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An implementation of a direct bundle install capability to Operator Controller, currently only supporting registry+v1 bundles.
This implementation adds an OCI image resolver to existing resolver architecture to handle and validate direct bundle attempts for registry+v1 bundles, bypassing catalog resolution phases.
This is intended as a basis for doing additional type sniffing for other content types in the future, for e.g. helm charts.

This is based off predecessor proof of concept implementations

and the RFC at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fNeEpixSX_D3IHjl-ewb_W79Il4D0eikMAWJupXkmc8/

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  • New Features
    • ClusterExtensions can be installed directly from OCI image bundles using an image reference.
    • Direct OCI image sources are available with the Boxcutter runtime and skip catalog-based dependency resolution.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved validation for image references and OCI bundle package metadata.
    • OCI image sources now require image details and reject conflicting catalog configuration.
  • Documentation
    • Updated API documentation and resource descriptions to explain OCI image installation support and runtime requirements.

Signed-off-by: grokspawn <jordan@nimblewidget.com>
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The change adds direct OCI image sources to ClusterExtension. It updates API types, generated clients, CRD validation, bundle resolution, feature-gated reconciliation, manifests, documentation, and tests.

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OCI image source support

Layer / File(s) Summary
API contract and generated configuration
api/v1/..., applyconfigurations/api/v1/..., applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go, applyconfigurations/utils.go, docs/api-reference/...
SourceConfig supports Catalog and OCIImage. The new OCIImageSource validates image references. Generated deep-copy, apply-configuration, schema, and API documentation support the new field.
CRD schema validation
helm/olmv1/base/operator-controller/crd/..., manifests/*.yaml
Experimental schemas allow OCIImage and validate complete image references. Standard schemas remain Catalog-only.
Direct OCI image resolution
internal/operator-controller/resolve/...
OCIImageResolver pulls image content, builds bundles from the filesystem, validates package metadata, and returns bundle information. MultiResolver exposes source-specific behavior.
Feature-gated reconciliation integration
cmd/operator-controller/main.go, internal/operator-controller/controllers/...
The OCI resolver is registered when Boxcutter is enabled. Direct sources are validated and catalog fallback behavior uses resolver capabilities. Tests cover admission, resolver, and feature-gate behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0798c

OCI source validation can reject valid Catalog resources, so the validation and generated artifacts should be corrected before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ClusterExtension
  participant MultiResolver
  participant OCIImageResolver
  participant ImagePuller
  ClusterExtension->>MultiResolver: Resolve OCIImage source
  MultiResolver->>OCIImageResolver: Resolve image reference
  OCIImageResolver->>ImagePuller: Pull image through cache
  ImagePuller-->>OCIImageResolver: Return filesystem and canonical reference
  OCIImageResolver->>OCIImageResolver: Validate bundle and package metadata
  OCIImageResolver-->>MultiResolver: Return bundle metadata
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Inline comments:
In `@api/v1/clusterextension_types.go`:
- Line 175: The XValidation rule currently misparses registry ports as part of
the tag or digest; update its reference parsing to validate only the tag or
digest after the repository path while preserving valid registry ports. Add
admission coverage for tagged and digested references that include registry
ports.
- Line 161: Update the OCIImage field to use the OCIImageSource value type and
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preserving valid references.

In `@internal/operator-controller/controllers/direct_bundle_test.go`:
- Line 1: Rename the test package from controllers_test to controllers, remove
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In `@internal/operator-controller/resolve/ociimage.go`:
- Line 105: Update the package-property validation in the OCI image resolver
around hasPackageProperty so it parses the property, requires exactly one valid
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  • applyconfigurations/api/v1/sourceconfig.go
  • applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
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  • internal/operator-controller/resolve/ociimage_test.go
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// Direct OCIImage sources have no catalog metadata, so resolve them
// without running catalog fallback or deprecation handling.
if ext.Spec.Source.SourceType == ocv1.SourceTypeOCIImage {

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This seems to at least partially defeat the purpose of the MultiResolver. Is it not possible to leave this function untouched and let the existing (theoretically resolver-implementation-agnostic) logic just do the general thing with whatever the resolver returns?

If not, it seems like we have a bad resolver abstraction, and maybe we should make a change there?

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Replace with a call to the new installedBundleName helper?

