I want to iterate over the Yaml list which is defined in the file, and use it in Job. For example i have

test.yaml

    list:
      - first element
      - second element

In _helpers.tpl i can define
something like

{{- define "mychart.list" -}}
{{ .Files.Get "test.yaml"| toYaml }}
{{- end }}

And then in Job i want do something like

    {{- $lists  := include "mychart.list" . }}
    {{- range $element := $lists.list}}
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:


and then use the $element.

But when i am trying to do the dry-run with --debug it complains about

at <$lists.list>: can't evaluate field list in type string.

Looks like whole value is coming as string rather than Yaml, does it needs explicit call to Yaml parser ? If yes, is there a way to do that ?

BTW i have also tried various combinations of

    {{- $lists  := include "mychart.list" . | toYaml }}

or loading the file inline, but none of them helps.

I can put the list in Values.yaml, but don't want to do that purposely.


Any help is really appreciated.

Probably not the right forum to ask usage questions on. Maybe try the #helm-users kubernetes slack channel in the future. But:
{{- $lists := .Files.Get "files/test.yaml" | fromYaml }}
{{- range $element := $lists.list}}
---
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: Job
metadata:
name: {{ $element }}
{{- end }}

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From: cncf-helm@... <cncf-helm@...> on behalf of lmadan@... <lmadan@...>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:37 PM
To: cncf-helm@...
Subject: [cncf-helm] Is it possibe to create yaml object in helm from file

I want to iterate over the Yaml list which is defined in the file, and use it in Job. For example i have

test.yaml

list:
- first element
- second element

In _helpers.tpl i can define
something like

{{- define "mychart.list" -}}
{{ .Files.Get "test.yaml"| toYaml }}
{{- end }}

And then in Job i want do something like

{{- $lists := include "mychart.list" . }}
{{- range $element := $lists.list}}
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: Job
metadata:


and then use the $element.

But when i am trying to do the dry-run with --debug it complains about

at <$lists.list>: can't evaluate field list in type string.

Looks like whole value is coming as string rather than Yaml, does it needs explicit call to Yaml parser ? If yes, is there a way to do that ?

BTW i have also tried various combinations of

{{- $lists := include "mychart.list" . | toYaml }}

or loading the file inline, but none of them helps.

I can put the list in Values.yaml, but don't want to do that purposely.


Any help is really appreciated.