Mastering Kubernetes - Second Edition

Using special fields in requirements.yaml

Each entry in the requirements.yaml file may also contain the optional fields tags and condition.

These fields can be used to dynamically control the loading of charts (by default, all charts are loaded). When tags or condition are present, Helm will evaluate them and determine if the target chart should be loaded:

• condition: The condition field holds one or more YAML paths (delimited by commas). If this path exists in the top parent's values and resolves to a Boolean value, the chart will be enabled or disabled based on that Boolean value. Only the first valid path found in the list is evaluated, and if no paths exist, then the condition has no effect.
• tags: The tags field is a YAML list of labels ...