Deploy the shortlink-bot helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the shortlink-bot Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we'll need to use the `Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy a Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster. Before deploying, make sure you have Kubernetes configured properly and that you are connected to the cluster where you intend to deploy the Helm chart.

Here's a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that deploys the `shortlink-bot` Helm chart. In the program, we assume that the chart is available in a Helm repository, and you need to replace `REPO_URL` with the URL of the Helm repository where the `shortlink-bot` chart is hosted. You will also need to set any values required by the Helm chart by modifying the `values` field.

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

// Define the Helm chart, version, and any values you want to override.
const shortlinkBotChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("shortlink-bot", {
    // Replace `REPO_URL` with the URL of your Helm chart's repository
    repo: "REPO_URL",
    chart: "shortlink-bot",
    version: "1.0.0", // Specify the version of the chart if needed
    // Set values for the Helm chart as needed.
    values: {
        // You would include key-value pairs here corresponding to the chart's values.yaml file.
        // For example:
        // image: "registry/myimage:tag",
        // replicaCount: 2,
        // service: {
        //   type: "LoadBalancer",
        // },
        // Override values as needed for 'shortlink-bot'
    },
});

// Export the public IP address of the service, if it's available
export const servicePublicIP = shortlinkBotChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "shortlink-bot-service", "status").apply(status => status.loadBalancer?.ingress[0].ip);
```

This program does the following:

- It imports the Pulumi Kubernetes package, which contains the necessary classes and functions to interact with Kubernetes resources.
- It creates a new instance of the `Chart` class, which corresponds to the deployment of a Helm chart.
- It specifies the repository URL, chart name, and chart version. The version may need to be adjusted based on available releases of your target Helm chart.
- It defines values to override defaults from the chart's `values.yaml`. Depending on the `shortlink-bot` Helm chart, you may need to set various configurations like image repository and tag, service type, and the number of replicas. These values should be aligned with the configuration options available for the `shortlink-bot` Helm chart you are deploying.
- It exports the public IP address of the service created by the Helm chart, assuming it creates a LoadBalancer service and the cluster supports LoadBalancer services with public IP addresses. If the service is of a different type or the ingress details are different, you will need to adjust the `export` statement accordingly.

Remember to replace `REPO_URL` with the actual URL of the Helm repository and adjust values according to the configuration of the `shortlink-bot` chart. You will also need to install the Pulumi CLI and the Pulumi Kubernetes package if you haven't already.

You can run this Pulumi program using the Pulumi CLI command `pulumi up` after saving the code in a file named `index.ts`. You need to have the Pulumi CLI installed, and you should be logged into the Pulumi service or using the Pulumi local state backend, depending on your setup. Make sure your `kubeconfig` file is properly set up to connect to your Kubernetes cluster.

Please replace placeholders such as `REPO_URL` and any specific values according to your actual configuration before running the program to ensure that the resources are correctly provisioned.