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What type of PR is this?
/kind enhancement

What does this PR do / why we need it:
This PR prevents the openshift-gitops namespace from being created when DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true is set. Previously, the flag only prevented the ArgoCD instance creation but still created the namespace.

Have you updated the necessary documentation?

  • Documentation update is required by this PR.
  • Documentation has been updated.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes #?
https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/GITOPS-10435

Test acceptance criteria:

  • Unit Test
  • E2E Test

How to test changes / Special notes to the reviewer:
Fresh install with flag enabled
Set environment variable in operator Subscription
DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true

verify
oc get namespace openshift-gitops
Expected: Error from server (NotFound)

test with make

make install
export DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true
make run

verify
oc get namespace openshift-gitops
Expected: Error from server (NotFound)

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📝 Summary

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Disabling the default installation now prevents creation of the default Argo CD instance, backend, and openshift-gitops namespace.
    • Existing default resources, including the namespace, are removed when the option is enabled.
    • Backend reconciliation is skipped when the namespace is unavailable or being deleted.
    • Removing the setting allows the default namespace to be recreated.
  • Documentation

    • Updated migration, usage, and installation guidance.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for namespace, Argo CD, and backend behavior.

Walkthrough

When default installation is disabled, reconciliation no longer creates the openshift-gitops namespace or backend deployment. It deletes the existing namespace with the default Argo CD instance. Tests and documentation now cover this lifecycle.

Changes

Default installation lifecycle

Layer / File(s) Summary
Reconcile default installation state
controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go
Namespace creation and metadata updates run only when default installation is enabled. The disabled path deletes the default namespace and reconciles the backend only when the namespace exists and is not terminating.
Validate and document namespace behavior
controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go, test/nondefaulte2e/gitops_service_nondefault_test.go, test/openshift/e2e/ginkgo/sequential/1-018_validate_disable_default_instance_test.go, docs/Migration_Guide.md, docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md, hack/non-olm-install/README.md
Tests verify namespace absence, deletion, and recreation. Documentation describes the namespace and default Argo CD instance lifecycle.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 61536

Enabling this setting can delete user-created applications, Secrets, and other resources in the namespace. Add an explicit data-loss and migration warning before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing creation of the openshift-gitops namespace when DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the namespace behavior change, documentation updates, tests, and verification steps.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 4 files. (3 skipped: 3 …
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docs/Migration_Guide.md (1)

68-68: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE description at line 68 for consistency

Line 9 was updated to mention namespace deletion, but line 68 still reads "Disables the installation of default instance in openshift-gitops namespace" without mentioning that the namespace itself is also deleted. This is inconsistent with the updated docs in the Usage Guide (line 225) and the non-olm README (line 84).

📝 Proposed fix
-`DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE`: Disables the installation of default instance in openshift-gitops namespace.
+`DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE`: Disables the installation of the default instance and deletes the `openshift-gitops` namespace if it exists.
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In `@docs/Migration_Guide.md` at line 68, Update the
DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE description in Migration_Guide.md to match the
other docs by stating that it disables installation of the default instance in
the openshift-gitops namespace and also deletes the namespace itself. Keep the
wording consistent with the updated Usage Guide and non-olm README entries, and
make the change in the documentation text that references this flag.
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Inline comments:
In `@controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go`:
- Around line 329-343: Skip backend reconciliation when the namespace is already
marked for deletion, because ensureDefaultArgoCDInstanceDoesntExist may leave it
in Terminating and the later Client.Get can still succeed. In the reconcile path
that calls ensureDefaultArgoCDInstanceDoesntExist, inspect the Namespace object
returned by Client.Get and only call reconcileBackend when it exists and has no
DeletionTimestamp; otherwise return without reconciling. Use the existing
symbols ensureDefaultArgoCDInstanceDoesntExist, Client.Get, and reconcileBackend
to keep the fix localized.
- Around line 309-319: Guard the version parsing in gitopsservice_controller.go
before indexing Segments() in the OCP version comparison logic. In the code
around realVersion/startVersion and the
version.NewVersion(dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion) path, check that each slice has
at least 2 elements before reading index 1, and handle shorter versions safely
by returning early or skipping the comparison. This prevents an
index-out-of-range panic when dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion is a single-segment
version like "4".

