Deploy the license-ops helm chart on Kubernetes

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In order to deploy the `license-ops` Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, you will use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows for declarative management of Helm chart releases.

The `Chart` resource encapsulates all the functionality required to perform Helm Chart installations into your Kubernetes cluster. With Pulumi, you define the desired state of your Helm release in code, and Pulumi ensures that the specified charts are installed or updated accordingly.

The following Pulumi TypeScript program demonstrates how to deploy the `license-ops` Helm chart. This program assumes you have a Kubernetes cluster configured and available to Pulumi, either via a kubeconfig file or cloud provider Kubernetes service integration.

### Detailed Explanation:
1. **Importing Required Libraries**: We begin by importing the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package, which gives us access to the Kubernetes resources we need to work with.
2. **Creating a Helm Chart Resource**: The primary step is to instantiate a `Chart` resource, specifying the `license-ops` chart and any values you want to override. In this example, I'll use placeholder values for the `repo` and `version` properties; you can replace these with appropriate values for your use case.
3. **Exporting the Chart Name**: At the end of the program, the name of the chart is exported. This is useful for querying the deployment status outside of Pulumi.

Now, let's write the Pulumi TypeScript program:

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

// Declare the license-ops Helm chart from a specific repository and version.
const licenseOpsChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("license-ops", {
    // Replace with your Helm chart's repository URL.
    repo: "https://charts.example.com/",
    chart: "license-ops",
    // Specify the version of the chart you want to deploy.
    version: "1.2.3",
    // You can pass additional configuration values here.
    values: {
        // For example, you might want to specify configuration parameters:
        // service: { type: "ClusterIP" }
    },
});

// Export the name of the chart.
export const chartName = licenseOpsChart.metadata.name;
```

### Additional Resources:
- [`Chart` resource documentation](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/kubernetes/api-docs/helm/v3/chart/): to understand all the configurable options that are available when deploying a Helm chart.

This Pulumi program creates a new Helm release in your Kubernetes cluster based on the specified `license-ops` chart. After running this Pulumi program with `pulumi up`, the Helm chart will be deployed to your cluster. You can validate the deployment using standard Kubernetes tools like `kubectl`, or by inspecting resources in your cloud provider's Kubernetes console.