Deploy the apache-shardingsphere-proxy-charts helm chart on Opensshift

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Deploying a Helm chart on a Kubernetes-based platform like OpenShift involves a few steps. You'll need to first ensure you have a Kubernetes cluster, and then you'll use the Helm Chart resource to deploy Apache ShardingSphere Proxy onto that cluster.

The `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes provider is what we'll use to deploy the Helm chart onto an OpenShift cluster.

Below is a detailed Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy the `apache-shardingsphere-proxy` Helm chart on OpenShift. We will define the required Helm chart settings, and we will assume that you have already set up access to your OpenShift cluster with the necessary credentials.

Here's the step-by-step process to deploy the Helm chart using Pulumi:

1. First, ensure that you have access to your OpenShift cluster by running `oc login` or by configuring your `kubeconfig` file appropriately.
2. Next, install the Pulumi CLI and set up the Pulumi Kubernetes provider.
3. Then, use the Pulumi program below to create a new chart resource for the `apache-shardingsphere-proxy` Helm chart.
4. Finally, run `pulumi up` to apply the changes and deploy the Helm chart.

```typescript
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes";

// This is the name of the namespace where the helm chart will be deployed.
// Change this if you have a specific namespace where you want to deploy.
const namespace = 'default';

// Apache ShardingSphere Proxy chart details.
// Replace these with the actual chart version and repository if different.
const chartName = 'apache-shardingsphere-proxy';
const chartVersion = '1.0.0'; // Replace with the desired chart version
const chartRepo = 'https://charts.example.com/'; // Replace with the chart's repository URL

const shardingSphereProxyChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(chartName, {
    namespace: namespace,
    chart: chartName,
    version: chartVersion,
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: chartRepo,
    },
    // If you have specific values you'd like to override in the chart,
    // specify them here, for example:
    // values: {
    //     replicaCount: 2,
    // },
});

// Export the resources created by the Helm chart, which often includes the service endpoint.
export const resources = shardingSphereProxyChart.resources;
```

Make sure to replace the placeholders for `chartVersion` and `chartRepo` with the correct values for the version of the `apache-shardingsphere-proxy` chart you want to use and the repository where the chart is hosted.

This program initializes the `shardingSphereProxyChart` with the chart's metadata and tells Pulumi to deploy it to the `default` namespace. You can add custom configurations in the `values` field as per your requirements.

Note that the `Chart` resource automatically waits for all the resources that are part of the Helm chart to become ready.

After you prepare the TypeScript file, running `pulumi up` will initiate the deployment. Pulumi connects to the specified OpenShift cluster and applies the configurations to deploy the chart on the cluster.

Remember that you should have Pulumi installed on your machine and have a Pulumi project created. Ensure your `kubeconfig` is set up correctly so that Pulumi can access your OpenShift cluster.