Deploy the apache-knox-helm helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the Apache Knox Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, we will utilize the `kubernetes.helm.sh/v3.Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows us to install Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster.

First, make sure you have access to a Kubernetes cluster and have configured your `kubeconfig` file properly, as Pulumi will use this file to communicate with your cluster.

Next, we will write a Pulumi program in TypeScript to perform the deployment. Here's how the overall process will look like:

1. Import the necessary libraries from Pulumi for deploying the Helm chart.
2. Choose the appropriate namespace or create a new one where the chart will be deployed.
3. Use the `Chart` resource to deploy Apache Knox using its Helm chart.

Below is the Pulumi program that deploys the Apache Knox Helm chart:

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

// Create a new Pulumi Kubernetes project in TypeScript
const projectName = "apache-knox-deployment";

// Choose or create the namespace where Apache Knox will be deployed
const namespace = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace(projectName, {
    metadata: {
        name: "apache-knox-namespace", // Feel free to change the namespace name
    },
});

// Deploy Apache Knox using the Helm Chart
const knoxChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("apache-knox-helm", {
    chart: "knox",
    version: "1.4.0", // Specify the chart version you want to deploy
    // Set the repository where the Apache Knox Helm chart is located
    // Replace with the official Helm chart repository URL if different
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://helm-repo-path-to-apache-knox",
    },
    namespace: namespace.metadata.name,
    // If the chart requires any values to be set, define them in the 'values' object
    // For example, to override the default service type to NodePort, you might use:
    values: {
        service: {
            type: "NodePort",
        },
    },
}, { dependsOn: namespace });

// Export the base URL for Apache Knox for easy access
export const knoxEndpoint = knoxChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "apache-knox-helm-knox", "status").apply(status => `http://${status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname}`);

```

In this program:
- The `@pulumi/kubernetes` package is imported to allow interaction with Kubernetes resources.
- A new Kubernetes namespace is created for the deployment of Apache Knox, ensuring that resources are logically separated within the Kubernetes cluster.
- The `Chart` object named `apache-knox-helm` represents the Apache Knox Helm chart deployment. The `chart`, `version`, `fetchOpts`, and `values` are specified to configure the Helm chart. These values need to be adjusted depending on the actual Helm chart details and your specific needs. The `namespace` property associates the chart with the created namespace.
- We then export an endpoint that could be used to access the Apache Knox deployment, assuming it exposes a service of type LoadBalancer.
  
Remember, you will need to replace `"https://helm-repo-path-to-apache-knox"` with the actual repository URL of the Apache Knox Helm chart.

Finally, to apply this Pulumi program, save the code in a file called `index.ts`, and run the following commands in your terminal:

```bash
# Install Pulumi CLI and necessary packages
npm install @pulumi/kubernetes
pulumi up
```

When you run `pulumi up`, Pulumi will execute the code and create the resources in your Kubernetes cluster as described in the program. It will give you a preview of the changes before they are applied, so you can confirm that everything is set up as expected.