Deploy the nirmata-venafi-adapter helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the nirmata-venafi-adapter Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, we will use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` class from the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package. This class conveniently wraps the Helm functionality for deploying charts on Kubernetes with Pulumi.

Here's a step-by-step explanation and the corresponding Pulumi program in TypeScript.

### Prerequisites
Before running the code below, ensure you have the following:
- A configured Pulumi environment with appropriate access to your Kubernetes cluster. Information on installing Pulumi and setting up your environment can be found in the [Pulumi documentation](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/get-started/).
- A Kubernetes cluster where the Helm chart will be deployed. It can be a local one like Minikube, or a cloud-managed cluster like EKS, AKS, or GKE.

### Explanation of the Program
1. **Importing Necessary Libraries**: We import the `@pulumi/pulumi` and `@pulumi/kubernetes` libraries. The former is the core Pulumi library, which is essential for any Pulumi program, and the latter contains the Kubernetes resources.

2. **Creating a Helm Chart Resource**: Using the `Chart` class, we define the Helm chart we wish to deploy. In this case, it's the nirmata-venafi-adapter. We will assume the chart is available in a public Helm repository and specify the repository URL and the chart name.

3. **Configuring the Helm Chart**: While creating the Helm chart resource, you can pass in additional configuration parameters via the `values` argument. If the nirmata-venafi-adapter chart requires specific configurations, you would provide them here. For the purposes of this example, we'll assume default configurations are used, but I will demonstrate where you would insert those configurations.

4. **Launching the Helm Chart**: As Pulumi performs an up operation, it will contact the Kubernetes API and deploy the Helm chart to your cluster.

### Pulumi Program
Here's a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that deploys the nirmata-venafi-adapter Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster.

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

// Create an instance of the nirmata-venafi-adapter Helm chart
const nirmataVenafiAdapterChart = new kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart("nirmata-venafi-adapter", {
    // Assuming the chart is hosted in a public Helm chart repository,
    // you would specify the repository and chart name like this:
    repo: "your-chart-repository",  // Replace with the actual repository name
    chart: "nirmata-venafi-adapter",  // This is the name of the chart

// If the chart required specific configurations, you would pass them in like this:
    // Note that this is just a placeholder, you will need to replace these with actual configuration values
    values: {
        someConfigParameter: "some-value",
        anotherConfigParameter: "another-value",
    },

// Specify which namespace the chart should be deployed into.
    namespace: "default",  // Replace with the actual namespace if not deploying into the default namespace
});

// Optionally, you can export the resources' properties by making them available outside of Pulumi
// For example, if there was a generated service with an external endpoint, you might export it like this:
export const chartName = nirmataVenafiAdapterChart.metadata.apply(m => m.name);
```

### Running the Program
To run this Pulumi program, you would perform the following steps:
1. Save the code to a file with a `.ts` extension, for instance, `deploy_nirmata_venafi_adapter.ts`.
2. Make sure you have changed directories to where your Pulumi stack is initialized.
3. Run `pulumi up` in your terminal.
4. If everything is configured correctly, Pulumi will apply the changes to your Kubernetes cluster and deploy the chart.

Remember to replace the placeholder values such as `"your-chart-repository"` with the actual values for the Helm chart repository that you are using and to provide any necessary chart specific configurations within the `values` property.

Please note that this code snippet is a starting point. Helm chart configurations are specific to the chart, and you will need to refer to the nirmata-venafi-adapter chart's documentation for the exact configuration options required.