonpath values according to the spec and status. And then make sure the jsonpaths are already defined in the Spec and Status struct. Finally, update the `<kind>_types_test.go` files according to the types Spec and Status changes.
It uses the `output:crd:artifacts` output rule to indicate that
CRD-related config (non-code) artifacts should end up in
`config/crd/bases` instead of `config/crd`.

In the above example for the type `Toy`, we added `// +kubebuilder:subresource:scale:specpath=.spec.replicas,statuspath=.status.replicas` comment before `Toy` struct definition. `.spec.replicas` refers to the josnpath of Spec struct field (`ToySpec.Replicas`). And jsonpath `.status.healthyReplicas` refers to Status struct field (`ToyStatus.Replicas`).
To see all the options for `controller-gen`, run

## Multiple Versions
```shell
$ controller-gen -h
```

or, for more details:

```shell
$ controller-gen -hhh
```

[marker-ref]: ./markers.md "Markers for Config/Code Generation"

[kube-validation]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#validation "Custom Resource Definitions: Validation"

[openapi-schema]: https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.0.0.md#schemaObject "OpenAPI v3"

[kube-additional-printer-colums]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#additional-printer-columns "Custom Resource Definitions: Additional Printer Columns"

[kube-subresources]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#status-subresource "Custom Resource Definitions: Status Subresource"

If you are defining multiple versions of a kind in your project, you need to do
the following:
[crd-markers]: ./markers/crd.md "CRD Generation"

- Set `CRD_OPTIONS ?= "crd:trivialVersions=false"` in the Makefile
- Annotate the Go struct with marker `// +kubebuilder:storageversion` for the
indicating the storage version.
[controller-tools]: https://sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools "Controller Tools"
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types and fields they modify. Each corresponds roughly to an OpenAPI/JSON
schema option.

See [Generating CRDs](/reference/generating-crd.md) for examples.

{{#markerdocs CRD validation}}
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a series of Go types and packages. Generation of the actual validation
schema is described by the [validation markers](./crd-validation.md).

See [Generating CRDs](/reference/generating-crd.md) for examples.

{{#markerdocs CRD}}

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