Deploy the security-role-perm-crd helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, we'll use the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package which provides a comprehensive API to interact with Kubernetes resources, including managing Helm charts.

We'll leverage the `Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes provider to deploy your Helm chart named `security-role-perm-crd`. The `Chart` resource is a high-level abstraction that simplifies deploying Helm charts to a Kubernetes cluster.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy the `security-role-perm-crd` Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster.

First, we will install the required Pulumi Kubernetes package:

```bash
npm install @pulumi/kubernetes
```

Next, here is the TypeScript program:

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

// Replace the following variables with the appropriate values for your Helm chart.
const chartName = "security-role-perm-crd";     // The name of the Helm chart you want to deploy.
const chartVersion = "1.2.3";                   // The chart version (for example "1.2.3").
const namespace = "default";                    // The target namespace for the Helm chart (for instance "default").
const releaseName = "security-role-perm-release"; // The release name for this deployment.

// This is an example of deploying a Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster.
const chart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(releaseName, {
    chart: chartName,
    version: chartVersion,
    namespace: namespace,
    // Set any custom values for your chart here.
    // For example, you could set `values: { key: "value" }`.
    // If this chart does not require custom values, you can omit the `values` field.
}, { provider: k8sProvider });

// Export the name of the chart, if it needs to be used as an input to other resources.
export const chartNameExport = chartName;
```

In this program, we perform the following steps:

1. Import the required Pulumi Kubernetes package.
2. Specify the name and version of your Helm chart along with the namespace where you want to deploy it.
3. Create a new `Chart` resource, providing it with the necessary details like the name, version, and namespace. This tells Pulumi to deploy the Helm chart with the provided settings. If your chart requires custom values, you can specify them using the `values` field.

You need to have access to a Kubernetes cluster and have the `kubeconfig` file correctly setup in your environment for Pulumi to interact with the cluster. Ensure you have already logged in to Pulumi and selected the appropriate stack corresponding to the environment you're working with.

Run the following command to deploy your Helm chart using this program:

```bash
pulumi up
```

This command will show you a preview of the resources Pulumi plans to create or update. If the preview looks good, proceed to confirm the deployment, and Pulumi will start deploying the Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster.

Please make sure you replace the placeholders in the program with the actual details specific to the Helm chart you are deploying. Adjust `chartName`, `chartVersion`, `namespace`, and `releaseName` accordingly.

The `export` statement at the end is optional; it allows you to output the chart name. You can use this export if other parts of your Pulumi program must reference the deployed chart.