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When spec.namespace is empty the applier stops passing WithSelfManagedInstallNamespace, so the renderer resolves the install namespace from bundle metadata and emits the Namespace object itself. This is gated on BoxcutterRuntime; with the gate off an empty spec.namespace is a terminal configuration error rather than a silent fallback.

_second of three PRs splitting #2825. This one is applier.

validateSystemManagedNamespaceUnchanged from the original branch is deliberately omitted while the requirement is being discussed. It blocked an upgrade whose bundle resolves to a different namespace, by listing namespaces with the extension's owner labels and comparing._

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  • applier/provider.go
    New IsNamespaceManagementEnabled field. If spec.namespace is empty and the gate is off, Get() returns a terminal config error. If spec.namespace is set, it passes WithSelfManagedInstallNamespace as before; if empty, it omits the option so the renderer resolves the namespace and emits the Namespace object.

  • applier/boxcutter.go
    Migrate() returns early when spec.namespace is empty — a managed-namespace extension never had a Helm release, so there's nothing to migrate.

  • controllers/clusterextension_reconcile_steps.go
    New ValidateInstallNamespace step. Checks a user-provided spec.namespace exists and fails retryably if not, so the user can create it and the next reconcile succeeds. No-ops when the namespace is system-managed.

  • cmd/operator-controller/main.go
    Sets IsNamespaceManagementEnabled from the BoxcutterRuntime gate, and inserts ValidateInstallNamespace(coreClient) into the boxcutter step list between UnpackBundle and ApplyBundleWithBoxcutter.

  • Tests
    Gate coverage in provider_test.go, the migration skip in boxcutter_test.go, and TestValidateInstallNamespace plus a direct test of the system-managed short-circuit in clusterextension_controller_test.go.

Only the namespace existence check is live today. Everything else waits on the CRD change in PR 3.

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  • New Features
    • Added support for system-managed installation namespaces when the BoxcutterRuntime feature is enabled.
    • Install namespaces provided by users are now validated before deployment.
    • Missing user-provided namespaces report a retryable progress status.
    • Managed-namespace installations now skip unnecessary storage migration.

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The change adds system-managed install namespace support behind the BoxcutterRuntime feature gate. User-provided namespaces are validated before bundle application. Storage migration skips extensions without a namespace.

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Install namespace management

Layer / File(s) Summary
Provider namespace rendering
internal/operator-controller/applier/provider.go, internal/operator-controller/applier/provider_test.go, cmd/operator-controller/main.go
The provider applies the feature gate, rejects empty namespaces when disabled, and renders a managed Namespace when enabled.
Install namespace validation
internal/operator-controller/controllers/clusterextension_reconcile_steps.go, internal/operator-controller/controllers/clusterextension_controller_test.go, cmd/operator-controller/main.go
Reconciliation checks user-provided namespaces through the core client. Missing namespaces set Progressing and return a retryable error. Empty namespaces skip lookup.
Managed namespace migration
internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go, internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter_test.go
Migration returns immediately when spec.namespace is empty. Existing migration fixtures now specify a namespace, and a managed-namespace no-op case is tested.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: joelanford

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ClusterExtensionReconciler
  participant ValidateInstallNamespace
  participant CoreV1NamespacesClient
  participant RegistryV1ManifestProvider
  ClusterExtensionReconciler->>ValidateInstallNamespace: Validate spec.namespace
  alt User-provided namespace
    ValidateInstallNamespace->>CoreV1NamespacesClient: Get namespace
    CoreV1NamespacesClient-->>ValidateInstallNamespace: Return namespace status
  else System-managed namespace
    ValidateInstallNamespace-->>ClusterExtensionReconciler: Skip lookup
  end
  ClusterExtensionReconciler->>RegistryV1ManifestProvider: Render bundle
  RegistryV1ManifestProvider-->>ClusterExtensionReconciler: Return rendered resources
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The current behavior works, but its no-op test would not catch an unintended Helm lookup added later. Tightening the mock improves regression protection.

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When spec.namespace is empty the applier stops passing
WithSelfManagedInstallNamespace, so the renderer resolves the install namespace
from bundle metadata and emits the Namespace object itself. This is gated on
BoxcutterRuntime; with the gate off an empty spec.namespace is a terminal
configuration error rather than a silent fallback.

Signed-off-by: Nader Ziada <nziada@redhat.com>
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nader-ziada force-pushed the feat/managed-namespace-runtime branch from 65b8acb to 9c32775 Compare September 17, 2026 15:38
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/cc @joelanford @perdasilva this is PR #2 from the splitting of #2825

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// no List, no action client, and no revision generation. No expectations are set, so
// gomock fails the test if any of these are called.
brb := mockapplier.NewMockClusterObjectSetGenerator(ctrl)
mag := newMockActionGetter(ctrl, mockActionGetterConfig{})

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Use a strict action-client mock in this no-op test.

newMockActionGetter allows ActionClientFor, Get, and History with AnyTimes(). A future Migrate change could perform a Helm lookup before returning without failing this test. Use an action getter with no allowed calls, or let the helper disable its default expectations for this test.

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In `@internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter_test.go` at line 1666, Update
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