Feature Gates

Redis Operator supports feature gates to enable alpha/experimental features. These can be configured in the Helm chart values.

Configuration

Feature gates can be configured in the Helm chart values:

featureGates:
  # Enable generating Redis configuration using an init container instead of a regular container
  GenerateConfigInInitContainer: false

Available Feature Gates

GenerateConfigInInitContainer

When enabled, Redis configuration will be generated using an init container instead of a regular container. This is an alpha feature and may change in future releases.

Default: false

Usage:

featureGates:
  GenerateConfigInInitContainer: true

Feature Gate Lifecycle

Feature gates follow a standard lifecycle:

1. Alpha: Features are disabled by default and may be changed in incompatible ways in a later software release without notice.
2. Beta: Features are enabled by default and may be changed in incompatible ways in a later software release.
3. GA: Features are enabled by default and will not be changed in incompatible ways in a later software release.

Adding New Feature Gates

When adding new feature gates to Redis Operator:

1. Define the feature gate in internal/features/features.go
2. Add the feature gate to DefaultRedisOperatorFeatureGates
3. Update the Helm chart values to include the new feature gate
4. Update this documentation with the new feature gate details