Deploy the kafka-connector helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the Kafka Connector Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you'll primarily be using the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes package. This allows you to specify a Helm chart to deploy to your Kubernetes cluster.

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to deploy a Helm chart using Pulumi:

1. **Set Up Your Project**: Before you start, ensure you have a Pulumi project set up. If you don't, you can create one with `pulumi new typescript`.

2. **Install the Necessary Packages**: Make sure to have the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package installed in your project. It enables Pulumi to work with Kubernetes resources.

3. **Import the Dependencies**: Within your TypeScript program, you will need to import the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package to access Kubernetes resources.

4. **Deploy the Helm Chart**: Using the `Chart` resource, specify the Helm chart you want to deploy. In this example, we'll say the Kafka Connector Helm chart is available in a Helm repository that we've added to our cluster or is publicly available.

5. **Configure and Launch**: Define any necessary configurations required by your Helm chart as an object, and then deploy the chart to your cluster.

The code below demonstrates how to use Pulumi to deploy a Helm chart:

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

// Define configuration for the Kafka Connector Helm chart.
// Be sure to replace the specifics with the correct values for your situation.
const kafkaConnectorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("kafka-connector", {
  // Assuming the Kafka Connector chart is in a Helm repo named 'kafka-helm-repo'
  // and the chart version is '1.0.0'.
  chart: "kafka-connector",
  version: "1.0.0",
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami", // This is an example Helm repo URL; replace it with the actual one.
  },
  // Define values to configure the Kafka Connector.
  // These values would depend on the specific Helm chart's values.yaml file.
  values: {
    // Example configuration; the real configuration parameters would be different.
    replicaCount: 1,
    kafka: {
      brokers: "kafka:9092", // Here you should specify the connection string for your Kafka cluster.
    },
  },
});

// Export the Kafka Connector's service name for easy access.
// This assumes your Helm chart creates a Kubernetes service for the connector.
export const kafkaConnectorServiceName = kafkaConnectorChart.getResourceProperty(
  "v1/Service",
  "kafka-connector-service", // Replace this with the actual name of the service as defined in the Helm chart.
  "metadata.name",
);
```

What this program does:

- It imports the Pulumi Kubernetes SDK, which allows you to declare Kubernetes resources as part of your infrastructure code.
- It creates a new instance of the `Chart` resource, signifying a Helm chart deployment.
- The `chart` property specifies the name of the Helm chart you want to deploy.
- The `version` property is an optional field to specify a specific version of the Helm chart. You might want to use this to lock the deployment to a known good version.
- The `repo` within `fetchOpts` specifies the URL of the Helm repository where the Kafka Connector chart can be found.
- The `values` object includes configuration options for the Helm chart. The example shows setting the number of `replicaCount` and Kafka broker options, but you would replace these with the actual configurations for the Kafka Connector Helm chart you are deploying.

After running this Pulumi program, the Kafka Connector will be deployed to your Kubernetes cluster, and you'll have a variable exported which provides the service's name, enabling you to easily access or address the service within your Kubernetes cluster or applications.