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@docs/Migration_Guide.md`:
- Line 68: Update the DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE description in
Migration_Guide.md to match the other docs by stating that it disables
installation of the default instance in the openshift-gitops namespace and also
deletes the namespace itself. Keep the wording consistent with the updated Usage
Guide and non-olm README entries, and make the change in the documentation text
that references this flag.
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/retest

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This will also disable console-plugin deployment, is that expected ?

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This will also disable console-plugin deployment, is that expected ?

yes, this is expected because the console plugin resources (Service, Deployment, ConfigMap) are deployed into the openshift-gitops namespace. When DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true, the namespace does not exist and plugin resources have nowhere to be deployed, please correct me if I have understood this incorrectly.

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This will also disable console-plugin deployment, is that expected ?

yes, this is expected because the console plugin resources (Service, Deployment, ConfigMap) are deployed into the openshift-gitops namespace. When DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE=true, the namespace does not exist and plugin resources have nowhere to be deployed, please correct me if I have understood this incorrectly.

FYI - @anandf @keithchong

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@keithchong, any comments? Are you ok with such behavior?

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IMO, this should go in after #1231

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I agree with Oliver that this should go in after #1231.

I am unsure why the console plugin should be disabled if the flag is set to true. In 1231, the console plugin resources are created in the operator's namespace. So whether DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE is true or false, that should not impact that? eg. the plugin resources will still be created.

It's just that we won't have the default Argo CD instance. The console plugin should still exist/be enabled/work regardless.

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I agree with Oliver that this should go in after #1231.

I am unsure why the console plugin should be disabled if the flag is set to true. In 1231, the console plugin resources are created in the operator's namespace. So whether DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE is true or false, that should not impact that? eg. the plugin resources will still be created.

It's just that we won't have the default Argo CD instance. The console plugin should still exist/be enabled/work regardless.

@keithchong yes after #1231 gets merged the console plugin resources will be created in the operator's namespace. I will make necessary changes in this PR once #1231 gets merged

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#1231 got merged, now working on this

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In `@docs/OpenShift` GitOps Usage Guide.md:
- Line 124: Update the warning at docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md lines
124-124 to state that deleting the openshift-gitops namespace removes all
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To disable the default ‘ready-to-use’ installation of Argo CD: as an admin, update the existing Subscription Object for Gitops Operator and add `DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE = true` to the spec.

**Warning**: setting this option to true will cause the existing Argo CD install in the *openshift-gitops* namespace to be deleted. Argo CD instances in other namespaces should not be affected.
**Warning**: setting this option to true will cause the existing Argo CD instance **and the `openshift-gitops` namespace** to be deleted. This completely removes the default installation. Argo CD instances in other namespaces should not be affected.

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Warn that namespace deletion removes all contained resources. Deleting openshift-gitops deletes every namespaced object in it, not only the default Argo CD instance. Users can lose applications, Secrets, and other user-created resources.

  • docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md#L124-L124: state that deletion removes all resources in the namespace and require backup or migration before enabling the setting.
  • docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md#L225-L225: add the same data-loss warning to the environment-variable reference.
  • docs/Migration_Guide.md#L9-L9: add the same data-loss warning to the migration instructions.
📍 Affects 2 files
  • docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md#L124-L124 (this comment)
  • docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md#L225-L225
  • docs/Migration_Guide.md#L9-L9
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In `@docs/OpenShift` GitOps Usage Guide.md at line 124, Update the warning at
docs/OpenShift GitOps Usage Guide.md lines 124-124 to state that deleting the
openshift-gitops namespace removes all contained resources and require users to
back up or migrate them first; add the same data-loss warning at docs/OpenShift
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