Deploy the castlemock helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the CastleMock Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we'll follow these steps:

1. Set up a Kubernetes cluster (I'll assume you already have a cluster configured and available for deployment).
2. Install the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to interact with your Kubernetes cluster.
3. Define the code to deploy the CastleMock Helm chart to the Kubernetes cluster.

In the Pulumi TypeScript program below, we will use the `Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider, which allows us to deploy Helm charts. CastleMock is a tool for mocking SOAP-based or RESTful services, and Helm Charts are a convenient way to package and deploy software like CastleMock on Kubernetes.

Here is a detailed Pulumi TypeScript program that deploys the CastleMock Helm chart:

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

// Create a new Helm Chart for CastleMock. The release name is set to 'castlemock'.
// You will need to provide the correct repository URL where the CastleMock Helm chart is located.
// Also, ensure that the version of the chart you refer to is correct.
const castleMockChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('castlemock', {
    // Replace `'http://example.com/helm'` with the actual chart repository URL.
    repo: 'helm-repository-name', // The Helm repository name.
    chart: 'castlemock',          // The name of the chart.
    version: 'chart-version',     // The version of the chart; specify a specific version to avoid unexpected updates.
    // Values are chart-specific and modify configuration of the chart.
    // Replace with values applicable for CastleMock or modify as needed.
    values: {                     
        service: {
            type: 'LoadBalancer', // Exposing CastleMock via a LoadBalancer service (choose ClusterIP, NodePort, or LoadBalancer).
        },
    },
    // Set the namespace where you want to deploy your Helm Chart, default is 'default' if not provided.
    namespace: 'default', // Replace with the actual namespace you want to deploy to.
});

// Export the public IP of the LoadBalancer for CastleMock
// Only if you are using a service.type of LoadBalancer.
export const castleMockIp = castleMockChart.getResourceProperty('v1/Service', 'castlemock', 'status').apply(status => status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip);
```

Remember to replace `'helm-repository-name'`, `'chart-version'`, and `'default'` with the actual Helm repository name, CastleMock chart version, and namespace you are deploying to, respectively.

This program does the following:
- It imports the Pulumi Kubernetes package.
- It defines a Helm Chart resource named `castlemock`.
- It specifies the repository, chart name, version, and values, as is standard for Helm.
- It deploys CastleMock to the default namespace, but you can specify a different one.
- It exports the public IP of the LoadBalancer if that is how you choose to expose CastleMock, allowing you to access it.

To run this Pulumi program, you will need to have Pulumi installed and set up with access to your Kubernetes cluster. You can then run `pulumi up` to execute the deployment.

Additionally, you might want to adjust certain values such as resource limitations, ingress rules, and persistence settings based on your environment and CastleMock's documentation. The values structure would depend on the CastleMock Helm chart's expected configuration parameters, which are typically documented in the chart's `values.yaml` file or in the Helm repository hosting the chart.