Deploy the phpstorm helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the PhpStorm Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you would need to use the `Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy Helm charts in a Kubernetes cluster.

Before you start deploying Helm charts with Pulumi, you need to have a few prerequisites in place:
- A Kubernetes cluster where the Helm chart will be deployed. You can use any Kubernetes provider like minikube for local development, or managed services like Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Helm and Pulumi CLIs properly installed and set up on your machine.
- Existing Pulumi project set up for working with your K8s cluster.

Here's a TypeScript program that uses Pulumi to deploy a Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster. Make sure to replace `"phpstorm-chart"` and `"https://charts.my-company.com"` with the actual chart name and Helm repository URL containing the PhpStorm Helm chart. If required, additional configuration parameters can be passed to the Helm chart using the `values` property.

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

const phpstormChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("phpstorm-chart", {
    repo: "helm-repo-name", // Replace with your Helm repository name.
    chart: "phpstorm",      // Assuming 'phpstorm' is the name of the chart.
    version: "chart-version", // Specify the chart version you want to deploy.
    // You can provide additional configuration values here as needed.
    // For example: 
    // values: {
    //   service: { type: "LoadBalancer" },
    //   replicaCount: 2,
    // },
});

export const chartName = phpstormChart.metadata.name;
```

Let's break this down:

- **Line 1:** We import the Kubernetes package from Pulumi, which allows us to interact with Kubernetes resources.

- **Line 3-10:** We define a new Helm chart resource using `new k8s.helm.v3.Chart`. The constructor takes two arguments: a name for the resource and an options object. This object specifies the repository, chart name, version, and any other configurations required for the Helm chart.

- **Line 11:** The `export` statement is used to output the name of the deployed Helm chart. This is useful for retrieving the deployment details after running `pulumi up`.

Please make sure to replace placeholder strings with actual values that correspond to your Helm chart, including the repository, chart name, and version. Additionally, you might need to provide a set of configurations specific to the PhpStorm chart under the `values` object.

Do note that the actual chart name and version will depend on how the PhpStorm Helm chart is published in the repository. You should consult the helm repository or the maintainers of the PhpStorm Helm chart for the correct `chart`, `repo`, and `version`, as well as for any specific `values` that the chart might require.

To execute this program and deploy the Helm chart, you would run `pulumi up` within your Pulumi project directory. This command will start the deployment process in the terminal, enabling you to review the changes before they are applied to your Kubernetes cluster.