Deploy the elasticsearch-exporter helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the Elasticsearch Exporter Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you'll need to leverage Pulumi's Kubernetes provider, which is capable of interacting with your Kubernetes cluster and deploying resources like Helm charts.

First, you need to ensure that you have set up your Kubernetes cluster and configured `kubectl` to connect to your Kubernetes cluster. Pulumi uses the same configuration that `kubectl` uses to interact with the Kubernetes cluster.

The code below demonstrates how to deploy a Helm chart using Pulumi with TypeScript. In the program, a Helm chart for Elasticsearch Exporter is instantiated and deployed to the cluster. `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` is a Pulumi resource that enables Helm chart deployment through Pulumi's infrastructure as code approach.

Here's a step-by-step explanation of what you're going to do in the TypeScript program:

1. You will import necessary modules from Pulumi and its Kubernetes package.
2. Create a new Helm chart resource by specifying the chart name, version, and any other configurations if needed.
3. The program assumes that you have included any dependent value configurations within the `values` object passed to the chart. You would need to replace these with actual configurations based on the specific requirements of Elasticsearch Exporter's Helm chart.

Now, let's create the program:

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

// The following Pulumi program deploys the elasticsearch-exporter Helm chart on Kubernetes.

// Create an instance of the Helm chart.
// "elasticsearch-exporter" is used as a release name and
// assumes "stable" is the name of the Helm repository added to your Helm client.
const elasticsearchExporterChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("elasticsearch-exporter", {
    // Replace with the actual repository and chart name corresponding to the Elasticsearch Exporter.
    // If your Helm repository has a different name or you've hosted your chart elsewhere, 
    // make sure to update the 'repo' and 'chart' properties accordingly.
    repo: "stable",
    chart: "elasticsearch-exporter",
    version: "x.y.z", // Replace with the actual chart version you want to deploy
    // Define values for the chart's configurable options.
    values: {
        // Add any values here that your chart requires.
        // For example, if you need to specify the Elasticsearch host, you would include:
        // es: {
        //   uri: "http://your-elasticsearch-cluster:9200"
        // }
    }
});

// Export the status of the deployed chart.
export const elasticsearchExporterStatus = elasticsearchExporterChart.status;
```

To use the above program:
1. Make sure your `kubectl` is configured correctly to interact with your Kubernetes cluster.
2. You might need to specify additional configurations inside the `values` block which align with Elasticsearch Exporter Helm chart's default values or any custom configurations you require.
3. Replace the `version` with the actual version of the Helm chart you wish to deploy. The chart version can be found on the Helm repository that hosts the Elasticsearch Exporter chart.
4. Once the program is ready, run it using the Pulumi CLI by executing `pulumi up`.

The Pulumi CLI will prompt you to review the changes before they're applied to your cluster. If everything looks good, confirm the deployment, and Pulumi will proceed with deploying the Elasticsearch Exporter Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster. After running the deployment successfully, you will see any exported outputs such as deployment status.

For more detailed information about the `Chart` resource, visit the [Pulumi documentation for Helm Charts](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/reference/pkg/kubernetes/helm/v3/chart/).