Deploy the kube-auth-proxy helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `kube-auth-proxy` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we will leverage the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource provided by the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource allows us to deploy Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster.

Before you begin, make sure you have Pulumi installed and configured to connect to your Kubernetes cluster. You also need to have Helm installed, as Pulumi will use the Helm CLI locally to deploy the chart.

Below is a TypeScript program that demonstrates how to use Pulumi to deploy the `kube-auth-proxy` chart. If you don't have the `kube-auth-proxy` chart already available, you will need to specify a repository where the chart can be found. For the purpose of this example, I'll assume that the chart is hosted in a hypothetical Helm repository at `https://charts.example.com/`.

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

// Create a new instance of the kube-auth-proxy Helm chart.
const kubeAuthProxy = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("kube-auth-proxy", {
    chart: "kube-auth-proxy",     // The name of the chart.
    version: "1.0.0",             // The version of the chart to deploy. Update with the actual version.
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://charts.example.com/",  // The URL of the repository where the chart is hosted.
    },
    // Optionally, you can specify values to override default chart values.
    // values: {
    //     key: "value",
    // },
});

// To interact with the deployed Helm chart, you can export the chart's status or any relevant data:
export const chartStatus = kubeAuthProxy.status;

// For example, if the chart creates a service and you'd like to know its internal endpoint:
export const serviceEndpoint = kubeAuthProxy.getResourceProperty(
    "v1/Service", "kube-auth-proxy", "status"
);

```

**Explanation**:
- We import the Pulumi Kubernetes package, which contains the necessary classes and functions to interact with Kubernetes resources.
- We create a `Chart` object, which represents the Helm chart for `kube-auth-proxy`. The chart's name, version, and repository URL are provided.
- The `fetchOpts` object includes the repository URL (`repo`) where the Helm chart can be found. Pulumi will use this URL to obtain the chart.
- Optionally, you can provide custom values to the `values` object within the `Chart` resource, which allows you to override any default chart values (this part is commented out as it's optional and specific to your chart's configuration).
- Finally, we export the chart's status and service endpoint, which you can use to verify the deployment or interact further with the deployed resources.

Run `pulumi up` to provision the resources as specified in the program. This command will show you a preview of the changes, ask for confirmation, and then apply those changes to your cluster.