Deploy the nats-server helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the NATS server Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, you can use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster in a declarative manner using Pulumi's infrastructure as code approach.

The `Chart` resource takes several parameters that you'll need to specify for the NATS server Helm chart:

- `chart`: The name of the chart (in this case, `nats`).
- `version`: Optional. The specific version of the chart to deploy. If you do not specify this, the latest version will be deployed.
- `namespace`: Optional. The Kubernetes namespace in which to deploy this chart. If not specified, it will be deployed in the `default` namespace.

Before you run the program below, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

1. An OpenShift cluster up and running.
2. `kubectl` configured to communicate with your OpenShift cluster.
3. Pulumi CLI installed on your machine.
4. Helm CLI installed on your machine to fetch Helm chart dependencies, if required.

Below is a TypeScript program for Pulumi that you can use as a starting point to deploy the NATS server Helm chart on your OpenShift cluster:

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

// Create an instance of the kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart class to deploy NATS server helm chart.
const natsChart = new kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart("nats-server", {
    // Replace with the chart version you want to deploy
    version: "0.7.6",
    chart: "nats",
    fetchOpts: {
        // This is the repository where the Chart is hosted.
        repo: "https://nats-io.github.io/k8s/helm/charts/",
    },
    // Set the values for the chart here. This is equivalent to the `--set` flag in helm CLI.
    values: {
        // Add specific configuration values for NATS server chart here.
        // For example:
        // replicaCount: 3,
    },
    namespace: "nats-namespace", // Replace with the namespace where you want to deploy NATS server
});

// Export the base URL of the NATS server (if applicable)
export const natsServerUrl = "http://nats-server-url:port"; // Replace with the actual URL and port
```

To deploy the NATS server helm chart to your OpenShift cluster, you would need to:

1. Run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the changes.
2. After confirming, Pulumi will execute the deployment to your cluster.

Remember to replace the placeholder values in the `values` and `namespace` fields with ones specific to your use case, such as the number of replicas or any other configuration that the NATS server helm chart supports.

This program assumes that your Pulumi Kubernetes provider is properly configured to communicate with your OpenShift cluster. The `fetchOpts.repo` field specifies the repository URL where the NATS helm chart can be found, and you must specify the exact chart version you wish to deploy using the `version` field. If you omit the version, the latest will be used.

Make sure to review the NATS Helm chart configuration options to customize your deployment according to your needs. These options can be set in the `values` field of the chart.

Lastly, you should replace `natsServerUrl` with the actual base URL where your NATS server will be accessible after deployment. This will depend on how OpenShift is exposing services, such as whether you are using Route or NodePort.