Add source-watcher to the `install` and `bootstrap` commands

Signed-off-by: Stefan Prodan <stefan.prodan@gmail.com>

cmd/flux/bootstrap.go

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func init() {
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&bootstrapArgs.defaultComponents, "components", rootArgs.defaults.Components,
 		"list of components, accepts comma-separated values")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&bootstrapArgs.extraComponents, "components-extra", nil,
-		"list of components in addition to those supplied or defaulted, accepts values such as 'image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller'")
+		"list of components in addition to those supplied or defaulted, accepts values such as 'image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller,source-watcher'")
 
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapArgs.registry, "registry", "ghcr.io/fluxcd",
 		"container registry where the Flux controller images are published")

cmd/flux/install.go

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ type installFlags struct {
 	force              bool
 }
 
-var installArgs = NewInstallFlags()
+var installArgs = newInstallFlags()
 
 func init() {
 	installCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&installArgs.export, "export", false,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func init() {
 	installCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&installArgs.defaultComponents, "components", rootArgs.defaults.Components,
 		"list of components, accepts comma-separated values")
 	installCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&installArgs.extraComponents, "components-extra", nil,
-		"list of components in addition to those supplied or defaulted, accepts values such as 'image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller'")
+		"list of components in addition to those supplied or defaulted, accepts values such as 'image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller,source-watcher'")
 	installCmd.Flags().StringVar(&installArgs.manifestsPath, "manifests", "", "path to the manifest directory")
 	installCmd.Flags().StringVar(&installArgs.registry, "registry", rootArgs.defaults.Registry,
 		"container registry where the toolkit images are published")
@@ -115,9 +115,14 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(installCmd)
 }
 
-func NewInstallFlags() installFlags {
+func newInstallFlags() installFlags {
 	return installFlags{
-		logLevel: flags.LogLevel(rootArgs.defaults.LogLevel),
+		logLevel:           flags.LogLevel(rootArgs.defaults.LogLevel),
+		defaultComponents:  rootArgs.defaults.Components,
+		registry:           rootArgs.defaults.Registry,
+		watchAllNamespaces: rootArgs.defaults.WatchAllNamespaces,
+		networkPolicy:      rootArgs.defaults.NetworkPolicy,
+		clusterDomain:      rootArgs.defaults.ClusterDomain,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -195,10 +200,13 @@ func installCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if installArgs.export {
-		fmt.Print(manifest.Content)
+		_, err = rootCmd.OutOrStdout().Write([]byte(manifest.Content))
-		return nil
+		return err
 	} else if rootArgs.verbose {
-		fmt.Print(manifest.Content)
+		_, err = rootCmd.OutOrStdout().Write([]byte(manifest.Content))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	logger.Successf("manifests build completed")

cmd/flux/install_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Flux authors
+Copyright 2025 The Flux authors
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package main
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+
+	ssautil "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssa/utils"
+
+	"github.com/fluxcd/flux2/v2/pkg/manifestgen/install"
+)
 
 func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	// The pointer to kubeconfigArgs.Namespace is shared across
@@ -59,3 +69,43 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInstall_ComponentsExtra(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+	command := "install --export --components-extra=" +
+		strings.Join(install.MakeDefaultOptions().ComponentsExtra, ",")
+
+	output, err := executeCommand(command)
+	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	manifests, err := ssautil.ReadObjects(strings.NewReader(output))
+	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	foundImageAutomation := false
+	foundImageReflector := false
+	foundSourceWatcher := false
+	foundExternalArtifact := false
+	for _, obj := range manifests {
+		if obj.GetKind() == "Deployment" && obj.GetName() == "image-automation-controller" {
+			foundImageAutomation = true
+		}
+		if obj.GetKind() == "Deployment" && obj.GetName() == "image-reflector-controller" {
+			foundImageReflector = true
+		}
+		if obj.GetKind() == "Deployment" && obj.GetName() == "source-watcher" {
+			foundSourceWatcher = true
+		}
+		if obj.GetKind() == "Deployment" &&
+			(obj.GetName() == "kustomize-controller" || obj.GetName() == "helm-controller") {
+			containers, _, _ := unstructured.NestedSlice(obj.Object, "spec", "template", "spec", "containers")
+			g.Expect(containers).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+			args, _, _ := unstructured.NestedSlice(containers[0].(map[string]any), "args")
+			g.Expect(args).To(ContainElement("--feature-gates=ExternalArtifact=true"))
+			foundExternalArtifact = true
+		}
+	}
+	g.Expect(foundImageAutomation).To(BeTrue(), "image-automation-controller deployment not found")
+	g.Expect(foundImageReflector).To(BeTrue(), "image-reflector-controller deployment not found")
+	g.Expect(foundSourceWatcher).To(BeTrue(), "source-watcher deployment not found")
+	g.Expect(foundExternalArtifact).To(BeTrue(), "ExternalArtifact feature gate not found")
+}

cmd/flux/main_test.go

@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ func resetCmdArgs() {
 	imagePolicyArgs = imagePolicyFlags{}
 	imageRepoArgs = imageRepoFlags{}
 	imageUpdateArgs = imageUpdateFlags{}
+	installArgs = newInstallFlags()
 	kustomizationArgs = NewKustomizationFlags()
 	receiverArgs = receiverFlags{}
 	resumeArgs = ResumeFlags{}

pkg/manifestgen/install/install_test.go

@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Generation warning '%s' not found", warning)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(output)
+	t.Log(output)
 }

pkg/manifestgen/install/options.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func MakeDefaultOptions() Options {
 		Version:                "latest",
 		Namespace:              "flux-system",
 		Components:             []string{"source-controller", "kustomize-controller", "helm-controller", "notification-controller"},
-		ComponentsExtra:        []string{"image-reflector-controller", "image-automation-controller"},
+		ComponentsExtra:        []string{"image-reflector-controller", "image-automation-controller", "source-watcher"},
 		EventsAddr:             "",
 		Registry:               "ghcr.io/fluxcd",
 		RegistryCredential:     "",

pkg/manifestgen/install/templates.go

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ patches:
     - op: replace
       path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/1
       value: --log-level={{$logLevel}}
-{{- else if eq $component "source-controller" }}
+{{- else if or (eq $component "source-controller") (eq $component "source-watcher") }}
 - target:
     group: apps
     version: v1
@@ -102,7 +102,17 @@ patches:
       value: --log-level={{$logLevel}}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-
+{{- range $i, $component := .Components }}
+{{- if eq $component "source-watcher" }}
+- target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: "(kustomize-controller|helm-controller)"
+  patch: |-
+    - op: add
+      path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
+      value: --feature-gates=ExternalArtifact=true
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if $registry }}
 images:
 {{- range $i, $component := .Components }}