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propertiesJSON := registryBundle.CSV.Annotations[bundlesource.PropertyOLMProperties]
if propertiesJSON == "" {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("bundle %q has no %q package property", bundle.Name, bundlesource.PropertyOLMProperties)
}
if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(propertiesJSON), &bundle.Properties); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse bundle properties: %w", err)
}
if !hasPackageProperty(bundle.Properties) {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("bundle %q has no package property", bundle.Name)
}

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What's this part doing? Seems like we already have a package name from registryBundle.PackageName?

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Seems like it should be a concern of the bundle parser to validate this?

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In `@api/v1/clusterextension_types.go`:
- Line 133: Update the type-level XValidation marker for the source schema so
the OCIImage branch requires has(self.ociImage) before checking
self.ociImage.ref, while the non-OCIImage branch rejects any ociImage via
!has(self.ociImage). Add admission coverage for both missing-field cases, then
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In `@docs/api-reference/olmv1-api-reference.md`:
- Around line 635-637: Regenerate the API reference using the make crd-ref-docs
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markers, including those in the sourceType and ociImage entries. Verify the
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//
// +union
// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="has(self.sourceType) && self.sourceType == 'Catalog' ? has(self.catalog) : !has(self.catalog)",message="catalog is required when sourceType is Catalog, and forbidden otherwise"
// <opcon:experimental:validation:XValidation:rule="has(self.sourceType) && self.sourceType == 'OCIImage' ? self.ociImage.ref.size() != 0 : self.ociImage.ref.size() == 0",message="ociImage is required when sourceType is OCIImage, and forbidden otherwise">

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Guard ociImage in the experimental validation marker.

hack/tools/crd-generator processes this type-level marker when it transforms the generated source schema. When ociImage is absent for a Catalog source, the current rule evaluates self.ociImage.ref and can reject the valid source. Use:

// <opcon:experimental:validation:XValidation:rule="has(self.sourceType) && self.sourceType == 'OCIImage' ? has(self.ociImage) && self.ociImage.ref.size() != 0 : !has(self.ociImage)",message="ociImage is required when sourceType is OCIImage, and forbidden otherwise">

Add admission coverage for both missing-field cases, then run make generate manifests crd-ref-docs lint-api-diff.

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XValidation marker for the source schema so the OCIImage branch requires
has(self.ociImage) before checking self.ociImage.ref, while the non-OCIImage
branch rejects any ociImage via !has(self.ociImage). Add admission coverage for
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| `sourceType` _string_ | sourceType is required and specifies the type of install source.<br /><opcon:standard:description><br />The allowed value is "Catalog".<br />When set to "Catalog", information for determining the appropriate bundle of content to install<br />is fetched from ClusterCatalog resources on the cluster.<br />When using the Catalog sourceType, the catalog field must also be set.<br /></opcon:standard:description><br /><opcon:experimental:description><br />The allowed values are "Catalog" and "OCIImage".<br />When set to "OCIImage", the bundle image is used directly. Direct sources do not perform<br />dependency resolution and are only supported by the Boxcutter runtime.<br />When set to "Catalog", information for determining the appropriate bundle of content to install<br />is fetched from ClusterCatalog resources on the cluster.<br />When using the Catalog sourceType, the catalog field must also be set.<br /></opcon:experimental:description><br /><opcon:experimental:validation:Enum=Catalog;OCIImage> | | Enum: [Catalog] <br />Required: \{\} <br /> |
| `catalog` _[CatalogFilter](#catalogfilter)_ | catalog configures how information is sourced from a catalog.<br />It is required when sourceType is "Catalog", and forbidden otherwise. | | Optional: \{\} <br /> |
| `ociImage` _[OCIImageSource](#ociimagesource)_ | ociImage configures a bundle image to install directly.<br /><opcon:experimental:description><br />They do not provide catalog dependency resolution or upgrade safety.<br /></opcon:experimental:description><br /><opcon:experimental> | | MinProperties: 1 <br />Optional: \{\} <br /> |

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Regenerate the API reference without generator directives.

The generated Markdown exposes opcon control markers in the public SourceConfig documentation. Line 635 shows the standard and experimental markers. Line 637 exposes the experimental field marker. Readers will see generator syntax instead of rendered API documentation.

Run make crd-ref-docs and verify that no opcon markers remain in the published document.

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@grokspawn grokspawn changed the title ✨ implementation of a source-sniffing direct bundle installer ✨ implementation of a registry+v1 direct bundle installer Sep 9, 2026
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