Deploy the hybrid-consul-config-crds helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, you can use the `Chart` resource from the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package. This resource represents a Helm chart, which simplifies deploying sets of Kubernetes resources and managing their lifecycles.

First, you need to set up your Kubernetes cluster and ensure you have `kubectl` configured appropriately to communicate with it. Pulumi leverages the kubeconfig file that `kubectl` uses, so Pulumi commands regarding Kubernetes will be executed against the cluster configured in your kubeconfig.

The `Chart` resource requires a chart name and, optionally, other parameters like the chart version, values to override default settings, and the namespace in which to deploy. For custom Helm charts, like `hybrid-consul-config-crds`, you may also need to provide the repository URL where the chart is hosted if it's not already part of the local Helm repository.

Below is a basic TypeScript program that demonstrates how to deploy this Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi.

Before running the program, ensure you install the required Pulumi packages by running:
```
npm install @pulumi/pulumi @pulumi/kubernetes
```

Here is the TypeScript program:

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

// Define the namespace where the helm chart should be deployed.
// If the namespace doesn't exist, it will be created.
const namespace = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace("test-namespace", {
    metadata: { name: "test-namespace"}
});

// Create a Helm chart resource using the Chart class.
const helmChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("hybrid-consul-config-crds", {
    chart: "hybrid-consul-config-crds", // The name of the chart
    version: "0.1.0", // Specify the chart version you want to deploy
    namespace: namespace.metadata.name, // Deploy the chart in the created 'test-namespace'
    // Uncomment and replace with the URL of your chart's repository if it's not in the local repo.
    // repo: "http://your-chart-repository-url",
    // values: { /* Custom values for your chart can be specified here. */ },
    // The fetchOpts field allows specifying options for fetching the helm chart from the repository.
    fetchOpts: {
        // Specify your repo URL where the chart is located if it's not in the default Helm chart repository.
        repo: "http://your-chart-repository-url", 
    },
}, { dependsOn: namespace }); // Helm chart deployment will start after the namespace is created.

export const helmChartName = helmChart.metadata.name; // Export the deployed Helm chart name.
```

In this program, we first create a Kubernetes namespace resource named `test-namespace`. If a specific namespace for deployment of your chart is needed, you can simply replace `"test-namespace"` with the required namespace name.

Then we define a Helm chart resource using `new k8s.helm.v3.Chart`. We specify the chart name `hybrid-consul-config-crds`, the version of the chart to be deployed (here I assumed `0.1.0` as an example; you'll need to use the correct version for your needs), and the namespace where we want the chart to be deployed. If the Helm chart you are deploying is hosted in a custom Helm repository, you must specify the `repo` property in the `fetchOpts` field.

Lastly, we add a `dependsOn` option to ensure that the Helm chart is created only after the namespace is available.

Once you've set up your Pulumi stack and installed the necessary Pulumi SDKs, you can deploy this Helm chart by running `pulumi up` in the command line. This command will initiate Pulumi's deployment process, which includes creating the namespace (if not already present) and deploying the chart to your Kubernetes cluster.

Be sure to replace placeholder comments with actual values specific to your environment and situation, such as your Helm chart's repository URL.