Flux: chartFileRef's values is not updated when image updated

[sureshamk]

Describe the bug
I has value files based on chartFileRef as separate file . When I am updating new image, this file is not getting updated with the new image.

Expected behavior
If new image updated, flux cd will update the HelmRelease values image's version same chartFileRef will be updated

Reference Repo:
https://github.com/sureshamk/hello-flux-helm

[hiddeco]

Flux will only update values in the spec.values of the HelmRelease resource itself, and not in the underlying referred value files.

[sureshamk]

It would be nice , if its happen such a way , any plan for this feature ?

[hiddeco]

Given the added complexity it would introduce, I think it is not likely this is going to happen anytime soon.

[squaremo]

It's not just that it's technically tricky: it would go against the design of the helm operator, in which charts are considered read-only (including files that come with them), and values are varied _per release_ by supplying them in the HelmRelease resource.

Until there's a strong argument that the design should be changed, there will be no plan to implement this. A strong argument would run along the lines of "a common use case that cannot be accomplished in any other way, is to ...".

[squaremo]

[...] a common use case that cannot be accomplished in any other way

@sureshamk If you describe what you are trying to do, we can help you figure out if there's another way to do it.