Deploy the notification-consumer helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, you will need to use the `Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster from various sources such as a Helm repo or a local path.

The `Chart` resource requires the chart name, and optionally, you can specify values to configure the Helm chart, such as the namespace to deploy into, custom configuration values, version of the chart, and so on.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy a Helm chart named `notification-consumer`. I will describe the process step by step and include comments in the code for clarity.

Here's what this Pulumi program will do:

1. Import necessary modules from Pulumi's Kubernetes package.
2. Define a Kubernetes namespace where the Helm chart will be deployed (assuming that you want the chart deployed into a specific namespace).
3. Define the Helm chart resource by specifying the chart name, repository (if it's not a local chart), and values for the chart's configuration.
4. Export any necessary outputs, such as the namespace or service details that the Helm chart might have created.

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

// Create a namespace for your application if it doesn't exist already
const appNamespace = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace("app-namespace", {
    metadata: {
        // You can change the name of your namespace
        name: "notification-consumer-namespace",
    },
});

// Define the notification-consumer Helm chart
const notificationConsumerChart = new k8s.helm.sh.v3.Chart("notification-consumer", {
    namespace: appNamespace.metadata.name,
    chart: "notification-consumer",
    // Assuming the chart is hosted in a Helm repository, specify the repository URL
    // If the chart is stored locally, you can use the `path` field instead
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://charts.example.com/", // This should be the URL of the Helm repo where your chart is hosted
    },
    // Specify the values that are needed to configure your Helm chart
    values: {
        // Replace these with actual configuration values needed for your chart
        service: {
            type: "ClusterIP",
        },
        replicaCount: 1,
        // ...other values
    },
    // If you want to use a specific version of the Helm chart, specify it here
    version: "1.2.3", // Replace with the chart version you want to deploy
});

// Export the namespace name and service name
export const namespaceName = appNamespace.metadata.name;
export const serviceName = notificationConsumerChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "notification-consumer", "metadata").apply(m => m.name);
```

In this code, we are creating a Kubernetes namespace if it doesn't already exist and then deploying a Helm chart into that namespace. We specify the name of the Helm chart `notification-consumer`, the repository URL where the chart is hosted, and configuration values that customize the deployment according to our needs.

Please adjust the `repo`, `chart`, and `values` fields to suit the actual Helm chart you intend to deploy. If the chart is stored locally rather than in a repository, use the `path` field to provide the local filesystem path to the chart.

Once the code is ready, you can run `pulumi up` using the Pulumi CLI to preview and apply the changes. This process will provision the resources defined in this Pulumi program within your Kubernetes cluster.

Remember to replace placeholder values such as `https://charts.example.com/` and `1.2.3` with the actual URL of your chart's Helm repository and desired chart version. The structure and actual keys of `values` will depend on the specific configuration options defined for the Helm chart.