Deploy the svn-git-sync helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the `svn-git-sync` Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, you'll be using the `kubernetes` package, which allows you to work with Kubernetes resources, including those from OpenShift.

First, you'll need to ensure you have access to an OpenShift cluster and have `kubectl` configured to interact with it. Pulumi uses the same configuration as `kubectl` to communicate with your Kubernetes cluster.

In this deployment, we're going to:

1. Use the `Chart` resource from the `@pulumi/kubernetes/helm/v3` module to deploy the Helm chart. The `Chart` resource is a high-level resource that allows you to deploy Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster.
2. Configure the chart's `repo` property to the location where the `svn-git-sync` Helm chart is stored.
3. Specify any values required by the Helm chart through the `values` property.

Below is the TypeScript program that performs this deployment:

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

// Define the settings for the svn-git-sync Helm chart.
const svnGitSyncSettings = {
    // Replace with the actual repository URL for the svn-git-sync Helm chart
    repo: "http://your-helm-chart-repository.com",
    chart: "svn-git-sync",
    version: "1.0.0", // Replace with the actual chart version
    // Set any required values for the Helm chart deployment.
    values: {
        // Define the values that the svn-git-sync helm chart expects.
        // This is an example, replace with actual values as per chart's requirements.
        syncInterval: "60s",
        svnUrl: "http://your-svn-repository-url.com",
        gitUrl: "http://your-git-repository-url.com",
    },
    // Define the namespace where the Helm chart will be deployed.
    // Replace with the appropriate namespace, if you'd like to specify one.
    namespace: "default",
};

// Create a Helm chart instance for the svn-git-sync chart.
const svnGitSyncChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("svn-git-sync", {
    chart: svnGitSyncSettings.chart,
    version: svnGitSyncSettings.version,
    repositoryOpts: {
        repo: svnGitSyncSettings.repo,
    },
    values: svnGitSyncSettings.values,
    namespace: svnGitSyncSettings.namespace,
}, { provider: openshiftProvider }); // You should define `openshiftProvider` if you're working with multiple clusters.

export const chartName = svnGitSyncChart.chart;
```

What this code does:

- `new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("svn-git-sync", {...})`: This statement creates a new `Chart` resource which tells Pulumi to deploy the `svn-git-sync` Helm chart using the provided configuration.
- `repo`: This value should be the URL to the repository where your Helm chart resides.
- `chart`: The name of the chart to deploy (`svn-git-sync` in this case).
- `version`: The version of the chart to deploy.
- `values`: Here you customize the Helm chart deployment with the necessary values such as sync intervals and repository URLs.
- `namespace`: The Kubernetes namespace to deploy the chart to. We default to `default`, but you can put another namespace if you prefer.

Note that you'll need to replace placeholder values such as the repository URL and chart version with your actual information. In particular, the `values` object will need to include the configuration that's applicable to your `svn-git-sync` chart; consult the chart's documentation for what values it expects.

Make sure to install Pulumi and configure your environment to use the Kubernetes SDK before trying to deploy this chart.

To apply the program:

1. Save the above code to a file named `index.ts`.
2. Ensure Pulumi is installed and configured for TypeScript.
3. Run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the changes.

After the `pulumi up` command finishes, the `svn-git-sync` Helm chart will be deployed to your OpenShift cluster.

Remember to properly manage and clean up your cloud resources to avoid unnecessary charges. To remove the deployed resources, you can run `pulumi destroy`.