add recreate option for update-policy directive

internal/commands/apply.go

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func doApply(args []string, config applyCommandConfig) error {
 
 	opts := config.syncOptions
 	opts.DisableUpdateFn = newUpdatePolicy().disableUpdate
+	opts.RecreateUpdateFn = newUpdatePolicy().recreateUpdate
 
 	if !opts.DryRun && len(objects) > 0 {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("will synchronize %d object(s)", len(objects))

internal/commands/directives.go

@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	policyNever   = "never"
-	policyDefault = "default"
+	policyNever    = "never"
+	policyRecreate = "recreate"
+	policyDefault  = "default"
 )
 
 // isSet return true if the annotation name specified as directive is equal to the supplied value.
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ func (u *updatePolicy) disableUpdate(ob model.K8sMeta) bool {
 	return isSet(ob, model.QbecNames.Directives.UpdatePolicy, policyNever, []string{policyDefault})
 }
 
+func (u *updatePolicy) recreateUpdate(ob model.K8sMeta) bool {
+	return isSet(ob, model.QbecNames.Directives.UpdatePolicy, policyRecreate, []string{policyDefault})
+}
+
 func newUpdatePolicy() *updatePolicy {
 	return &updatePolicy{}
 }

internal/commands/directives_test.go

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestDirectivesIsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDirectivesUpdatePolicy(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDirectivesUpdatePolicyNever(t *testing.T) {
 	up := newUpdatePolicy()
 	a := assert.New(t)
 	ret := up.disableUpdate(k8sMetaWithAnnotations("ConfigMap", "foo", "bar", nil))
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ func TestDirectivesUpdatePolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	a.True(ret)
 }
 
+func TestDirectivesUpdatePolicyRecreate(t *testing.T) {
+	up := newUpdatePolicy()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	ret := up.recreateUpdate(k8sMetaWithAnnotations("ConfigMap", "foo", "bar", nil))
+	a.False(ret)
+	ret = up.recreateUpdate(k8sMetaWithAnnotations("ConfigMap", "foo", "bar", map[string]interface{}{
+		"directives.qbec.io/update-policy": "recreate",
+	}))
+	a.True(ret)
+}
+
 func TestDirectivesDeletePolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	dp := newDeletePolicy(func(gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) (bool, error) {
 		return gvk.Kind == "ConfigMap", nil

internal/remote/client.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	apiTypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 )
@@ -64,11 +65,12 @@ type ConditionFunc func(obj model.K8sMeta) bool
 
 // SyncOptions provides the caller with options for the sync operation.
 type SyncOptions struct {
-	DryRun          bool            // do not actually create or update objects, return what would happen
-	DisableCreate   bool            // only update objects if they exist, do not create new ones
-	DisableUpdateFn ConditionFunc   // do not update an existing object
-	WaitOptions     TypeWaitOptions // opts for waiting
-	ShowSecrets     bool            // show secrets in patches and creations
+	DryRun           bool            // do not actually create or update objects, return what would happen
+	DisableCreate    bool            // only update objects if they exist, do not create new ones
+	DisableUpdateFn  ConditionFunc   // do not update an existing object
+	RecreateUpdateFn ConditionFunc   // recreate existing object on update
+	WaitOptions      TypeWaitOptions // opts for waiting
+	ShowSecrets      bool            // show secrets in patches and creations
 }
 
 // DeleteOptions provides the caller with options for the delete operation.
@@ -647,6 +649,35 @@ func (c *Client) maybeCreate(obj model.K8sLocalObject, opts SyncOptions) (*updat
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) doRecreate(obj model.K8sLocalObject, opts SyncOptions) (*updateResult, error) {
+	ri, err := c.resourceInterfaceWithDefaultNs(obj.GroupVersionKind(), obj.GetNamespace())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get resource interface")
+	}
+
+	sio.Debugln("delete " + c.DisplayName(obj))
+	pp := metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
+	err = ri.Delete(obj.GetName(), &metav1.DeleteOptions{PropagationPolicy: &pp})
+	if err != nil && !apiErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	watcher, err := ri.Watch(metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sio.Debugln("wait " + c.DisplayName(obj))
+	for {
+		ev := <-watcher.ResultChan()
+		if ev.Type == watch.Deleted {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	watcher.Stop()
+	return c.maybeCreate(obj, opts)
+}
+
 func (c *Client) maybeUpdate(obj model.K8sLocalObject, remObj *unstructured.Unstructured, opts SyncOptions) (*updateResult, error) {
 	if opts.DisableUpdateFn(model.NewK8sObject(remObj.Object)) {
 		return &updateResult{
@@ -686,10 +717,16 @@ func (c *Client) maybeUpdate(obj model.K8sLocalObject, remObj *unstructured.Unst
 	}
 
 	var result *updateResult
-	if opts.DryRun {
-		result, err = p.getPatchContents(remObj, obj)
-	} else {
-		result, err = p.patch(remObj, obj)
+
+	patch, err := p.getPatchContents(remObj, obj)
+	if err != nil || opts.DryRun {
+		return patch, err
 	}
+	if patch.SkipReason != identicalObjects && opts.RecreateUpdateFn(model.NewK8sObject(remObj.Object)) {
+		return c.doRecreate(obj, opts)
+	}
+
+	result, err = p.patch(remObj, obj)
+
 	return result, err
 }

site/content/reference/directives.md

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ object to remove this annotation will not work.
 #### `directives.qbec.io/update-policy` 
 
 * Annotation source: in-cluster object.
-* Allowed values: `"default"`, `"never"`
+* Allowed values: `"default"`, `"never"`, `"recreate"`
 * Default value: `"default"` 
 
 when set to `"never"`, indicates that the specific object should never be updated.
+when set to `"recreate"`, indicates that the specific object should be recreated instad of updating.
 If you want qbec to update this object, you need to remove the annotation from the in-cluster object. Changing the source
 object to remove this annotation will not work.